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History

Nissan Nismo History

1958

Winner, Around Australia Trial, Class A, Datsun 210 "Fuji"

1963

Winner, Japanese Grand Prix, B-11 race, Genichiro Tahara, Datsun Fairlady 1500

Prince Skyline 2000GT

1964

Prince Skyline 2000GT, Finished 2nd to 6th

Prince Skyline 2000GT
Prince Skyline 2000GT

About 1964

• Prince Skyline 2000GT, Finished 2nd to 6th – the beginning of the Skyline/GT-R legend

• 1-2, Japanese Grand Prix, T-VI race, Prince Gloria Super 6

1965 Nissan R38

1965

Set five speed world records with the Nissan R380

1965 Nissan R38
1966 datsun bluebird

1966

Winner, Japanese Grand Prix, Yoshikazu Sunako, Prince R380

1966 datsun bluebird
1966 datsun bluebird

About 1966

• Winner, Japanese Grand Prix, Yoshikazu Sunako, Prince R380

• Winner, East African Safari Rally, Under 1,300cc class, Datsun Bluebird 1300SS

a race in 1967

1967

Set seven speed world records with the Nissan R380-II

a race in 1967
a race in 1967

About 1967

• Set seven speed world records with the Nissan R380-II

• Nissan won its first SCCA Run-offs championship with Bob Sharp. Nissan has now won more than 100 SCCA Run-offs titles

1968 nissan r381

1968

Winner, Japanese Grand Prix, Moto Kitano, Nissan R381

1968 nissan r381
1969 nissan r382

1969

Winner, Japanese Grand Prix, Yoshikazu Sunako/Motoharu Kurosawa, Nissan R382

1969 nissan r382
1970 datsun 1600ss

1970

Winner, East African Safari Rally, Edgar Herrmann/Hans Schüller, Datsun 1600 SSS

1970 datsun 1600ss
1970 datsun 1600ss

About 1970

• Winner, East African Safari Rally, Edgar Herrmann/Hans Schüller, Datsun 1600 SSS

• Joint Winner, Round Australia Trial, Edgar Herrmann/Hans Schüller, Datsun 1600 SSS

• Winner, Suzuka 1000km, Kawakami Nishino/Koji Fujita, Nissan Fairlady Z432

1971 datsun 240z

1971

Winner, East African Safari Rally, Edgar Herrmann/Hans Schüller, Datsun 240Z

1971 datsun 240z
1971 datsun 240z

About 1971

• Winner, East African Safari Rally, Edgar Herrmann/Hans Schüller, Datsun 240Z

• Champion, SCCA Trans AM 2.5 Championship, John Morton, Datsun BRE 510

1973 datsun 240z

1973

Winner, East African Safari Rally, Shekhar Mehta/Lofty Drews, Datsun 240Z

1973 datsun 240z
1973 datsun 240z

About 1973

• Winner, East African Safari Rally, Shekhar Mehta/Lofty Drews, Datsun 240Z

• Winner, Japanese Grand Prix, TS Race, Moto Kitano, Datsun Sunny Excellent Coupe

• Champion, SCCA Trans AM 2.5 Championship, John Morton, Datsun BRE 510

• Winner, Suzuka 1000km, Kunimitsu Takahashi/Kenji Tohira, Nissan Fairlady Z432R

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1975

Champion, IMSA GTU Championship, Bob Sharp, Datsun 260Z

race nissan in 1964
1976 datsun 260z

1976

Champion, IMSA GTU Championship, Brad Frisselle, Datsun 260Z

1976 datsun 260z
race nissan in 1964

1977

Champion, Australian Rally Championship, George Fury, Datsun Violet 710 SSS and

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1979 datsun 160j

1979

Winner, East African Safari Rally, Shekhar Mehta/ Mike Doughty, Datsun 160J

1979 datsun 160j
1979 datsun 160j

About 1979

• Winner, East African Safari Rally, Shekhar Mehta/ Mike Doughty, Datsun 160J

• Champion, IMSA GTU Championship, Don Devendorf, Datsun 280ZX

1980 datsun

1980

Winner, Australian Rally Championship, George Fury, Datsun Stanza

1980 datsun
1980 datsun

About 1980

• Winner, Australian Rally Championship, George Fury, Datsun Stanza

• Winner, Safari Rally, Shekhar Mehta/ Mike Doughty, Datsun 160J

• Champion, Japanese Super Silhouette Championship, Haruhito Yanagida, Bluebird Super Silhouette

1981 nissan gt

1981

Winner, Safari Rally, Shekhar Mehta/ Mike Doughty, Nissan Violet GT

1981 nissan gt
1982 datsun

1982

Winner, Safari Rally, Shekhar Mehta/ Mike Doughty, Nissan Violet GT

1982 datsun
1982 datsun

About 1982

• Winner, Safari Rally, Shekhar Mehta/ Mike Doughty, Nissan Violet GT

• Champion, Japanese Super Silhouette Championship, Haruhito Yanagida, Bluebird Super Silhouette

• Champion, IMSA GTO Championship, Don Devendorf, Datsun 280ZX Turbo

race nissan in 1964

1984

NISMO founded in September in Omori, Tokyo, Japan

race nissan in 1964
race nissan in 1964

About 1984

• NISMO founded in September in Omori, Tokyo, Japan.

• Pole position, Bathurst 1000, George Fury, Datsun Bluebird

1986 nissan r85v

1986

Champion, Japanese Touring Car Championship, Aguri Suzuki, Nissan Skyline RS

1986 nissan r85v
1986 nissan r85v

About 1986

• Champion, Japanese Touring Car Championship, Aguri Suzuki, Nissan Skyline RS

• Nissan debuts at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Nissan R85V

race nissan in 1964

1987

Nissan becomes the first manufacturer to complete the Paris-Dakar Rally

race nissan in 1964
race nissan in 1964

About 1987

• Nissan becomes the first manufacturer to complete the Paris-Dakar Rally with a diesel engine with the Nissan Patrol

1988 nissan gtp zx turbo

1988

Champion, IMSA Championship, Geoff Brabham, Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo

1988 nissan gtp zx turbo

1989

Champion, IMSA Championship, Geoff Brabham, Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo

About 1989

• Champion, IMSA Championship, Geoff Brabham, Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo

• Winner, 12 Hours of Sebring, Geoff Brabham/Arie Luyendyk/Chip Robinson, Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo

• Champion, Japanese Touring Car Championship, Masahiro Hasemi, Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R

• Champion, IMSA GTU Championship, Bob Leitzinger, Nissan 240SX

1990 nissan gtp zx turbo

1990

Champion, IMSA Championship, Geoff Brabham, Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo

1990 nissan gtp zx turbo
1990 nissan gtp zx turbo

About 1990

• Winner, 12 Hours of Sebring, Bob Earl/Derek Daly, Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo

• Champion, All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, Masahiro Hasemi, Nissan R90CP

• Champion, Japanese Touring Car Championship, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

• Champion, Australian Touring Car Championship, Jim Richards, Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R and Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

• Pole position, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mark Blundell, Nissan R90CK

• 1-2-3 finish at the Spa 24 Hour in the Group N class, Nissan GT-R R32

• Winner, Suzuka 1000km, Kazuyoshi Hoshino/Toshio Suzuki, Nissan R90CP

1991 nissan rally car

1991

Champion, IMSA Championship, Geoff Brabham, Nissan NPT-91

1991 nissan rally car
1991 nissan rally car

About 1991

• Winner, 12 Hours of Sebring, Geoff Brabham/Derek Daly/Gary Brabham, Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo

• Winner, Spa 24 Hours, Anders Olofsson/David Brabham/Naoki Hattori, Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

• Champion, All Japan Sports Prototype Championship, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Nissan R90CP and Nissan R91CP

• Champion, Japanese Touring car Championship, Masahiro Hasemi, Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

• Champion, Australian Touring Car Championship, Jim Richards, Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

• Winner, Bathurst 1000, Jim Richards / Mark Skaife, Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

1992 Nissan car on the race track

1992

Winner, Rolex 24 at Daytona, Nissan R91CP

1992 Nissan car on the race track
1992 Nissan car on the race track

About 1992

• Winner, Rolex 24 at Daytona, Masahiro Hasemi/Kazuyoshi Hoshino/Toshio Suzuki, Nissan R91CP

• Champion, Japanese Touring car Championship, Masahiro Hasemi, Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

• Champion, Australian Touring Car Championship, Mark Skaife, Nissan Skyline BNR32 GT-R

• Winner, Bathurst 1000, Jim Richards / Mark Skaife, Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

• Winner at the Spa 24 Hour in the Group N class, Nissan GT-R R32

• Champion, IMSA GTS Championship, Steve Millen, Nissan 300ZX

1993 skyline R32 GT-R nissan

1993

Champion, All-Japan GT Car Championship, M. Kageyama, Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

1993 skyline R32 GT-R nissan
1993 skyline R32 GT-R nissan

About 1993

• Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, Masahiko Kageyama, Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

• Winner, Suzuka 1000km, Takao Wada/Toshio Suzuki, Nissan R92CP

• Champion, IMSA GTU Championship, Butch Leitzinger, Nissan 240SX

1994

Winner, Rolex 24 at Daytona, Nissan 300ZXT

About 1994

• Winner, Rolex 24 at Daytona, Steve Millen/Scott Pruett/Butch Leitzinger/Paul Gentilozzi, Nissan 300ZXT

• Winner, 12 Hours of Sebring, Steve Millen/Johnny O’Connell/John Morton, Nissan 300ZXT

• Winner, IMSA GTS Class, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Steve Millen/Johnny O’Connell/John Morton, Nissan 300ZXT

• Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT1, Masahiko Kageyama, Nissan Skyline GT-R R32

• Champion, IMSA GTS Championship, Steve Millen, Nissan 300ZX

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1995

Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT1

race nissan in 1964
race nissan in 1964

About 1995

• Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT1, Masahiko Kageyama, Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R

• Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT2, Kaoru Hoshino/Yoshimi Ishibashi, Nissan Skyline GTS-R

race nissan in 1964

1997

Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT300

race nissan in 1964
race nissan in 1964

About 1997

• Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT300, Manabu Orido/Hideo Fukuyama, Nissan Silvia S14

Nissan R390 GT1, 1998

1998

3rd place, 24 Hour of Le Mans, Nissan R390 GT1

Nissan R390 GT1, 1998
Nissan R390 GT1, 1998

About 1998

• 3rd place, 24 Hour of Le Mans, Aguri Suzuki/Kazuyoshi Hoshino/ Masahiko Kageyama, Nissan R390 GT1

• Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT500, Érik Comas/ Masami Kageyama, Nissan Skyline GT-R R33

• World Series by Nissan, Inaugural Champion, Marc Gené

1999 nissan primera st

1999

Champion, British Touring Car Championship, Nissan Primera ST

1999 nissan primera st
1999 nissan primera st

About 1999

• Champion, British Touring Car Championship, Laurent Aiello, Nissan Primera ST

• Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT500, Érik Comas, Nissan Skyline GT-R R34

• World Series by Nissan, Champion, Fernando Alonso

race nissan in 1964

2000

World Series by Nissan, Champion, Antonio Garcia

race nissan in 1964
race nissan in 1964

2001

Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT300

race nissan in 1964
race nissan in 1964

About 2001

• Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT300, Nobuyuki Oyagi/Takayuki Aoki, Nissan Silvia S15

• World Series by Nissan, Champion, Franck Montagny

race nissan in 1964

2002

World Series by Nissan, Champion, Ricardo Zonta

race nissan in 1964
2003 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34

2003

Champion, All-Japan GT Car Championship, GT500, Nissan Skyline GT-R R34

2003 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34
2003 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34

About 2003

• Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT500, Satoshi Motoyama/ Michael Krumm, Nissan Skyline GT-R R34

• Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT300, Mitsuhiro Kinoshita/Masataka Yanagida, Nissan Fairlady Z Z33

• World Series by Nissan, Champion, Franck Montagny

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2004

Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT500

race nissan in 1964
race nissan in 1964

About 2004

• Champion, All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship, GT500, Satoshi Motoyama/ Ricard Lyons, Nissan Fairlady Z Z33

• World Series by Nissan, Champion, Heikki Kovalainen

race nissan in 1964

2006

Winner, Suzuka 1000km, Nissan Fairlady Z GT500

race nissan in 1964
race nissan in 1964

About 2006

• Winner, Suzuka 1000km, Benoît Tréluyer/Kazuki Hoshino/Jérémie Dufour, Nissan Fairlady Z GT500

2008 nissan gtr

2008

Champion, Super GT, GT500 class, Nissan GT-R

2008 nissan gtr
2008 nissan gtr

About 2008

• Champion, Super GT, GT500 class, Satoshi Motoyama/ Benoit Treluyer, Nissan GT-R

• Winner, Suzuka 1000km, Tsugio Matsuda/Sébastien Philippe, Nissan GT-R GT500

• Nissan PlayStation GT Academy launched to turn gamers into racers

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2010

Champion, Super GT, GT300, Nissan Fairlady Z Z33

race nissan in 1964
race nissan in 1964

About 2010

• Champion, Super GT, GT300, Masataka Yanagida/Kazuki Hoshino, Nissan Fairlady Z Z33

Nissan GT-R NISMO GT1, 2011

2011

Champion, FIA GT1 World Championship, Nissan GT-R NISMO GT1

Nissan GT-R NISMO GT1, 2011
Nissan GT-R NISMO GT1, 2011

About 2011

• Champion, FIA GT1 World Championship, Michael Krumm/Lucas Luhr, Nissan GT-R NISMO GT1

• Champion, Super GT, GT500, Ronnie Quintarelli/Masataka Yanagida, Nissan GT-R

• Nissan debuts in LM P2 Prototype competition taking five wins in the first season

• Winner, 24 Hours of Le Mans, LM P2 class, Greaves Motorsport

• All-electric Nissan LEAF RC introduced at the New York Auto Show

Nissan Super GT Team with their Nissan GTR

2012

Champion, Super GT, GT500, Nissan GT-R

Nissan Super GT Team with their Nissan GTR
Nissan Super GT Team with their Nissan GTR

About 2012

• Champion, Super GT, GT500, Ronnie Quintarelli/Masataka Yanagida, Nissan GT-R

• Winner, Suzuka 1000km, Masataka Yanagida/Ronnie Quintarelli, Nissan GT-R GT500

Nissan Super GT Team with their Nissan GTR

2013

Champion, Blancpain Endurance Series, Pro-Am Cup, Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3

Nissan Super GT Team with their Nissan GTR
Nissan Super GT Team with their Nissan GTR

About 2013

• Champion, Blancpain Endurance Series, Pro-Am Cup, Lucas Ordóñez, Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3

• Champion, FIA WEC LM P2 class, Oak Racing

• Winner, 24 Hours of Le Mans, LM P2 class, Oak Racing

The whole Nissan Super GT Team with their Nissan GTR

2014

Champion, Super GT, GT500, Nissan GT-R

The whole Nissan Super GT Team with their Nissan GTR
The whole Nissan Super GT Team with their Nissan GTR

About 2014

• Champion, Super GT, GT500, Ronnie Quintarelli/Tsugio Matsuda, Nissan GT-R

• Champion, FIA WEC LM P2 class championship, SMP Racing

• Winner, 24 Hours of Le Mans, LM P2 class, Jota Sport

Nissan Super GT team with their car

2015

Champion, Blancpain Endurance Series, Pro Cup, Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3

Nissan Super GT team with their car
Nissan Super GT team with their car

About 2015

• Champion, Blancpain Endurance Series, Pro Cup, Alex Buncombe/Wolfgang Reip/Katsumasa Chiyo, Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3

• Winner, Bathurst 12 Hour, Katsumasa Chiyo/Wolfgang Reip/Florian Strauss, Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3

• Champion, Super GT, GT500, Ronnie Quintarelli/Tsugio Matsuda, Nissan GT-R

• Champion, Super GT, GT300, André Couto, Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3

• Nissan races the innovative front-engined, front-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R LM NISMO at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

• Champion, FIA WEC LM P2 class, G-Drive Racing

• Winner, 24 Hours of Le Mans, LM P2 class, KCMG

Nissan engine LM P2 prototype

2016

Nissan signs off from LM P2 prototype competition. 35 victories in a row

Nissan engine LM P2 prototype
Nissan engine LM P2 prototype

About 2016

• Nissan signs off from LM P2 prototype competition. 35 victories in a row, four LM P2 championships in FIA WEC, five LM P2 wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and six consecutive ELMS championships

• Champion, FIA WEC LM P2 class, Signatech Alpine

• Winner, 24 Hours of Le Mans, LM P2 class, Signatech Alpine

Nissan team on the podium

2017

Winner, Petit Le Mans, Extreme Speed Motorsport

Nissan team on the podium
Nissan team on the podium

About 2017

• Winner, Petit Le Mans, Brendon Hartley/Scott Sharp/Ryan Dalziel, Extreme Speed Motorsport

• Nissan announces entry into the FIA Formula E Championship - beginning in season five, 2018/19

Nissan Formula E livery

2018

Nissan unveils its Formula E livery at the Geneva Auto Show

Nissan Formula E livery
Nissan Formula E livery

About 2018

• Nissan unveils its Formula E livery at the Geneva Auto Show

• Winner, 12 Hours of Sebring, Pipo Derani/Johannes van Overbeek/Nico Lapierre, Extreme Speed Motorsport

Formula E win at New York City E-Prix with Sébastien Buemi

2019

Nissan takes first Formula E win at New York City E-Prix

Formula E win at New York City E-Prix with Sébastien Buemi
Formula E win at New York City E-Prix with Sébastien Buemi

About 2019

• Nissan takes first Formula E win at New York City E-Prix with Sébastien Buemi

• Team finishes fourth in the championship

nissan formula e car, season 6

2020

Second place in the Formula E teams’ championship, Season 6

nissan formula e car, season 6
The whole Formula E team in front of their car

About 2020

• Second place in the Formula E teams’ championship, Season 6

• Runner up in Super GT GT300 driver championship, Kiyoto Fujinami/João Paulo de Oliveira

nissan formula e car, season 7

2021

Nissan announces long-term commitment to Formula E

nissan formula e car, season 7
Formula E Nissan Nismo on the race track

About 2021

• Nissan announces long-term commitment to Formula E, racing through to end of Season 12 (2025/26)

• Micra Cup series in Canada becomes Sentra Cup with launch of the new road car there