Mazda 787B - The winner of Le Mans 1991
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The Mazda 787B was developed in 1990 by the Japanese company Mazdaspeed as a sports car prototype and equipped with a 4-rotor Wankel engine. The weight of the car was 830 kg. The Wankel engine with the designation 26B and special sealing strips made of silicon nitride developed an output of over 515 kW (700 hp) at 9,000 rpm from a chamber volume of 2.6 liters. The car won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991 with drivers Volker Weidler, Johnny Herbert and Bertrand Gachot after covering a distance of 4922.81 km at an average speed of 205.333 km/h.
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- Le Mans 1991
- Mazda after 1991
- Technical data
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The Mazda 787B was developed in 1990 by the Japanese company Mazdaspeed as a sports car prototype and equipped with a 4-rotor Wankel engine. The weight of the car was 830 kg. The Wankel engine bore the designation 26B, had special sealing strips made of silicon nitride and delivered an output of over 515 kW (700 hp) at 9,000 rpm from a chamber volume of 2.6 liters. The 787B became famous with its surprising victory at Le Mans 1991, the flames up to two meters long from the exhaust and the special engine sound, which resembled a bright screech at high revs (up to 11,000 rpm) (listen to the sound recordings on the left).
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