Motegi, 7th June 2003

First victory for the new NISSAN F3 Engine
(nak/Motegi) Paolo Montin/ITA gave Nissan the first victory for their new F3 engine.

After a brilliant start he was able to pull away from James Courtney/AUS and Tatsuya Kataoka/JPN.
The battle between Courtney and Kataoka continued the whole race.
Also a good appearance by Shinya Hosakawa, finishing in 4th place with the new Lola-Dome/Mugen.

This victory by Paolo Montin is the first victory for a Nissan F3-Engine in 3 years.
The whole staff of the ThreeBond Racing Team is very proud to achieve this historic victory.
Paolo Montin also scored Pole for both rounds and the fastest lap in this race.

Yuji Ide/Paolo Montin/Takeshi Tsuchiya