NISSAN power took nine of the top 10 positions at the Le Mans 24 Hours at the weekend, rounding off an incredible week for the company at the world’s best endurance race.
Former Le Mans winner Martin Brundle made good his return when he came home in eighth place in class with his son Alex and GT Academy winner Lucas Ordonez. (The trio are pictured above.)
The second GT Academy winner Jordan Tresson made his Le Mans debut, impressing the Signatech Nissan team with his professionalism as he powered to ninth place alongside Franck Mailleux and Olivier Lombard.
And what about DeltaWing? The attention-grabbing and innovative car won legions of fans before sadly being forced out of the race.
Straight after taking the No.42 Greaves Motorsport Zytek Nissan to the chequered flag, Martin Brundle said: ‘I really enjoyed that.
‘It was a tough race as we had an alternator belt let go in the early stages and later we were nursing throttle problems. Would I do it again? Why not? I think I would definitely do it again.
Genuinely impressed
‘I realised at the official test day just how competitive LMP2 is this year. If we had the reliability of the sister car we would’ve been cooking on gas and got a podium finish but that’s the way this game goes.
‘I’m over the moon with Alex’s performance and genuinely impressed with Lucas. The fantastic thing is that all three of us were well-matched on pace.’
After finishing second in LMP2 last year, Lucas Ordonez wanted a win this year but it wasn’t to be. He put up a great fight though and enjoyed his battle with fellow GT Academy winner Jordan Tresson.
‘The race was really hard at the beginning as we had some issues with the car,’ explained Lucas. ‘Once we sorted these the car was really flying.
‘The race was definitely harder than last year as the level of competition is so high. Unfortunately the luck wasn’t with us this time but maybe next time!’
Lucas and his teammates had a good battle with Jordan Tresson in the closing stages of the race, with the Frenchman snapping at the heels of Ordonez.
‘Jordan did a really great job,’ said Lucas. ‘I was watching his lap times in the night and he was very good. I’m happy to see another GT Academy winner here and I enjoyed my battle with him.’
‘I’m actually disappointed that we didn’t finish higher up the order,’ said Jordan. ‘But I enjoyed my first Le Mans a lot. I am happy with my times and I think the team was happy with my performance. I’ve had a great week and I continue to learn more with every lap.’