2023/01/27
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motorsports & Customizing Co., Ltd. (NMC) today announced 2023 Super GT teams’ lineup and the team names of the GT4 programs.
“The Z, while it continues to fascinate with its exhilarating performance and beauty, has been active for many years in motorsports in the U.S. and Japan,” said NMC CEO Takao Katagiri. “In addition to Super GT GT500 class, in which the Z took first and second in the championship last year, the Z will start in the GT4 category this year. The Z symbolizes Nissan’s spirit of challenge and excitement. We will also continue to strongly support the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, which won the championship title in Super GT’s GT300 class last year. As always, we’ll do our very best to meet fans’ expectations, and we thank you for your ongoing support.”
Works Program
SUPER GT GT500 classNissan/NISMO will continue to participate in Super GT GT500 class with four units of the Nissan Z GT500.
NissanTeamsExecutiveDirectorMotohiroMatsumura
Car no.
Team
Team principal
Driver
Tires
1
TEAMIMPUL
Kazuyoshi Hoshino(Director)Kazuki Hoshino(Team principal)
Kazuki Hiramine (JPN)Bertrand Baguette (BEL)
Bridgestone
3
NDDPRACING
Jiro Shimada
Katsumasa Chiyo (JPN)Mitsunori Takaboshi (JPN)
Michelin
23
NISMO
Takeshi Nakajima
Tsugio Matsuda (JPN)Ronnie Quintarelli (ITA)
Michelin
24
KONDORACING
Masahiko Kondo
Daiki Sasaki (JPN)Kohei Hirate (JPN)
Yokohama
Customer Programs
GT3 Programs: SUPER GT GT300 classNissan/NISMO will supply three Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3s to the following official customer teams and provide technical support.
Car No.
Team
Team principal
Driver
Tires
10
GAINER
Yorikatsu Tsujiko
Hironobu Yasuda (JPN)Riki Okusa (JPN)
Dunlop
11
Kazumi Fujii
Ryuichiro Tomita (JPN)Keishi Ishikawa (JPN)Yusuke Shiotsu (JPN)
56
KONDORACING
Masahiko Kondo
Joao Paulo de Oliveira (BRA)To be announced
Yokohama
GT4 Programs
Nissan/NISMO will supply the Nissan Z GT4 (pending SRO homologation) to the pilot customer teams and provide technical support.
Region
Team
Vehicleunits
Series name
USA
TechSport Racing
２
Pirelli GT4 America Championship
Japan
Naniwa Denso TEAM IMPUL
１
Super Taikyu Series 2023
TEAM ZEROONE
１
Additional announcements regarding customer teams to take part in the series such as Super GT GT300 class and the Super Taikyu Series as well as other programs will be made at a later date. An online motorsport fan event is scheduled for February 19.
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ContactYasuko Onishi, ManagerMotorsport Marketing & Sales DepartmentNissan Motorsports & Customizing Co., Ltd.mailto:yasuko_onishi@nissan-nmc.co.jp