INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Nissan's customer teams concluded the 2024 SRO Motorsports America season at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Nissan Z NISMO GT4 racers delivered standout performances. Weekend highlights include Damir Hot's two podium finishes in the GT America races, along with his GT4 Rookie of the Year award.
"2024 marked our sophomore season with the GT4 program, and thanks to our teams' efforts, we're now competing head-to-head with Porsche, BMW, Aston Martin, Mercedes AMG, McLaren, and Toyota," said Mike Carcamo, program director, Sports Cars, NISMO Cars and Motorsports, Nissan Motor Corporation. "With our first series win and over a dozen podium finishes this season, Nissan and NISMO thank everyone at Flying Lizard Motorsports, TechSport Racing and Blackdog Racing for their dedication. We look forward to challenging for the championship in 2025."
The Indianapolis weekend kicked off with a Wednesday evening tech talk at Andy Mohr Avon Nissan for the Indy Z Car Club and the SAE Indiana section. At the track, Nissan entertained fans with a new product display, racing simulators and motorsports trivia.
Nissan was represented throughout the 2024 Pirelli GT4 America and GT America series by three championship-caliber teams fielding four Nissan Z NISMO GT4 race cars.
Wings out, wheels down—Damir Hot landed on the podium at INDY! 🏁 #Nissan #GT_America #IndySpeedway pic.twitter.com/kUcxZ7XSE0
— Nissan (@NissanUSA) October 6, 2024
| Pirelli GT4 America | Race 1 | Race 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Start / Finish | Start / Finish |
| Flying Lizard Motorsports #5 | 8th / 10th | 6th / 5th |
| TechSport Racing #23 | 9th / 12th | 12th / 7th |
| Blackdog Racing #9 | 14th / 13th | 10th / 9th |
| TechSport Racing #22 | 11th / 11th | 14th / 10th |
| GT America | Race 1 | Race 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Start / Finish | Start / Finish |
| Flying Lizard Motorsports #5 | 4th / 2nd | 3rd / 3rd |
2024 Team Highlights
Blackdog Racing: Made history with a Pro-Am class victory at the fourth race of the season at Sebring. Tony Gaples secured fifth place in the Pro-Am standings, the highest for any Nissan driver this year.
Flying Lizard Motorsports: Competed in the full Pirelli GT4 series and two GT America series events, with Damir Hot earning podium finishes in all four GT America starts and receiving the GT4 Rookie of the Year award.
TechSport Racing: As the lead development team, TechSport continued to build on their experience with podium finishes at Sonoma, Road America and Barber Motorsports Park.
Every lap was earned, and every moment led us here. Take time to take a victory lap with the best view in the house. 🏎️💨 #Nissan #GT4America #IndySpeedway pic.twitter.com/kvllTl1Ei7
— Nissan (@NissanUSA) October 6, 2024
Looking Ahead
The 2025 Pirelli GT4 America Championship kicks off March 28-30, 2025, at Sonoma Raceway in California. The championship remains a premier competition for privateer teams racing with homologated race cars, with no factory teams participating.
All Pirelli GT4 America races are broadcast live and available on the SRO Motorsports GTWorld YouTube channel.
Globally, Nissan Motorsports competes in Formula E, Super GT (Japan), Pirelli GT4 America and the Nissan Sentra Cup (Canada).
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