NISSAN AND NISMO UNVEIL 2011 MOTORSPORTS ACTIVITY PLAN

YOKOHAMA (Feb. 14, 2011) - Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd.(NISMO) today announced their 2011 global motorsports program.

For 2011, Nissan continues its participation in the SUPER GT series, GT500 class, which is the highest level in Japanese domestic motorsports, with the Nissan GT-R.

In addition, Nissan will again provide technical support to private teams through NISMO, competing with a total of 4 Nissan GT-Rs in the FIA GT1 World Championship in its second year.

Nissan will further support grassroots activities through a driver scholarship program and support for private racing teams.

1. SUPER GT
- Vehicles:
The R35 model NISSAN GT-R will take part in the SUPER GT series' GT500 class. NISMO will develop the cars and provide technical support for participating teams. The 2011 NISSAN GT-R will incorporate changes in the VRH34A engine that include improved torque in the critical revolution range for competition, along with increased horsepower. Also refined is detailed design of the body to improve downforce. The reliability of the GT-R drivetrain is increased as well.

- Team Composition:
NISMO, TEAM IMPUL, KONDO RACING and a newcomer, MOLA, will deploy one car each, for a total of four Nissan GT-Rs competing across the Nissan teams. A new stable of top-class drivers will join this season. Kunihiko Kakimoto will continue as the general director of the teams driving Nissan cars.











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2. FIA GT1 World Championship
NISMO will supply four R35 model NISSAN GT-Rs for the private teams participating in the FIA GT1 World Championship, as well as providing technical support. SUMO POWER GT, which won one race last year, will continue to compete in the championship and JR MOTORSPORTS (JRM) will join the race this year with the NISSAN GT-R.


- Vehicles:
Although significant changes to vehicle specification are not allowed due to the FIA GT1 technical regulations, the 2011 GT-R features a lighter weight body and modified front bumper for improved aerodynamics.


3. NISSAN Driver Development Program (NDDP):
Nissan will continue to support Formula Challenge Japan (FCJ), which started in 2006 with the aim of educating young drivers to enable them to compete worldwide.

Three young drivers have been chosen as Nissan Advance Scholarship drivers. Among them, two will take part in the National (N) Class of the All-Japan F3 Championship and one will receive support to run in Formula 3 Euro Series. Three additional individuals have been selected as Nissan Scholarship drivers and support to run in FCJ.

NDDP Advance Scholarship Drivers:
All-Japan F3 Championship (N Class): Katsumasa Chiyo (23), Daiki Sasaki (19)
Formula 3 Euro Series: Kimiya Sato (21)
NDDP FCJ Scholarship Drivers: Tsubasa Kondo (21), Daiwei Zhu (20), Mitsunori Takaboshi (18)

4. Customer Program
- NISMO LMP2 Engine
NISMO offers its NISSAN VK45DE engine, which is specially made for racing and complies with 2011 ACO LMP2 regulations. NISMO will also provide technical support to customer teams taking part in ILM (Intercontinental Le Mans Cup), the 24 Hours of Le Mans and LMS (Le Mans Series).



- NISSAN GT-R FIA GT3 model
NISMO is currently developing a NISSAN GT-R FIA GT3 specification vehicle. Based on experimental participation in several races to be held in Europe and Japan in 2011, it will be offered to customer teams beginning in 2012.



- NISSAN 370Z GT4
NISMO provides technical support to RJN Motorsports, based in the United Kingdom, which participates in GT4 European Cup with the Nissan 370Z.

- Super Taikyu
NISMO provides technical support to customer teams participating in the Super Taikyu series in Japan.

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NISSAN MOTORSPORTS Web Site
http://www.nissan-motorsports.com/ENN/
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2011/_STORY/110214-02-e.html

NISSAN EUROPE UNVEILS ITS SIGNATURE RACING MOVE Japanese Car Giant to Supply Engines to Top LMS RacingTeam

Rolle, February 9th 2011– Nissan International SA announced today an exclusive two-year official partnership with Signature Racing, part of the France-based Signature Group. The agreement brings together Nissan and Signature on the race track in the new Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC), with Nissan providing the team its NISMO tuned VK45V8 engines for the LMP2 class.

Nissan's heritage of technical innovation and excellence finds a natural place in the arena of International Motorsports where the company has a rich history of competition spanning over 70 years and encompassing everything from International rallying to Touring Cars, Le Mans, the Daytona 24 hours and the FIA GT1 championship.

Announcing the new agreement, Vincent Wijnen, Nissan Vice-President, Strategy and Marketing, said "Nissan is very happy to announce our new partnership with Signature and we look forward to working with such a professional and well respected team. I know our customers, fans and dealers will be following our progress when we start racing in March and will of course be anticipating our return to the Le Mans 24 hours."

Beginning with their first race under the banner of 'Signatech Nissan' in the ILMC on March 19th in Sebring, USA, the Signature Racing team will be powered for the first time by Nissan's engines.

Philippe Sinault, CEO of Signature Group, added "We are delighted to team-up with such an innovative car manufacturer. Nissan's engine know how will be crucial to the overall performance of the car, and we are sure this partnership will be hugely successful."

Although the official race car livery and full driver line-up for the new season will be announced over the coming weeks, F3 star Franck Mailleux has been confirmed for the ILMC and Le Mans24 Hours.

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25th August 2011
Nissan NISMO GT-R GT3 to make its first competitive outing

JRM has confirmed that it will enter its Nissan NISMO GT-R GT3 in next weekend’s fourth round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at Magny-Cours. The event marks the first ever competitive outing for the new car, which is being jointly developed between NISMO (Nissan Motorsports International Co. Ltd.) and JRM (JR Motorsports).

Richard Westbrook and David Brabham will drive the car in the three-hour race, which forms part of the GT3 GT-R’s development programme. JRM is using the event as a test to see how the car performs in a competitive environment and has stated that the final result is not the most important aspect of its participation this weekend.

The race at Magny-Cours precedes the car’s official launch, which is scheduled to take place in October. JRM is also planning other race events before the end of the year, both in the UK and Europe.

JRM Managing Director Andy Barnes said: “Testing has been underway since earlier this year and the car has run very well. We now want to place it into a competitive environment as part of its continued development. We have no intention of racing to win at this stage, as we are focused on putting race-miles on the car and collecting as much data as possible.”











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