A Nissanpowered LM P2 car took the class victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours today for the second year in succession.
The Jota Sport ZytekNissan strode to a dominant class win and fifth place overall at what will be remembered as one of the toughest Le Mans 24 Hours in recent years.
Nissan power took a 12345 finish in the LM P2 class in one of the best ever results for its P2 engine.
Today's result was a strong demonstration of the highs and lows of motorsport a win for the NISMOtuned Nissan VK45DE V8 engine but heartbreak for Jann Mardenborough and Mark Shulzhitskiy, Nissan's gamers turnedracers who had to settle for fifth in class after leading for over 14 hours.
The No.35 Oak Racing LigierNissan took the lead of the race a few hours in but had to give up the fight for victory just two hours short of the finish when they had a spark plug issue that left them down on power and unable to defend their position.
(more infos downloading the press release)
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