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TEAM

Class	GT500		Car No.	23

Team Director
Yoshitaka Iijima

Chief Engineer
Masanobu Yoshida

Entrant

Entrant Name

NISMO

Team Director

Yoshitaka Iijima

Team Representative

Yoshitaka Iijima

Company Name

NISSAN MOTORSPORTS INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD.

Website

http://www.nismo.co.jp/

MACHINE

Machine Name	XANAVI NISMO Z

Base Model	Nissan Fairlady Z Type-E

Machine Specifications

Model Type

Z33

Length × Width

4625 mm × 1940 mm

Weight

1100 kg

Wheelbase

2650 mm

Track (F/R)

1640 mm / 1635 mm

Transmission

Transaxle 6-speed sequential

Clutch

5.5"Carbon triple-plate

F:
R:

Suspension

Double Wishbone
Double Wishbone

F:
R:

Brake

Ventilated disk
Ventilated disk

Tire

F:
R:

Bridgestone
330/40-R18
330/40-R18

Wheel

F:
R:

Rays
13J × 18
13J × 18

Engine Specifications

Engine Model

VQ30DETT

Engine Type

V6 Twin Turbo Charger

Displacement

2997 cc

Bore × Stroke

- mm × - mm

Air Restrictor

29.6 mm × 2

Maximum Power

500 ps / 7,200 rpm

Maximum Torque

72 kg-m / 5600 rpm

Lubricant

MOTUL

Engine Tuner / Maintenance

Engine Tuner

AUTECH

Maintenance

NISMO

Satoshi MOTOYAMA

Profile
Date of Birth	1971.3.4
Hometown	Tokyo, Japan
Height / Weight	171 cm / 62 kg
Blood Type	Rh+ O
Website	http://www.motoyama.net/

Career
1990-95	Competed in the All Japan F3 Championship
1996	Competed in the JGTC (GT300)
1997	Competed in the JGTC (GT500) Competed in the All Japan Touring Car Championship(Win at the round in Suzuka and the round in Sendai)
1998	Won the Formula Nippon series title Finished 10th in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1999	3rd in the JGTC 2nd in the Formula Nippon series Won the Le Mans Fuji 1000km
2000	3rd in the JGTC 3rd in the Formula Nippon series
2001	Won the Formula Nippon title
2002	2nd in the Formula Nippon series
2003	Won the JGTC title Won the Formula Nippon title
2004	Won the JGTC title (Two years in a row)
2005	3rd in the SUPER GT series (Team champion three years in a row) Won the Formula Nippon title

SUPER GT SERIES
Year	Class	Machine	Rank (pt.)	Win
1996	GT300	No.12 PERSON'S SILVIA	28 (4)	-
1997	GT500	No.12 CALSONIC SKYLINE	11 (24)	-
1998	GT500	No.50 ARTA SKYLINE	12 (17)	-
1999	GT500	No.1 PENNZOIL NISMO GT-R	3 (69)	1 (R4)
2000	GT500	No.12 CALSONIC SKYLINE	3 (66)	1 (R6)
2001	GT500	No.12 CALSONIC SKYLINE	11 (28)	-
2002	GT500	No.22 Xanavi NISMO GT-R	8 (51)	-
2003	GT500	No.23 Xanavi NISMO GT-R	1 (86)	-
2004	GT500	No.1 XANAVI NISMO Z	1 (73)	2 (R1, R6)
2005	GT500	No.1 XANAVI NISMO Z	3 (60)	1 (R3)
1994 - 2004 : Japan GT Championship (JGTC)

Tsugio MATSUDA

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Date of Birth	1979.6.18
Hometown	Mie, Japan
Height / Weight	175 cm / 68 kg
Blood Type	Rh+ A
Website	http://www.tsugio.com/

Career
1998	4th in the All Japan F3 Championship Participated in one Formula Nippon race
1999	5th in the All Japan F3 Championship
2000	4th in the Formula Nippon series (the youngest Japanese 1st prize winning driver) Competed in the JGTC
2001	10th in the Formula Nippon series 8th in the JGTC (1 win)
2002	5th in the Formula Nippon series 2nd in the JGTC (3 wins)
2003	11th in the Formula Nippon series 11th in JGTC
2004	11th in the Formula Nippon series 8th in the JGTC (1 win)
2005	6th in the Formula Nippon series 9th in the SUPER GT

SUPER GT SERIES
Year	Class	Machine	Rank (pt.)	Win
2000	GT500	No.30 SOK McLaren GTR (R5-)	19 (10)	-
2001	GT500	No.64 Mobil 1 NSX	8 (38)	1 (R5)
2002	GT500	No.64 Mobil 1 NSX	2 (74)	3 (R1, R4, R7)
2003	GT500	No.64 Mobil 1 NSX	11 (36)	-
2004	GT500	No.32 EPSON NSX	8 (42)	1 (R5)*
2005	GT500	No.32 EPSON NSX	9 (38)	-
*All-Star Race Winner
1994 - 2004 : Japan GT Championship (JGTC)

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