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Nissan to reveal Formula E livery in Geneva; announces 2018 motorsports programs

Nissan/NISMO announced their global motorsports plans for 2018, which include Nissan’s debut in the all-electric ABB FIA Formula E Championship, as well as updated lineups for the Japanese Super GT Championship.

Formula E
Nissan will be the first Japanese automaker to debut in the Formula E Championship at the start of season five in late 2018. Nissan will reveal its Formula E livery at this year’s Geneva Motor Show in March. Further information on the driver lineup and team details will be available later this year.

Starting from season five, teams will compete with a new chassis/battery combination and new powertrains to eliminate the mid-race car swap that was previously a part of Formula E races.

The entry by Nissan, a global leader in electric vehicle technology, is perfectly timed to coincide with new technical regulations for the championship. It’s also a high-performance expression of Nissan Intelligent Mobility, the company’s vision for changing how cars are powered, driven and integrated into society. Nissan makes the world’s best-selling electric vehicle, the Nissan LEAF, and introduced a new version of the zero-emission car in October 2017.

“Everyone at Nissan and NISMO is very excited about the year ahead,” said Michael Carcamo, Nissan’s global motorsports director. “Formula E is a great new opportunity for Nissan, and we’re looking forward to combining the brand’s experience as a market leader for EV technology for the road – and taking that knowledge to the race track.”

SUPER GT GT500 Class
Nissan enters four Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500s, aiming to recapture the championships it won in 2014 and 2015. Nissan won five out of eight races in 2016 and missed the 2017 title by a mere 2 points.

Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli, the 2014 and 2015 champions, will again drive NISMO’s No. 23 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R, marking their fifth straight season as a driving combination. Matsuda is the most successful GT500 driver in the history of the championship, with 19 wins. Quintarelli holds the series record for most championship wins, with four titles.

Making its GT500 class debut, NDDP Racing with B-MAX will pair veteran Satoshi Motoyama with young star Katsumasa Chiyo.

Team IMPUL will feature Daiki Sasaki alongside GT Academy graduate Jann Mardenborough, while 2017 Japanese Formula 3 champion Mitsunori Takaboshi steps up from the GT300 class with Kondo Racing with Joao Paulo de Oliveira.

The 2018-spec Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500’s updates include:

– Aerodynamic improvements, including optimization of air flow along the vehicle’s center
– Enhanced drivability, with increased engine output and improved durability
– Revision of all alterable components to optimize the car’s potential

Customer racing programs
This season, the newly evolved, 2018-spec Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 is available for customers. NISMO will continue customer support for teams running the 2015-spec GT-R NISMO GT3 in the SUPER GT GT300 class and Super Taikyu in Japan.

Racing team GAINER will compete in the SUPER GT GT300 class with two 2018-spec Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3s. The two-car squad will also debut in the Blancpain GT Asia series with KCMG.

Details on Nissan’s participation in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in Europe are expected to be revealed in the near future.

In prototype racing, Nissan, as an engine supplier, will be represented in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship with Extreme Speed Motorsports (with the GT-R GT3-based VR38 engine) and the FIA World Endurance Championship with ByKOLLES Racing (3.0-liter turbo V6 – VRX30A evo.).

Additionally, teams competing in the LMP3 category around the world will continue to use the Nissan VK50 race engine.

Feb 12, 2018Blagojce Krivevski
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