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Nissan has confirmed that it won"t be returning to the top tier at Le Mans in 2016 with its GT-R LM. In fact, the car won"t be taking any part in next year"s World Endurance Championship.In a short, brief statement released today, the company said that though it entered LMP1 this year "with an innovative, new and bold concept, with the ambition to compete at the front of the field," it wouldn"t be able to meet its performance goals."The teams worked diligently to bring the vehicles up to the desired performance levels," Nissan said, "however, the company concluded that the programme would not be able to reach its ambitions and decided to focus on developing its longer term racing strategies."Nissan will instead pour its considerable expertise into engine programmes in the WEC, including the recent introduction of the LMP3 engine. Don"t forget, Nissan is a huge engine player in the LMP2 category too.The GT-R LM was of course, announced way back in May 2014; it was Nissan"s revolutionary 1250bhp LMP1 contender, using a different concept which you can read all about here set to kick it with Audi, Porsche and Toyota.
Date: 22 Dec 2015
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 814
Nissan has confirmed that it won"t be returning to the top tier at Le Mans in 2016 with its GT-R LM. In fact, the car won"t be taking any part in next year"s World Endurance Championship.In a short, brief statement released today, the company said that though it entered LMP1 this year "with an innovative, new and bold concept, with the ambition to compete at the front of the field," it wouldn"t be able to meet its performance goals."The teams worked diligently to bring the vehicles up to the desired performance levels," Nissan said, "however, the company concluded that the programme would not be able to reach its ambitions and decided to focus on developing its longer term racing strategies."Nissan will instead pour its considerable expertise into engine programmes in the WEC, including the recent introduction of the LMP3 engine. Don"t forget, Nissan is a huge engine player in the LMP2 category too.The GT-R LM was of course, announced way back in May 2014; it was Nissan"s revolutionary 1250bhp LMP1 contender, using a different concept which you can read all about here set to kick it with Audi, Porsche and Toyota.
Date: 22 Dec 2015
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 814
