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The following year, Mazda entered the MXR-01, based on the Jaguar XJR-14 and powered by a Judd unit, without much success (placed fourth at Le Mans in 1992). Despite the Le Mans success of the 787B and its Wankel powerplant, Mazda did not exploit its historic victory through marketing campaigns and advertising [clarification needed]. It ...
Mazda 787B Mazda R26B 2.6L quad-rotary: D: 355 7 Category 2 58 Konrad Motorsport Joest Porsche Racing: Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck Frank Jelinski: Porsche 962C Porsche 935/82 3.2L F6 twin turbo: G: 347 8 Category 2 56 Mazdaspeed Yojiro Terada Pierre Dieudonné Takashi Yorino: Mazda 787B Mazda R26B 2.6L quad-rotary: D: 346 9 Category 2 11 ...
Tom Kristensen has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans nine times, more than any other driver.. The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is an annual 24-hour automobile endurance race organised by the automotive group Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and held on the Circuit de la Sarthe race track close to the city of Le Mans, the capital of the French department of Sarthe.
Mazda 787B: D: 85 Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor: 10 C2 58 Mazdaspeed: David Kennedy Takashi Yorino: Mazda 787B: D: 84 Mazda R26B 2.6L 4-Rotor: 11 DNF C2 14 Team Salamin Primagaz Team Schuppan: Roland Ratzenberger Eje Elgh: Porsche 962C D: 78 Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 12 DNF C2 11 Porsche Kremer Racing: Manuel Reuter Harri Toivonen: Porsche ...
Mazda had known their race-winning Mazda 787B was being rendered obsolete under the new regulations, so started investigating a potential 3.5-litre car. Mazdaspeed used their connection to sister-company Jaguar, through their parent Ford company, to order their XJR-14 composite monocoques.
A typical Lemons racer being refueled; in this case, a Fiat 131. To enter the event, participants must find a car where purchasing and prepping the car will not exceed US$500, not including safety equipment. [7] [8] The name of the race alludes to the relatively low value of entrants' cars, as such vehicles might be considered "lemons".
During 1991, he also drove two rounds of the Fuji Long Distance Sports Car Series, co-driving a Mazda 787B, finishing fourth both times. [3] His decision at the July round to stop his car and aid a fellow competitor who had suffered a puncture at high speed would earn him the Sportsman Award at the 1991 Autosport Awards .
In 1991, Weidler teamed with Johnny Herbert and Bertrand Gachot to win Le Mans behind the wheel of the Wankel engine-powered Mazda 787B, marking also the first win of the legendary French race by both a Japanese manufacturer and engine supplier. This Wankel engine-powered car was noted for being very loud.