JR Motorsports together with Nissan’s own motorsports division, Nismo, unveiled a new racing version of its GT-R supercar designed to meet the FIA-GT3 regulations. The stunning race car was developed by and it’s already had its first competitive outing.
The stunning race car was entered in the fourth round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at the Magny-Cours circuit in central France and runned faultlessly throughout the 98 laps of the race in three hours, with its drivers Richard Westbrook and David Brabham crossing the line in an impressive eighth place overall out of a field of 35 cars, both paying tribute to the car’s reliability and how easy it is to drive. Beside this, they managed to cross the line in an impressive eighth place overall out of a field of 35 cars, both paying tribute to the car’s reliability and ease of driving.
The Nissan NISMO GT-R GT3 concept started life over a year ago passing through a series of tests, with the three-hour Magny-Cours race representing its first ever competitive outing and an important part of its extensive development program.
Finally, with the announcement of the new Nissan GT-R GT3, next year’s FIA-GT3 race series is certainly going to be an exciting event with the GT-R taking on the likes of the McLaren MP4-12C GT3, Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3, Porsche 911 GT3 and several others.
Source: Nissan
