About Jota Sport Mazda Motors UK

Mazda entered the world of motorsport in May 1964 when nine Mazda Carols raced in the second Japanese Grand Prix. All ran faultlessly throughout the race, with the two leading cars finishing fourth in their class.

Mazda's extensive motorsport activities culminated in its historic win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991. This landmark victory was a clear demonstration of Mazda’s belief in the reliability and performance of its acclaimed rotary engine. Mazda’s Le Mans winner - the carbonfibre-bodied 787B race car - was at the cutting edge of motorsport technology.

To this day, Mazda remains the only Japanese manufacturer to have won at Le Mans and the only marque ever to do so with a rotary-engined car.

In 2010 Mazda UK commissioned Jota Sport to take the brand back to the track to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the legendary MX-5 sports car. Six motoring and lifestyle journalists competed in the MX-5s at two highly prominent endurance races at Silverstone and Snetterton. The result was that 52 print media publications and 14 internet publications carried the story.

Following a successful programme of racing and media coverage alike, Mazda commissioned the engineers at Jota Design to conceive and build a GT4 edition of the Mazda MX-5, which will compete in the British GT Championship.

www.mazda.co.uk/aboutmazda/british-gt-championship

2012 Calendar

07 & 09 April Round 1, Oulton Park

17 – 19 May Round 2, Nürburgring

09 & 10 June Round 3, Rockingham

23 – 24 June Round 4, Brands Hatch

04 – 05 August Round 5, Snetterton 300

08 – 09 September Round 6, Silverstone

29 – 30 September Round 7, Donington 

2012 Results