Gainer to Construct Nissan Z to GT300 Rules

Nissan has announced its full roster of GT300 teams for the upcoming SUPER GT season, revealing that Gainer will build its own version of the Z to GTA-GT300 rules.

Gainer had been running two examples of the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 as one of the marque’s official customer teams since 2018, but made the decision to overhaul its program following a disappointing 2023 season.

This includes the construction of a new car to GTA-GT300 (sometimes referred to as ‘JAF’) rules, which was finally confirmed by Nissan on Thursday upon the announcement of its full motorsport activities for 2024.

No details were given about the new car, other than it is being developed “independently” by Gainer, but it has been suggested that it is based on Nissan’s existing Z GT4 car, with an official reveal planned for March prior to the first official test at Okayama.

The drivers for the No. 11 car will be Ryuichiro Tomita and Keishi Ishikawa, who raced as a duo last year, while Dunlop remains the tire supplier.

While it will only operate a single car under its own banner this season, Gainer will also run a Ferrari 296 GT3 on behalf of PONOS Racing for Kei Cozzolino and Lilou Wadoux, as announced last year.

Four examples of the GT-R will remain in the GT300 class this season, with Kondo Racing and new-for-2024 entrant Helm Motorsports having been announced along with Nissan’s GT500 driver lineups last month.

In addition, NILZZ Racing and Tomei Sports will continue to run their cars on a pure customer basis this year. Gentleman driver Taiyou Ida was the only confirmed driver for NILZZ, while Tomei is yet to announce any drivers.

Nissan also revealed the liveries for its four GT500 cars, with the most significant change being to the Marelli-sponsored No. 12 Team Impul machine.

After the 2022 season, Team Impul’s title sponsor changed from Calsonic to Marelli, following the latter company’s acquisition of the former, but the iconic hue of light blue that has adorned the team’s cars for so many years remained unchanged.

However, this has been changed for a much darker shade of blue for the 2024 season, in line with Marelli’s corporate colors.