- No.183
Nissan R390GT1
24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998 (1998: R390)
Sport Prototype/Competition
Specifications
- Overall length / width / height
- 4,720/2,000/1,090mm
- Wheelbase
- 2,720mm
- Tread (front/rear)
- 1,710/1,640mm
- Curb weight
- Over 1,000kg
- Engine
- VRH35L (V8, DOHC), 3,495cc
- Engine Max. power
- Over 478kW (650PS)/6,800rpm
- Engine Max. torque
- Over 706Nm (72.0kgm)/4,400rpm
- Transmission
- 6-speed (sequential)
- Suspension
- Double wishbone (front & rear)
- Brakes
- AP 6-pod carbon (front & rear)
- Tires (wheels)(front)
- 280/35R18 (11Jx18)
- Tires (wheels)(rear)
- 335/40R18 (13Jx18)
- Note:Calsonic
3rd overall in '98 Le Mans (No.32 original)
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Nissan R390GT1 is the racing car that was manufactured under GT1 regulations of the time to win 24 Hours of Le Mans in late 1990s. It finished 12th in the overall category at its first challenge in 1997, but in 1998 all the 4 participating machines finished in the top 10 in the overall category (No.32 steered by Kazuyoshi Hoshino,
Aguri Suzuki and Masahiko Kageyama won 3rd, No.30 finished 5th, No.31 finished 6th, and No.33 finished 10th).
This car is the genuine machine of No.32 of Nissan R390GT1 that won 3rd, the best record of Nissan at 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1998. It was restored in 2018 to its original exterior.