The only Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 that won the endurance race will be put up for auction (36 photos)
In early November, at Sotheby's London auction, an unusual and very rare copy of the Nissan Skyline GT-R will be put up for auction. It was built for the Japanese Touring Car Championship back in 1994, and according to auctioneers, it is the only GT-R R32 to win the 24-hour endurance race. They expect to earn up to 275 thousand pounds. 
Nissan Skyline GT-R racing cars dominated domestic championships from 1990 to 1993. The local motorsport administration even had to change the technical regulations to give other teams a chance. Therefore, one of the last track R32s from 1994 is deprived of its proprietary all-wheel drive system.
Nevertheless, thanks to the efforts of Nismo and Hasemi Motorsport, who built the car, as well as the skill of the famous Japanese racer Masahiro Hasemi, the supercar achieved considerable success. For example, this car is the first winner of the Tokachi 24 Hours race, launched in 1994. The gap from second place was ten laps.
In addition, in the summer of 1994, Hasemi secured first place in the Sendai Highland GT, 15 seconds ahead of his closest pursuer. In addition to the 24-hour run at the Tokachi Circuit, the R32 competed in six events in the JGTCC Japanese Touring Car Championship.
Nismo did not have time to prepare the more modern GT-R R33 for the start of the 1995 season, so Masahiro Hasemi ran the first race in April of this year in the R32. After the race, Hasemi Motorsport specialists restored “Godzilla” and put it on display at the team’s headquarters. There the car remained motionless until 2022, when the GT-R was finally sold to third parties.
Thus, the coupe has been preserved in its original form: the GT-R has original composite body panels and a 450-horsepower RB26DETT six from Reinik with a 6-speed Xtrac gearbox. Even the white and orange Unisia Jecs livery and body decals still remember the 1995 Suzuka circuit. 
