Super GT-R
Nissan's GT-R has won the opening Super GT round at Suzuka -- on debutThe Nissan GT-R has placed first and second in its motorsport debut at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan.
Driven by Satoshi Motoyama and Benoit Treluyer, the winning number 23 Xanavi Nismo GT-R started from the second position on the grid in the opening round of the Japanese Super GT series, before a race-day crowd of 32,000.
The number 22 Motul Autech GT-R, driven by Michael Krumm and Masataka Yanagida, started from pole position and lost the lead to the number 23 car on lap 24. Motoyama had opted for a softer compound of tyre, which gave his GT-R the legs on the number 22 car.
Motoyama's co-driver, Treluyer, accepted blame for the team's car not starting from pole.
"Our team and the car have been perfect all through the weekend. It was a
shame that we did not take a pole position due to my mistake. We know competition will be tougher but believe we can win again since the GT-R is very fast," he said.
Two GT-Rs failed to finish, one due to mechanical problems on lap 42 and the other crashing out of the event after being slammed in the rear during the first lap.
Third place for the race went to a Lexus SC430.
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