As previously reported by Motorsport.com, NISMO will run two of the four new Zs that will be on the GT500 grid this season, with B-Max Racing dropping out of the Nissan stable after four seasons of running the #3 car.
However, the NDDP Racing branding remains in place, and the two entries will be run at least nominally independently.
Ronnie Quintarelli and Tsugio Matsuda continue as teammates in the primary #23 entry, while Katsumasa Chiyo is joined by a new teammate in the form of Mitsunori Takaboshi.
Replacing the late Yutaka Suzuki as NISMO team principal is Takeshi Nakajima, who steps up from his role at crew chief, while ex-Impul engineer Jiro Shimada will perform a similar role at NDDP.
Kohei Hirate, Chiyo’s teammate from the previous two seasons at NDDP/B-Max, replaces Takaboshi as Daiki Sasaki’s partner at Kondo Racing in a surprise reshuffle.
Baguette meanwhile takes the seat vacated by Nobuharu Matsushita at the Impul squad, joining Kazuki Hiramine in the team’s sixth…
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