Save Remove Download Share Subscribe Photos / Galleries / Videos September 10, 2018 MONTEREY, Calif. – The Nissan-powered ESM team scored its second win of the IMSA season with a stunning victory from the back of the pack for the No. 22 duo of Pipo Derani and Johannes van Overbeek. The team started at the rear of the prototype field despite Derani setting the fourth fastest qualifying time. The team chose to start van Overbeek in the car, incurring the penalty. Van Overbeek avoided chaos in his stint with an opening lap accident as the green waved. The No. 22 machine suffered damage but was able to continue – unlike a number of the team’s prototype rivals. WINNERS!!@PipoDerani and @JohannesvanOver take the top spot in the #22 @NISMO @Onroak DPi at @WeatherTechRcwy pic.twitter.com/0Av2TBGEFV — Tequila Patrón ESM (@PatronESM) September 10, 2018 Celebrations and applause as @PipoDerani and @JohannesvanOver take the win at @WeatherTechRcwy in the No. 22 @Nissan-powered @PatronESM machine. Well done! #MontereyGP pic.twitter.com/QRFvCjm6N7 — Nissan NISMO (@NISMO) September 9, 2018 Video hosted on Twitter may not play in Internet Explorer (IE). If the video above does not play and you are using IE, try a different browser. Battling illness, van Overbeek completed his stint and handed the car over to Derani who ran to the checkered flag. Early in his stint, Derani suffered contact with another car and spun, losing the valuable ground made up early in the race. Despite the setback, the Brazilian driver carved through the GT fields before working his way through the prototype ranks. Derani took the lead with just over 30 minutes to go and held it until the checkered flag, eventually winning by more than ten seconds over second place. “Fantastic,” said Derani. “My team is amazing. If it wasn’t for them, we wouldn’t have finished where we finished today. We had a tough race – contact and a spin. They kept pushing me over the radio. Save fuel, save tires, but kept pushing me all the time. An amazing day with an overtake at the corkscrew which is nice. I can’t thank this team enough; if it wasn’t for them, they wouldn’t have given me such a good car on old tires which I think was the key today. Thanks to my teammate Johannes for a fantastic job. Lucky at the start, we almost got caught. But you need a little bit of luck as well.” The team now has its sights set on repeating its performance from last year at the final round of the championship at Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta where they scored the win with Scott Sharp, Ryan Dalziel and Brendon Hartley. Victory for @PatronESM at @WeatherTechRcwy! @PipoDerani, @JohannesvanOver co-drive to 10.9 second win. pic.twitter.com/yzB54RvZHQ — IMSA (@IMSA) September 9, 2018 And @PipoDerani takes the lead in the No. 22 @PatronESM @Nissan DPi with 32 minutes remaining in the #MontereyGP. Come on, Pipo! #NISMOnation pic.twitter.com/ShCMIjKxZE — Nissan NISMO (@NISMO) September 9, 2018 NISMO Calendar September 15-16 Super GT, Sportsland Sugo, Japan Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, Sandown International Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia September 22-23 Blancpain GT Series Asia, Shanghai International Circuit, China European Le Mans Series, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Michelin Le Mans Cup, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Nissan Micra Cup, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada British GT Championship, Donington Park, England # # # 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 For more information about Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.’s products, services and our commitment to sustainable mobility, visit Nissan-Global.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn, and view our latest videos on YouTube. Get more information about Nissan motorsports on NISMO.com. Issued by Nissan Files Nissan-powered ESM team wins at Laguna Seca.pdf (67 KB) Save Remove Download Share Photos / Galleries / Videos Subscribe to Email Alerts Files Nissan-powered ESM team wins at Laguna Seca.pdf (67 KB)