RACING CARS FROM THE NINETIES
Mazda 787B
Japan
The 1991 Mazda 787B won Le Mans driven by Bertrand Gachot, Johnny Herbert and Volker Weidler and completed over 4900km at an average speed of 205km/h. The Mazda 787B is the only car powered by a Wankel rotary engine to have won the classic race. Mazda is also the only car maker to have persisted with the use of rotary engines in a production car. This is also the only Japanese car to win at Le Mans
