The car had never turned a lap before today’s Winton outing, its build having been completed by NISMO in Japan before it landed in Australia last week.

Supercars stars Michael Caruso and Todd Kelly are in charge of driving the GT-R, which means Kelly will get his first ever laps in a GT3-spec Nissan.

The #23 car is the only one in action, with the #24 GT-R, which was already in Australia, currently being prepared at the Nissan Motorsport workshop in Melbourne.

The shakedown of the new car comes after Nissan announced an all-star line-up for the Bathurst 12 Hour, which will see Caruso, Katsumasa Chiyo, and Alex Buncombe in the brand new #23 entry, and Kelly, Florian Strauss, and Jann Mardenborough in the #24 car.

The #24 is also set to race in a new, unique livery.