January 18, 2024
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motorsports & Customizing Co., Ltd. (NMC) today announced the 2024 Super GT teams’ lineups.
Takao Katagiri, head of Nissan’s Motorsports Business Unit and president of NMC, said, “We look forward to once again sharing the excitement of motorsports with our fans. Pre-season testing starts soon and we’ll make sure the teams are ready to race. This year we aim to win back the Super GT GT500 championship. With this goal in mind, we’ve restructured our four teams and brought talented young drivers on board.”
Works program
SUPER GT GT500 classFour Nissan Z NISMO GT500s will compete in the Super GT GT500 class.
Car no.
Team
Team principal
Driver
Tires
3
NISMONDDP
Jiro Shimada
● Mitsunori Takaboshi (JPN)● Atsushi Miyake (JPN)
Bridgestone
12
TeamImpul
● Kazuyoshi Hoshino (Director)● Kazuki Hoshino (Team principal)
● Kazuki Hiramine (JPN)● Bertrand Baguette (BEL)
Bridgestone
23
NISMO
Takeshi Nakajima
● Katsumasa Chiyo (JPN)● Ronnie Quintarelli (ITA)
Bridgestone
24
KondoRacing
Masahiko Kondo
● Tsugio Matsuda (JPN)● Teppei Natori (JPN)
Yokohama
Customer program
SUPER GT GT300 classNissan/NMC welcomes new official partner Helm Motorsports and the continued participation of Kondo Racing. Both teams are being supplied with a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 and technical support.
“We aim to recapture the Super GT GT300 class title and to this end will provide comprehensive support to our official partner teams, including factory drivers,” said Katagiri.
Car No.
Team
Team principal
Driver
Tires
56
KondoRacing
Masahiko Kondo
● Daiki Sasaki (JPN)● Joao Paulo de Oliveira (BRA)
Yokohama
62*
HelmMotorsports
Hideo Fukuyama
● Kohei Hirate (JPN)● Yuya Hiraki (JPN)● Reiji Hiraki (JPN)
Yokohama
*Application in process
Additional announcements will be made at a later date regarding customer teams participating in series such as Super GT GT300 and Super Taikyu as well as the GT4 Program and other activities.
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ContactYasuko Onishi, ManagerMotorsport Marketing & Sales DepartmentNissan Motorsports & Customizing Co., Ltd.yasuko_onishi@nissan-nmc.co.jp