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13316 view(s)  The Mazda MXR-01 was a Group C sportscar used by Mazda's factory team Mazdaspeed in the 1992 World Sportscar Championship season. It would be the final Mazda entry in sportscars since the inception of their Le Mans project in 1983.
Following Mazda's success in winning the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans with their rotary powered 787B, Mazda had hoped to continue in sportscar racing and prove that their lone win was not a fluke. However, with the reorganizing of the World Sportscar Championship in 1992 by the FIA, Mazda found itself with a problem in that their rotary engines were now banned. Instead, teams would be required to use technologically advanced V10 powerplants similar to those used in Formula 1. Mazda, not having had many racing engines outside of their rotaries, decided that the cost of developing an entirely different engine was not worth it, especially with budgetary concerns within the company. At the same time, if Mazda were to use a V10 powerplant, they would be required to build an entire different car, since the 787B could never hold a V10.
Thus, Mazda came to the decision of buying an existing V10 engine. They turned to Judd (Engine Developments), who had developed their GV10 3.5L V10 for Formula 1 in 1991, and arranged a deal in which the Judd engines would be badged as Mazdas, carrying the name MV10.
For a new chassis, Mazda also turned to an existing design, this time going to Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR), who had worked with Jaguar until they dropped out of sportscar racing at the end of 1991. Jaguar's final entry, the XJR-14, was offered by TWR to customers for 1992, and Mazda jumped at the opportunity to use the car which helped win the 1991 championship for Jaguar. Again, the car would be rebadged and renamed as the Mazda MXR-01.
source: Wikipedia
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Models for Mazda MXR-01
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Wheelbase |
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| #05 Mazdaspeed Renown Mazdaspeed (J) 1992 |
 Participated in:
Le Mans 24 hrs, Le Mans
Mazda MXR-01 #004 (Astec-TWR) – Mazda Judd MV10 V10 3497cc N/A Cat.1
Closed bodywork
Mid-engined
Colors: red/green
Tyres: Michelin
Sponsors: RENOWN
Driven by: Volker Weidler (D)/Johnny Herbert (GB)/Bertrand Gachot (B)/Maurizio Sandro Sala (BR)
listed, never drove: Yojiro Terada (J), Takashi Yorino (J), Pierre Dieudonné (B)
Result: 4th (16 laps behind the winner)
Grid: 7th(3:34.329)
source: Racingsportscars.com
Photo by: Laurent Chauveau Endurance Info |
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