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december 09, 2015 - Nissan

Nissan confirms return to Mount Panorama to defend Bathurst 12 Hour victory

Nissan will return to Mount Panorama next February to defend its Bathurst 12 Hour win with the all-conquering Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3.

The NISMO Athlete Global Team will field a single factory entry for the third consecutive year, with support from the Nissan Motorsport V8 Supercars race team, as well as Nissan GT Academy Team RJN, the 2015 Blancpain GT Endurance Series PRO Class champions.

NISMO in Japan has built a brand-new 2015 specification Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 for the 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour, with the car to remain in Australia permanently following the race.

 

2015 has been a remarkable year for the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, with race wins on four continents and championship victories in the Blancpain GT Endurance Series in Europe and GT300 Super GT Championship in Japan.

Last year's Bathurst 12 Hour win was the start of an outstanding year for the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, with wins following in the Blancpain GT Endurance Series in Europe, Super GT Championship in Japan and Pirelli World Challenge in the United States.

While the traditional racing number of Nissan and NISMO globally is the 23, the entry will carry the 1 at the 2016 Bathurst 12 Hour, to signify its status as defending race winner.

The driver line-up for the 1 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 will be confirmed at a later date.

 

Richard Emery
Managing Director and CEO, Nissan Motor Co. Australia
"It's great to confirm that we will return to Mount Panorama next February to defend our Bathurst 12 Hour victory," said Emery.

"Last year's spectacular win has been celebrated by Nissan and NISMO globally as a truly historic moment in our long and proud motorsport history. This included the winning car being honored and celebrated at last weekend's NISMO Festival at Fuji Speedway in Japan.

"2015 was the first Bathurst win for the legendary Nissan GT-R since the back-to-back Bathurst 1000 wins in 1991 and 1992. While we respect the level of competition, it will naturally be our aim to emulate the feats of that era by getting another set of back-to-back wins.

"We have worked closely with NISMO on bringing the strongest possible effort to Bathurst in 2016 and it's great to confirm that the NISMO Athlete Global Team from Japan will return for the third consecutive year, with support from Nissan GT Academy Team RJN, the 2015 Blancpain GT Endurance Series champions in Europe, and our Nissan Motorsport V8 Supercars race team.

"We will enter the 2016 race with a brand new 2015-speficiation Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, built by NISMO in Japan specifically for the Bathurst 12 Hour and Nissan Motor Co Australia. The car will remain here in Australia permanently, giving us our very own version of what was arguably the best GT3 car in the world in 2015, with two championship victories and race wins on four continents."

 

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