After eight seasons as part of Honda’s GT500 roster, Baguette has made the switch to the Nissan camp for the 2022 season, joining Team Impul alongside Kazuki Hiramine.
He replaces Nobuharu Matsushita aboard Impul’s #12 entry, with Matsushita taking over Baguette’s previous seat at Honda outfit Real Racing after one season with Nissan.
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Speaking to Motorsport.com, Nissan SUPER GT executive director Motohiro Matsumura admitted that signing Baguette makes it look like the marque just “traded” drivers with Honda, but said the Belgian driver “aligns with our strategy of future success.”
He didn’t rule out the prospect of Baguette one day driving the #23 NISMO car currently piloted by Ronnie Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda, who have six GT500 titles combined.
“It depends on the performance and the results, but if he is better than the current #23 drivers, then of course he has an opportunity, I wouldn’t deny that,” said Matsumura.
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