Mazda Le Mans 2020
A digitally rendered concept for the gran turismo computer game this low slung le mans style prototype was named after the race number worn by the winning 787b at le mans in 1991.
Mazda le mans 2020. I love daytona i ve won five now two times with me in a ferrari and three out of four years with my. The car is often requested throughout europe for its remarkable and memorable victory. Mission h24 a finalist at the 2020 deauville green awards.
Before toyota s breakthrough victory in 2018 fellow japanese brand mazda had spent close to 30 years basking in the status of being the only japanese manufacturer to have won the le mans 24 hours outright succeeding where its bigger and better funded compatriots had failed. Sad news from japan last week came with confirmation that the renown apparel company had filed for bankruptcy protection after suffering a catastrophic reduction in demand in the wake of the covid19 crisis. 19 may 2020 4 31 pm.
Share facebook twitter google plus pinterest email. Le mans winning mazda sponsor renown in trouble owners of iconic livery file for bankruptcy protection. Mazda would go on to finish fourth and fifth in the japanese and world championship respectively with a season high besides le mans third in the 1000 km fuji race a jspc race.
The spectacular rotary engined mazda 787b screamed its way into endurance racing history in 1991. Mazda would also prove its technological prowess on the track becoming the first asian manufacturer to win the gruelling 24 hours of le mans in 1991 with the four rotor mazda 787b the only. Whilst most readers here maybe.
The car that was driven to victory in the 1991 event by bertrand gachot volker. The mazda on display in the 24 hours museum was donated by the marque as a reminder of its exceptional achievements at le mans. Le mans winning mazda sponsor renown in trouble.
Before toyota s breakthrough victory in 2018 fellow japanese brand mazda had spent close to 30 years basking in the status of being the only japanese manufacturer to have won the le mans 24 hours outright succeeding where its bigger and better funded compatriots had failed. I drove there 13 years in a row he recalled. A few years ago the actual 1991 winner returned to le mans as a teaser ahead of the 24 hours of le mans.
Mazda 787b triumphs at le mans motorsport moments. Mazda s new hydrogen powered supercar concept looks ready for le mans the new concept looks fit for the famed race track and that s no accident. I ve probably done it 20 times.
The final entry list for this weekend s 24 hours of le mans virtual has now been unveiled and includes the very welcome addition of canada s robert wickens. Lemans24virtual lucas ordóñez is looking forward to a great show. It s a place i know so well but i have mixed feelings about going there as a driver.
Bringing the performance and sound of the rotary engine to a whole new generation virtually in the gaming world the lm55 vision came to life as a full size. I won in the prototype class in a ferrari in 1998. Mazda 787b on display at le mans 2011 24 hour race after le mans the winning car 787b 002 was retired from duty while the other two cars 787b 001 and new 787b 003 continued to race.
And it remains the only brand to have won the race using anything other than a conventional piston engine with its rotary powered 787b. There are 36 different nationalities of driver competing in the event esports truly bringing. Missionh24 leading car and safety car at the 24 hours of le mans virtual.
By martin lerma on april 14 2020. Taylor has firsthand experience with le mans. And it remains the only brand to have won the race.
