Maximum Engine Output: Over 680ps/8,000rpm.Take a look back through the highlights of Nissan's Le Mans involvement. We have been on the pole and stood on the podium, but victory in the world's greatest endurance race remains an ambition that the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO now targets. Toyota was back at Le Mans for the first time in 13 years, while Audi won its 11th crown at Le Mans, and seventh in the last eight years.Īn Asian Le Mans series will begin in 2013 in three regional countries, and manufacturers are expected to use success in the six provisional races as a ticket to compete in future Le Mans in France.From its debut in 1986, Nissan has dreamed of success at the Le Mans 24 Hours, a race and a goal that the entire company has targeted with multiple programs over the years.
The DeltaWing quickly achieved more than novelty status and appeared capable of continuing to Sunday when it was involved in a collision with another car and its Le Mans ended prematurely.Ī Toyota gas-hybrid earlier had swapped the lead with reigning champion Audi's diesel-hybrid, another clear indication of how motorsports is looking to new possibilities.
In the end, Audi captured all three places on the podium, with the R18 driven by Frenchman Benoit Treluyer, Switzerland's Marcel Fassler and Germany's Andre Lotterer the top spot. The event, begun in 1923, hosted the Nissan DeltaWing under its "Garage 56" designation, while seeing two different teams' hybrid vehicles battle for the checkered flag on the 13.6 km Circuit de la Sarthe.
LE MANS, France – Le Mans 24 Hours concluded Sunday, with the world's oldest endurance race seeing a few historical firsts including a hybrid champion, as well as many technological advances.
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