With the MXR-01, Mazda was able to successfully finish third in the teams' championship of the 1992 World Sportscar Championship season, with a best result of second in the 500km of Silverstone. At Le Mans the team was able to briefly lead the race at various parts of the first hours in front of the dominant Peugeot squad before finishing an honourable 4th. Throughout the season the team ran only a single-car effort, with the exception being two cars for Le Mans.