OKAYAMA, Japan – Nissan has its sights set on reclaiming the Super GT GT500 crown when the 2018 championship kicks off this weekend at Okayama in Japan.
After claiming the title in 2014 and 2015 with Ronnie Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda, the No. 23 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 came close to more championship success in the past two years.
Quintarelli and Matsuda led the points until the final race weekend in 2016 and won the final race last year – but missed out on the title by a mere three points.
Okayama has been a happy hunting ground for Nissan in the past with Quintarelli and Matsuda winning here in 2016, Matsuda and JP de Oliveira taking victory in 2011, and de Oliveira also winning in 2009.
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