Our Partners
Nissan will enter the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship with an important group of partners who share our dream of successfully doing battle in the most technologically advanced motorsport competition in the world.
These brands are not just sponsors who are paying for a sign on the car, these are true partners who we are working closely with to develop technological solutions to drive the programme forward or key cross-promotion opportunities where we are working together to tell the story of why Nissan has taken everything that fans expect from an LM P1 machine - throw it into a huge think tank - then produce the most unique racing car seen for many years.
Motul
Motul is the Official Lubricants Partner for the programme, working closely with NISMO’s engine department to develop high-performance products to enhance competitiveness and efficiency.
Motul has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with NISMO over the past two decades and this natural expansion into the LM P1 programme comes soon after the Super GT Championship victory for the iconic #23 Motul Autech GT-R.
“We are extremely happy and proud to be returning to the top class of competition at Le Mans,” President of the Management Board at Motul, Monsieur Hervé Amelot said.
“What’s more it’s with Nissan NISMO, maintaining the excellent working relationship we have had together for the last 11 years and with whom we share a culture of innovation and ingenuity. The technical choices made by Nissan NISMO are proof of that. We can’t wait to see the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO being let loose on Les Hunaudières at full speed!”
Michelin
Michelin has been nominated as the tyre partner for Nissan’s LM P1 endurance racing programme and will develop and provide solutions on behalf of the Japanese carmaker.
The Nissan GT-R LM NISMO will race on Michelin 31/71-16 (front) and 20/71-16 (rear) tyres.
“We are very proud to have been chosen by Nissan to develop tyres for its LM P1 programme,” says Michelin Motorsport Director Pascal Couasnon.
“After our successful associations during Nissan’s 2012 and 2014 ‘Garage 56’ projects, as well as our success together in Japan’s Super GT championship which has seen us claim three titles in four years, Michelin stood out as the natural tyre partner for Nissan’s latest project.”