the highest potential for good results), but the initial success expected by Nissan Japan was not forthcoming, and they abandoned the campaign in 1992 after only nine rallies. Factory development stopped there, and the GTI-R never won a WRC Group A rally. Nissan redirected funding to Le Mans and the development of the R390, and NME moved their focus to the FWD Sunny GTI in the WRC F2 category (A7 class) where they had success with Alister McRae winning the 1995 BRC. It is generally agreed that the Group A GTI-R campaign failure was due to the combination of the uncompetitive Dunlop tyres, the inefficiency of the top-mounted intercooler when engine power was increased to Group A standards (especially in hot weather), and the political and cultural issues between Nissan Japan and the newly created NME. {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:70%; text-align:center; font-size: 80%;" ! colspan="5" | 1991 results (Group A) |- ! ! width="160" | Round 4 ! width="160" | Round 6 ! width="160" | Round 9 ! width="160" | Round 14 |- ! ! 39th Martini Safari rally Kenya ! 38th Acropolis Rally ! 41st 1000 Lakes Rally ! 47th Lombard RAC Rally |- ! Stig Blomqvist |5th | DNF (differential) | 8th | DNF (suspension) |- ! David Llewellin | DNF (accident) | 9th | 10th | DNF (electrical) |- ! Mike Kirkland |7th | | | |- |} {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:70%; text-align:center; font-size: 80%;" ! colspan="6" | 1992 results (Group A) |- ! ! width="160" | Round 1 ! width="160" | Round 2 ! width="160" | Round 3 ! width="160" | Round 9 ! width="160" | Round 14 |- ! ! 60th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo ! 41st International Swedish Rally ! 25th Rallye de Portugal ! 42nd 1000 Lakes Rally ! 48th Lombard RAC Rally |- ! Stig Blomqvist | | 3rd | | DNF (engine) | DNF (accident) |- ! Tommi Mäkinen | 9th | | DNF (accident) | DNF (gearbox) | 8th |- ! François Chatriot | 7th | | 6th | | |- |} Group N Nissan/NME did not enter Group N (production) cars in the World Rally Championship, but they helped develop a car for the Nissan Belgium Rally Team with lead driver Grégoire De Mévius. Together with Japanese privateer team Nishiyama Racing driven by Hiroshi Nishiyama, the GTI-R had great success in the Group N Championship (FIA) Cup