NEWCASTLE, Australia – Nissan Motorsport closed out the 2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship with four top 10 finishes in the series' final race of the year in Newcastle.

Andre Heimgartner led the Nissan Altima team in both of the weekend's races, finishing eighth in the first race and a career-best sixth in the second.

Heimgartner excelled in the second race despite a devastating cool suit failure.

"It is good to get this result. I desperately wanted the next place, but I had nothing left in me," said Heimgartner. "I had a cool suit failure which made it really difficult, especially at the end. We had two really solid races this weekend. To have the speed to be up there was a really good thing. I am really happy with how the round panned out."

Rick Kelly and Simona De Silvestro also scored top 10s in Newcastle, with the pair finishing ninth and 10th, respectively, in the first race of the weekend. Kelly's finishes on the weekend helped him secure eighth place in the championship.

And after six years of support, the event marked the final race with the factory backing from Nissan.

 

NISMO Calendar

December 1-2
FIA GT Nations Cup, Sakhir, Bahrain

December 2
NISMO Festival, Fuji International Speedway, Japan

 

Contact

Anna Teslik
Global Motorsport Marketing and Communications Manager
Phone: +33 7 7614 7286
ATeslik@nissan-europe.com

Paul Ryan
Global Motorsport Marketing and Communications Manager
Phone: +1 678 644 0404
paul@nismosupport.com

 

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