The R26B engine was used by Mazda in its RX-792P for its premier IMSA GTP category with limited success. The engine continued to be used in the GTS category for the spaceframe FD3S RX-7, …

Jul 29, 2024 · Discover the specifications and service intervals of the Mazda 787B engine, a powerhouse on the racetrack. Learn more about its impressive performance. Hidden engine …

The engine mounted in the Mazda 787B was the Mazda R26B four-rotor engine (RE). The original version of this engine was the 13B engine with a displacement of 654cc x 2 rotors, was developed in …

Jul 7, 2025 · Even more legendary was its powertrain, a screaming 2.6-liter quad-rotor engine, the R26B, that gave the 787B a unique advantage over its piston-powered rivals. This win wasn't just a …

Sep 12, 2023 · Discover how Mazda’s 787B conquered Le Mans with its revolutionary rotary engine, outlasting V12s and turbo V8s with innovation and efficiency.

Dec 5, 2019 · 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 …

1991 Mazda 787B specs, lap times, performance data, engine specifications, pictures, updated October 2025.

Press play to hear the Mazda 787B at full throttle. The legendary scream of the Mazda 787B’s Le Mans-winning engine is perhaps the pinnacle of rotary history. No other rotary-powered car had ever won …

In 1991, Mazda shocked the world by winning Le Mans with the 787B, powered by the screaming R26B rotary engine—the only rotary car ever to claim victory.

The FIA had announced that next year, 1992, all top-level cars would need to field a 3500 cc engine, which would officially disqualify their 2600 cc quad-rotor. So, Mazda set to work on the 787B, which …