NISMO pair Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli delivered the new Z a debut podium finish last weekend as they charged through from ninth on the grid to finish third behind the winning Rookie Racing Toyota and the Team Kunimitsu Honda.
Katsumasa Chiyo and Mitsunori Takaboshi meanwhile made it two Nissans in the top five at the wheel of the NDDP Racing-branded machine having started down in 14th.
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It marked Nissan’s best start to a SUPER GT season in three years, and at a track that was not expected to be one of the better-suited venues to the brand’s new car.
Nissan’s SUPER GT executive director Motohiro Matsumura said he wasn’t fully satisfied with the weekend as a whole after a sub-par showing in qualifying, but was encouraged by the car’s performance in race conditions.
“To be honest it’s not a perfect situation for us if you combine qualifying and the race, but [it was good] as a starting point for the new Z,” Matsumura told Motorsport.com.
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