2012 Nissan Nismo GT-R GT3

6th September 2011 Cat: Nissan

The Nissan NISMO GT-R GT3-spec race car designed a successful debut with the Blancpain Endurance Series at Magny-Cours over the past weekend, finishing eight inside a field of 35 cars for JR Motorsport and proving that the car has enough bite to backup its bark.

Developed to GT3 race specs and jointly manufactured by NISMO and JRM, the NISMO GT-R carries the identical 3.8-liter VR38DETT V6 engine as those of the development model having an output of 530 horsepower and 451 lb/ft of torque.

The NISMO GT-R GT3, which has been driven by David Brabham and Richard Westbrook, capped off its impressive performance by covering over 440 kilometers within a little over three hours of action, showing that it may run using the established styles of the GT3 class in just its first racing action. With development only beginning this past year, the Nissan NISMO GT-R GT3’s performance at Magny-Cours is really a sign of excellent achievements ahead for the car and the JR Motorsport team.

“We came to Magny-Cours having a plan, as our primary goal would have been to test the robustness of the vehicle in a endurance event and assess the actual way it compared inside a competitive environment – and that’s just what we’ve done,” team principal Andy Barnes said.

“To achieve such a solid all-round performance has had months of hard work by NISMO and JRM. The end result on this weekend really underlines the true potential in the car and keeps our development program and pre-launch plans firmly on target.”

The future’s looking bright to the newest race car within the GT3 grid. Both NISMO and JRM are confident that having an impressive car with you, the group is going to be remain competitive in the future GT3-class races.

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