The Nismo Global Driver Exchange (also known as the Nismo Global Athlete Program) was an initiative from

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Nismo , abbreviated as Nismo, is a division of Nissan Motorsports & Customizing focused in motorsport and performance-oriented car models for Nissan. Nismo was initially a company, , formed in 1984 as a result of a merger of two motorsport departmen ...

to share driving experience from various motor racing categories around the world. The program was launched in February 2013 and consisted of drivers racing in the

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. Drivers from the program have also raced Nissan cars in various endurance races, including the

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and the Sepang 12 Hours. Examples of driver exchanges include Michael Krumm and Lucas Ordóñez testing a V8 Supercar in 2013 and James Moffat racing in the 2014 Dubai 24 Hour. In February 2015, Katsumasa Chiyo, Wolfgang Reip and Florian Strauss drove their Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 to victory in the 2015 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, after Chiyo took the lead with four minutes remaining. Chiyo and Reip also won the 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series along with Alex Buncombe.

Former drivers

External links

Official Nismo website

Gran Turismo Academy

Nissan Motorsport (V8 Supercars)

RJN Motorsport (Blancpain Endurance Series)

References

{{Reflist Nissan in motorsport