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Nissan Suspends LM P1 Race Program
Nissan Motor Co. has suspended its Formula One LM P1 endurance racing program to fix issues with the hybrid-electric energy recovery system (ERS) that plagued the team's efforts at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
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Nissan Motor Co. has suspended its Formula One LM P1 endurance racing program to fix issues with the hybrid-electric energy recovery system (ERS) that plagued the team's efforts at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
The company says it will continue testing and refining the car this summer. It didn't say when it expected to resolve the issue and resume racing.
Nissan entered three GT-R LM NISMO cars at Le Mans. But only one was running at the end, and that car was in and out of the garage for much of the race. Most of the problems were attributed to the ERS, without which many of the cars' other systems can't function. By the end of the race, the ERS was disabled on all three GT-Rs.
Nissan acknowledges that it needs to make a "long list" of improvements to make the race cars competitive. Featuring a unique front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout, Nissan's GT-R LM is powered by a twin-turbocharged V-6 engine and electric motor that combine to generate 1,250 hp. A similar propulsion system is expected to be offered on future road versions of the GT-R.
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