Mazda won Le Mans 8 times (And we all forgot about it) 

Small correction, the Kudzu DLM wasn't an evolution of the DG-3, and was actually a completely new car for 96

if we count category wins too, god knows how many wins Porsche has

I appreciate that you talked about other classes. In my opinion, talking about just overall wins is kinda dumb, because of course the fastest class is going to have the overall win, but each class contends for their win and races the full 24 hours, so they should all get recognition.

Rotor fans never forgot. The cancellation of the RX Vision was our Great Disappointment

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God those Kudzus are so underrated. Shame no one ever talks about them.

One week after his victory in Le Mans with the Mazda 787B, i had the rare honour to sit next to Bertrand Gachot on a hot lap around the Zolder racetrack. The most exciting experience of my life ...

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Man, Group C had the meanest, coolest looking cars in motorsport. I remember going to Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City for the '89 championship, at the height of Group C's popularity. That Mazda could be heard coming from miles away -- it was supremely loud! My favorite tho was the Silver Arrow Sauber-Mercedes that won that year and was dominant for much of the period. Fantastic cars, all of them.

Man, that Ace Combat menu music in the background is doing things to me lol Keep up the great content!

A lot of people also forget about how Mazda absolutely dominated the lower classes of IMSA, think the RX-7 is still the winningest model

Not as forgotten as Matra and their 3 wins between 1972 and 1974 , now THAT would be a VIDEO!

The RX8 was awesome to watch in the US IMSA series. Looked so funny racing against 911's, M3's, and Corvettes, but all be damned if it wasn't successful against those powerhouses.

7:22 was hoping you are going to mention this. I remember reading this years ago right when the LMDH/LMH rulesets were fully finalized and immediately thought of the golden oppurtunity Mazda has with this... ...But no. They off course have to use the rotary engine now as a range extender for the MX-30.

I only went to the 24 hours once, 1989. Merc finished 1, 2 &5 overall, Mazda 1,2, 3 in class, the only 2 teams to bring all their cars to the finish.

would love an episode on diesel in racing. or cart. or anything. fantastic videos

we do really need a video like this nowadays. Thanks for making it!

Today I learned about Mazda's successes beyond the beloved 787b!!Thank you for reminding me how much I love Wankels!

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Loved the video very informative, but it's slightly criminal to not include rotary noises in a rotary related video...

This is also why Juan Pablo Montoya is technically the only other driver to win the Triple Crown.

7:19 4WD Rotary-electric hybrid... we can only hope.

Excellent, excellent video!!! Good work!! Important history that people didn't know, or care about.

awesome vid! the algorithim blessed me with ur channel :)

This will probably be the most viewed video featuring Kudzu race cars tbh

Wow that indeed was a big surprise, I never knew. Thanks for sharing the story!

I love these videos!

That Jun RX7 was a sight to behold what a beauty one of my favorites

Anything mentioned after 787B in this video is just enough to defeat the "rotaries are banned" allegations thrown by... well, some "mainstream". Kinda sad that Mazda didn't capitalize off of the LMDh regulations, they exited IMSA when this ruleset is being introduced, but I just hope that they would cook once more especially knowing that rotary engines are referenced in the sporting regulations, though I wonder which team would be interested in running it...

huh.. didn't know about this.. very cool video, thanks!

Should mention the 792P as well, too bad Mazda pulled the engine right after the 91 season so it could never race

Very cool to see the LM55 from gt7 at the end

So, if we say that Mazda won Le Mans 8 times, that would also mean that Mario Andretti won the Triple Crown, right?

This video should be pinned permanently on RU-vid’s main timeline! Thanks for the video, man! Mazda at Le Mans isn’t just the 787B

best intro ever

Because it's not Mercedes or Porsche that's why everybody forgot about them

Really cool cars those 80s Mazdas.

Is it really a win when you're the only one in class?

I just found your channel. Your voice is calming and the commentary is entertaining while I cook 😂 Thanks from Australia!

Nowadays Mazda makes a bigger displacement 2 rotor engine and probably if they enter again with 3 rotors, it'll probably give the same output as 4 rotors. We need Mazda back on Le Mans!!!!

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haha dorito goes brr

Lotta haters in this comment section saying a class win isn't a win in LeMans, you're entirely wrong. If that were the case, then why are there classes? A class win is just as impressive. It's a culmination of all the hard work put into the team, and also the car. "Loved the video and I've learned a lot of new stuff.

In the 1991 Le Mans race, many of Mazda's competitors, including the Mercedes Sauber and Jaguar XJR9, were slightly more powerful than Mazda, but none of them could last 24 hours because they were turbocharged and also heated much more, but the 787b with a naturally aspirated engine produced 700 horsepower. Bukhari left behind all the competitors, that's why the legendary Mazda monster is a fitting name for the 787b. I wish I could see the 787b up close one day.

Any interest in making a video on the Grand-Am - ALMS split in American sports car racing (1998-2014)? it was pretty similar to the CART-IRL split in American open wheel racing, but a lot less well known.

Following your videos, the content is just amazing

Loving all these videos! Keep them Coming

I’m loving your videos so keep up the good work! A video about Oldsmobile racers would be awesome if it was 80’s and early 90’s Trans Am, their short stint in IMSA in the mid 90’s or their Indy 500 dominance in the late 90’s and early 2000’s.

Congratulations and all the kudos to you for this very well made video 🔝💪👍 Not only informative but really full of sincere interest, research and clear view on the matter. I hope it will help people to stop to silly consider Mazda as someone that won LM with rotary engine for pure casuality. The RX7 model also won its class (for what I remember) 9/10 years in a row in IMSA between the end of '70s / end of '80s. Such a remarkable technology, too easily put aside by sanctioning body (FIA) under pressure by "traditional" manufacturers at the beginning of the '90s. Best wishes & cheers from Monza 🥂 Marco Lazzari [iKR]

I want Mazda to come back for Le Mans 2024-2026 and design should be influenced by the Mazda lm55 vgt concept car should take on the likes Ferrari Peugeot Cadillac Toyota Porsche lmdh cars

Didn't mention the Mazda rx-792P

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That’s ok; so did they

Keep making these informative videos!

My old RX7 race car approves this video!

Hey Stinj, when are we getting that Lola history video ?

im drive me for mazda 757-767-787b in 1987-1991 esay drive mazda race car was softing gear shifting of mazda 757-766-787

Didn't know that Boeing had shares in Mazda. Thank fff I'ma joking or all of those cars would've crashed.

talk bout yourself boi, a 787b fan here since gran turismo 4 days

Ok, but why MAZDA? It was Robert Wankel.

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so by your logic porsche has won le mans 109 times because of class wins…it doesn’t work that way

Come on, dude, the wins that go down in history are those of the top class - overall classification. Do you see Ferrari or Porsche celebrating their GT and GTLM wins together with their Prototypes, Group C, WSC, LMP1 and LMH wins?

When you win at Le Mans, you win overall. A class victory is not a win. There is one winner at Le Mans. Class victories are... lame.