Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motorsports & Customizing Co., Ltd. (NMC) today announced the outline of their 2025 motorsports activities.
Takao Katagiri, head of Nissan’s Motorsports Business Unit and CEO of NMC, says, “Nissan/NMC will continue to take on new challenges and changes with maximum effort this year. Nissan is committed to electrification in motorsports as part of its goal to achieve a carbon-neutral society. Now in our seventh season of Formula E, we’ve already secured a victory in the second race under the newly introduced GEN3 Evo regulations. In Super GT, as previously announced, we’re preparing to reclaim the series championship with new organizations. In addition, we aim to further enhance the value of motorsports by supplying customer racing cars based on the GT-R and Z as well as providing technical support. And, of course, we’ll continue to deliver excitement to customers and Nissan/NISMO fans around the world.”
Works programs
ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
Nissan races in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship to bring the excitement and fun of zero-emission electric vehicles to a global audience. Season 11, now underway, marks Nissan’s seventh year in the series.
This season’s big news is the introduction of GEN3 Evo regulations. The GEN3 Evo race car features all-wheel drive, a new, stronger body kit and several other upgrades, making it the fastest Formula E car to date. Following an excellent year with the squad in 2024, Oliver Rowland is now piloting the #23 Nissan e-4ORCE 05, while Norman Nato returns in the #17 car. The team has enjoyed success in the first two rounds, with Rowland taking his fourth Formula E victory in Mexico City.
ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
| No. | Team | Managing director | Driver | Vehicle |
| 17 | Nissan Formula E | Tommaso Volpe | Norman Nato (FRA) | Nissan e-4ORCE 05 |
| 23 | Oliver Rowland (GBR) |
Super GT GT500 class
Competing in the Super GT GT500 class this season with four teams, Nissan/NMC aims to clinch the series championship with the Nissan Z NISMO GT500 as previously outlined. To provide more detailed support, the Nissan teams’ overall management responsibilities have been divided, with Shinichi Kiga continuing to oversee technical areas such as vehicle development, and Toshikazu Tanaka handling operations and sporting areas.
Super GT GT500 class (four units）
| No. | Team | Team principal | Vehicle name | Driver | Tires |
| 3 | NISMO NDDP | Jiro Shimada | Niterra Motul Z | - Daiki Sasaki (JPN) - Atsushi Miyake (JPN) | Bridgestone |
| 12 | Team Impul | Kazuyoshi Hoshino (Director) Kazuki Hoshino (Team Principal) | TRS lmpul with SDG Z | - Kazuki Hiramine (JPN) - Bertrand Baguette (BEL) | Bridgestone |
| 23 | NISMO | Takeshi Nakajima | Motul Autech Z | - Katsumasa Chiyo (JPN) - Mitsunori Takaboshi (JPN) | Bridgestone |
| 24 | Kondo Racing | Masahiko Kondo | Realize Corporation Advan Z | - Tsugio Matsuda (JPN) - Teppei Natori (JPN) | Yokohama |
Customer Racing Programs
GT3 programs
Nissan/NMC will continue providing technical support to teams racing the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3. In the Super GT GT300 class, official partner teams Kondo Racing and Helm Motorsports will field one car apiece, as will Nilzz Racing and Runup Sports. In addition, two cars will participate in the Super Taikyu Series ST-X class, and three cars will compete in the GT World Challenge Asia and SRO Japan Cup, with Nissan/NMC supporting each team’s activities.
Super GT GT300 class (four units）
| No. | Team | Team principal | Vehicle name | Driver | Tires |
| 56 | Kondo Racing | Masahiko Kondo | Realize Nissan Mechanic Challenge GT-R | - Kohei Hirate (JPN) - Joao Paulo de Oliveira (BRA) | Yokohama |
| 62 | Helm Motorsports | Hideo Fukuyama | Helm Motorsports GT-R | - Yuya Hiraki (JPN) - Reiji Hiraki (JPN) | Yokohama |
| 48 | Nilzz Racing | Junichi Ikura | To be announced later | To be announced later | Yokohama |
| 360 | Runup Sports | Masaaki Nishikawa | Runup Rivaux GT-R | - Takayuki Aoki (JPN) - Atsushi Tanaka (JPN) | Yokohama |
Super Taikyu Series ST-X class (two units)
| No. | Team | Team principal | Vehicle name | Driver | Tires |
| 30 | Team HandWork Challenge | To be announced later | To be announced later | - To be announced later - Iori Kimura (JPN) - Daiki Sasaki (JPN) | Bridgestone |
| 81 | GTNET MotorSports | Naofumi Omoto | Daishin with GTNET GT-R GT3 | - Nobuyuki Oyagi (JPN) - Ryuichiro Oyagi (JPN) - Natsu Sakaguchi (JPN) - Takayuki Aoki (JPN) | Bridgestone |
GT World Challenge Asia (one unit) / SRO Japan Cup (two units)
| No. | Team | Team principal | Vehicle name | Driver | Class |
| GT World Challenge Asia | |||||
| 500 | Team 5Zigen | Masaharu Kinoshita | 5Zigen GT-R | - Yu Kanamaru (JPN) - MOTOKI (JPN) | Silver-Am |
| SRO Japan Cup | |||||
| 81 | GTNET MotorSports | Naofumi Omoto | Daishin with GTNET GT-R GT3 | - Nobuyuki Oyagi (JPN) - Ryuichiro Oyagi (JPN) | GT3 Am |
| 360 | Runup Sports | Fuminori Kobayashi | Runup Rivaux GT-R | - Masaaki Nishikawa (JPN) - Atsushi Tanaka (JPN) | GT3 Am |
GT4 program
Nissan/NMC will provide technical support to teams racing the Nissan Z NISMO GT4. Three cars will take part in the Super Taikyu Series ST-Z class, and one car each will compete in the GT4 America Series and GT America Series, with Nissan/NMC providing support to the teams.
Super Taikyu Series ST-Z class (three units)
| No. | Team | Team principal | Vehicle name | Driver | Tires |
| 20 | Naniwa Denso Team Impul | Kazuki Hoshino | Naniwa Denso Team Impul Z | - Takashi Matsumoto (JPN) - Kazuki Hiramine (JPN) - Kazuki Oki (JPN) - Jules Kazuki Treluyer (FRA) | Bridgestone |
| 25 | Team Zeroone | Masataka Yanagida | raffinée Nissan Mechanic Challenge Z NISMO GT4 | - Tadao Uematsu (JPN) - Tsugio Matsuda (JPN) - Teppei Natori (JPN) - Kimiya Sato (JPN) | Bridgestone |
| 26 | raffinée Nissan Mechanic Challenge Z NISMO GT4 | - Ryuichiro Ohtsuka (JPN) - Ryuichiro Tomita (JPN) - Takuro Shinohara (JPN) - Seiji Ara (JPN) | Bridgestone |
GT4 America Series (one unit) / GT America Series (one unit)
| No. | Team | Team principal | Driver | Class | |
| GT4 America Series | |||||
| ５ | Flying Lizard Motorsports | - Darren Law - Thomas Blam - Tommy Sadler | - Rodrigo Baptista (BRA) - Damir Hot (CAN） | Pro‐Am | |
| GT America Series | |||||
| 55 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | - Darren Law - Thomas Blam - Tommy Sadler | - Damir Hot (CAN） | GT4 | |
Other programs
NMC will also provide technical support to customer teams racing Nissans.
Super GT GT300 class (GTA GT300 regulation)
The Fairlady Z (RZ34) developed by Gainer Co., Ltd. will participate in the Super GT GT300 class.
| No. | Team | Team principal | Vehicle name | Driver | Tires |
| 11 | Gainer | Mika Ishida | Gainer Tanax Z | - Ryuichiro Tomita (JPN) - Kazuki Oki (JPN) | Dunlop |
Super Taikyu Series ST-3 class
Two Fairlady Z NISMO RCs will take part in the Super Taikyu Series ST-3 class.
| No. | Team | Team principal | Vehicle name | Driver | Tires |
| 15 | Okabejidosha motorsport | Toshiaki Koshimizu | Okabejidosha Z34 | - Shuji Maejima (JPN) - Masaaki Nagashima (JPN) - Tsubasa Mekaru (JPN) - Seiya Motojima (JPN) | Bridgestone |
| 16 | Naotoshi Ishikura | Okabejidosha Z34 | - Toru Tanaka (JPN) - Hironobu Shimizu (JPN) - Atsushi Miyake (JPN) - To be announced later | Bridgestone |
Other activities
- Nissan Mechanic Challenge
Nissan and the Nissan Automobile Technical College will continue the Nissan Mechanic Challenge, a human resources development program. It aims to enhance technical skills and teamwork through by having technical staff from Nissan dealerships and students from Nissan Automobile Technical College participate in the Super GT GT300 class and Super Taikyu series with professional race mechanics.
- NISMO Driving Academy
Nissan/NMC will once again host sports-driving lessons on circuits this year for owners of NISMO road cars, the Nissan GT-R, the Fairlady Z and the Skyline 400R. Principal Masataka Yanagida and NISMO-contracted drivers will provide instruction. Classes are aimed to suit all skill levels, ranging from learning the basics of sports driving while experiencing a car’s full potential to practical driving on short circuits. Venue circuits and dates will be announced later on the website.
- NISMO Festival
NMC plans to hold the NISMO Festival, its fan appreciation event, once again this year.
