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january 27, 2023 - Nissan
Nissan/NISMO announces teams for 2023 Super GT and GT4 programs
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 class
Nissan/NISMO will continue to participate in Super GT GT500 class with four units of the Nissan Z GT500.
| Nissan Teams Executive Director Motohiro Matsumura | Car no. | Team | Team principal | Driver | Tires |
| 1 | TEAM IMPUL | Kazuyoshi Hoshino (Director) Kazuki Hoshino (Team principal) | Kazuki Hiramine (JPN) Bertrand Baguette (BEL) | Bridgestone | |
| 3 | NDDP RACING | Jiro Shimada | Katsumasa Chiyo (JPN) Mitsunori Takaboshi (JPN) | Michelin | |
| 23 | NISMO | Takeshi Nakajima | Tsugio Matsuda (JPN) Ronnie Quintarelli (ITA) | Michelin | |
| 24 | KONDO RACING | Masahiko Kondo | Daiki Sasaki (JPN) Kohei Hirate (JPN) | Yokohama |
Customer Programs
GT3 Programs: SUPER GT GT300 class
Nissan/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 | KONDO RACING | 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 | Vehicle units | 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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