Mazda won Le Mans in 1991, after 17 years of trying. The car that finally brought Mazda victory was powered by a four-rotor engine estimated to make about 700 hp. It also made an ungodly shriek.

In 1991, Mazda became the first and to this day only Japanese automaker to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans using the 787B you see above. It was also the first and only rotary-powered car to ever win ...

The Mazda 787B became the first and only Japanese car, and rotary-engine car to win the 24- Hours of Le Mans. Jointly developed by Mazda and Mazdaspeed, the organisation that managed Mazda’s racing ...

For the 1991 race, Mazda entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans with three cars once again, two 787B and one 787. The new year came with a new set of rules because the FIA wanted the teams to use new 3.5 ...

The iconic Mazda 787B that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991 will take part in a demonstration run at this year’s event, running from June 7-11 at the famed Circuit de la Sarthe in France ...

The Mazda 787B carved its name into motorsport history in 1991 as the first Japanese car to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall. Even more legendary was its powertrain, a screaming 2.6-liter quad ...

Throughout the FIA World Sportscar Championship, Mazda saw the podium two times and won exactly one race of the 14 it started: Le Mans. It was competitive at home, taking a class win at the 1991 ...

The story focuses on the R26B rotary engine, to be more precise, the one in the unmistakable Mazda 787B Le Mans Group C race car that brought the very first endurance victory for any Nippon ...

It took a further seven years before Mazda secured an overall win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It entered three cars in this race and the two famed 787Bs finished in first and sixth respectively ...