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<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[Image:86_Mazda_737C_Mazdaspeed.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Mazda 737]] -->The '''[[Mazda]] 737C''' was a prototype [[racing car]] built by [[Mazdaspeed]] for the [[24 hours of Le Mans]] [[auto racing|auto race]]. It replaced the [[Mazda 727|727]] in [[1985]] and was replaced by the [[Mazda 757|757]] the next year. It used a 2-rotor ''[[Mazda Wankel engine#13B|13B]]'' [[Wankel engine]], similar to the production engine in the [[Mazda RX-7]]. |
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[[File:1985 Mazda 737C photo1.JPG|thumb|737C rear end]] |
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The '''[[Mazda]] 737C''' is a [[sports prototype|prototype]] [[racing car]] that was built for [[Mazdaspeed]] for the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] under the [[Group C]]2 formula.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mazda 737C |url=https://www.louwmanmuseum.nl/en/car/mazda-737c/ |website=Louwman Museum |access-date=28 February 2024 |date=5 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Three Mazda Le Mans cars on special display at the Automobile Council {{!}} MZRacing - MAZDA Motorsport |url=https://mzracing.jp/en/news/6560 |website=mzracing.jp |access-date=28 February 2024 |language=ja}}</ref> It was the final evolution of the initial Mooncraft built design dating back to the [[Mazda 717C|717C]]. It again used a 2-rotor ''[[Mazda Wankel engine#13B|13B]]'' [[Wankel engine]]. |
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Two 737Cs were entered in the [[1985 24 Hours of Le Mans]], finishing 3rd and 6th in the C2 class. The 737Cs were also raced in part of the [[1985 World Sportscar Championship season]], managing 8th place for [[Mazdaspeed]] in the C2 teams championship. In the [[All Japan Sports Prototype Championship]], Mazda was able to come home 5th in the constructor's championship. |
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Two 737s were entered at Le Mans in [[1985]], finishing nineteenth and twenty-first. |
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737Cs later ended up in the hands of privateers for the [[All Japan Sports Prototype Championship|JSPC]] after Mazda replaced it with the newer [[Mazda 757|757]]. |
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The Mazda 737C is a prototype racing car that was built for Mazdaspeed for the 24 Hours of Le Mans under the Group C2 formula.[1][2] It was the final evolution of the initial Mooncraft built design dating back to the 717C. It again used a 2-rotor 13B Wankel engine.
Two 737Cs were entered in the 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 3rd and 6th in the C2 class. The 737Cs were also raced in part of the 1985 World Sportscar Championship season, managing 8th place for Mazdaspeed in the C2 teams championship. In the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, Mazda was able to come home 5th in the constructor's championship.
737Cs later ended up in the hands of privateers for the JSPC after Mazda replaced it with the newer 757.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mazda 737C". Louwman Museum. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Three Mazda Le Mans cars on special display at the Automobile Council | MZRacing - MAZDA Motorsport". mzracing.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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