ann ▁M arden borough ▁and ▁Lucas ▁Ord ó ñ ez , ▁former ▁w inners ▁of ▁N iss an ' s ▁GT ▁Academy ▁were ▁also ▁announced ▁alongside ▁former ▁FI A ▁GT 1 ▁World ▁Champion ▁Michael ▁K rum m . ▁Form er ▁Mar uss ia ▁Formula ▁One ▁driver ▁Max ▁Ch il ton ▁and ▁multiple ▁sports ▁car ▁rac er ▁Alex ▁Bun com be ▁were ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁drivers ▁confirmed ▁for ▁N iss an ' s ▁program . ▁ ▁The ▁car ▁under w ent ▁further ▁testing ▁after ▁Le ▁Mans ▁at ▁NO LA ▁Mot ors ports ▁Park ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁before ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁officially ▁cancel led ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁December . ▁ ▁A ▁second - gener ation ▁GT - R ▁L M ▁N ismo ▁had ▁been ▁designed ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁adapted ▁to ▁run ▁an ▁elect rical ▁hy brid ▁system , ▁but ▁was ▁never ▁completed ▁before ▁the ▁project ▁ended . ▁ ▁The ▁GT - R ▁L M ▁made ▁its ▁virtual ▁debut ▁in ▁Gran ▁Tur ismo ▁ 6 ▁as ▁download able ▁content ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁GT ▁Academy ▁competition ▁ ▁Racing ▁history ▁The ▁car ▁made ▁its ▁racing ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours ▁of ▁Le ▁Mans . ▁Three ▁cars ▁were ▁entered ▁for ▁the ▁race ▁by ▁N iss an ▁Mot ors ports , ▁number ed ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁ 2 3 . ▁The ▁cars ▁qualified ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁places ▁of ▁the ▁L MP 1 ▁class