Nissan LMP1 Program Under Review Following Poor Le Mans Showing

Nissan is reportedly having second thoughts about its ‘outside the box’ front-wheel-drive Le Mans racer after the team’s relatively poor showing during the 2015 24-Hour event.

One of the FWD Nissans finished in 40th position, but while classified as the last car running, the car had not completed 70 percent of the race distance to be declared a finisher. The other two FWD Nissans retired.

Nevertheless, at the time Nissan said seeing at least one of its racers greet the chequered flag was a case of “mission accomplished” as the GT-R LM NISMO was competing at Le Mans for the first time.

Now, it appears the dust has settled on the Le Mans program and Renault-Nissan Alliance CEO, Carlos Ghosn, reportedly said the team needs to consider its future.

"Nissan has always been associated with innovation - we made an attempt that does not prove fruitful [and] we must reassess the strategy,” Ghosn said, speaking with Endurance Info. 

“We wanted to be different and competitive - we have only been different."