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CHILTON BAGS FINAL
NISSAN WEC BERTH
Ex-Formula 1 driver Max Chilton will race
the new Nissan GT-R LM NISMO in the
World Endurance Championship this year.
The 23-year-old Briton, who drove
for Marussia in 2013-14, has landed
a full-season drive and fills the final
spot in Nissan’s two-car LMP1 squad
for the start to the season. He joins
Marc Gene, Olivier Pla, Harry Tincknell,
Jann Mardenborough and, for the first
three races, Michael Krumm, but how
they will line up across the two cars
has yet to be announced.
Chilton, who will continue his
involvement with Carlin’s new Indy
Lights team, said: “My aim has always
been to race at the highest level and
the technology that has gone into the
Nissan GT-R LM NISMO is as impressive
as a Formula 1 car.
Long-time Nissan driver Alex
Buncombe (pictured with Chilton) has
been announced as the final driver in the
additional GT-R LM entered for Le Mans.
The Briton will share the car with Tsugio
Matsuda and Lucas Ordonez.
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ORECA LMP2 hits the track
New Porsche prototype driver
Nick Tandy will contest six of the
eight World Endurance
Championship rounds with the
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win in Mexico
Sebastien