Nissan's driver squads for this season's Blancpain GT Series Endurance and Sprint events are ready for battle after last week's pre-season championship test at Circuit Paul Ricard in the South of France.
The test was the first opportunity for GT Academy Team RJN to have all seven drivers together to prepare for the season ahead. The 2016 NISMO lineup includes: reigning Pro-class champion Alex Buncombe (United Kingdom), former Pro-Am champion and inaugural GT Academy winner Lucas Ordonez (Spain), newcomer Sean Walkinshaw (United Kingdom), Japanese ace Mitsunori Takaboshi, former GT Academy winner Ricardo Sanchez (Mexico), new GT Academy graduates Matthew Simmons (Australia) and Romain Sarazin (France).
Buncombe will team with Takaboshi for the sprint series with Ordonez joining the trio for the endurance races aboard the No.23 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3.
The first races of the year will both be staged in Italy with the sprint round on April 8-10 at Misano and the opening endurance event at Monza on April 23-24. The sprint lineup will include Buncombe/Takaboshi (No.23) and Sanchez/Walkinshaw (No.22). The endurance combinations feature Buncome/Takaboshi/Ordonez (No.23) and Walkinshaw/Simmons/Sarazin (No.22)
The first races of the year will both be staged in Italy with the sprint round on April 8-10 at Misano and the opening endurance event at Monza on April 23-24. The sprint lineup will include Buncombe/Takaboshi (No.23) and Sanchez/Walkinshaw (No.22). The endurance combinations feature Buncome/Takaboshi/Ordonez (No.23) and Walkinshaw/Simmons/Sarazin (No.22)
