Nissan Signs Gt1 Sponsorship
Nissan has signed a deal to become the official car supplier of the FIA GT1 World Championship for the inaugural 2010 season, with a further option for 2011.
Under the terms of the agreement negotiated by Championship promoters SRO Motorsports Group, Nissan will supply 4 cars to SRO per event, with one of Nissan’s high perfomance cars becoming the official safety car at each event.
Having been awarded full world championship status by the FIA World Motor Sport Council, the FIA GT1 World Championship will visit 10 countries on four continents and will feature iconic marques such as Aston Martin, Corvette, Ford, Lamborghini, Maserati and Nissan.
The 2010 Championship starts at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on 17th April 17 and ends at the San Luis circuit in Argentina on 5th December.
The series features two, two-car Nissan GT-R teams, Sumo Power, run out of the UK and Swiss Racing Team from Switzerland. It marks Nissan’s first move into an official FIA World Championship in more than 20 years.
