1.7M views · 21K reactions |  Le Mans Classic   Le Mans 1991 & Johnny Herbert  Position. 1er  Mazdaspeed Co Ltd, J Mazda 787 B (avancé) – Mazda R26B Racing 4R Pilotes Volker Weidler, D Johnny Herbert, GB Bertrand Gachot, B Ici les 24H du Mans | Ici les 24H du Mans | Facebook

🇯🇵 Le Mans 1991: Mazda, breaking news in Japan! At 13:08 on Sunday 23 June 1991, the 787 B of Bertrand Gachot, Johnny Herbert and Volker Weidler inherited the race lead following the retirement of the Sauber-Mercedes driven by Alain Ferté, Jochen Mass and Jean Louis Schlesser. Japanese television interrupted their schedules to beam the final two hours of the first Le Mans victory by a Japanese manufacturer live to the nation’s living rooms! 🇯🇵 Le Mans 1991 : Mazda, un événement national au J