Offered here at Race Retro 2026 is the original Schulze Motorsport Nissan GT-R #71 – the very first R35 GT-R to compete in the Nürburgring 24 Hours in 2011, winning its class on debut with Gran Turismo creator, Kazunori Yamauchi, behind the wheel.

With input from four-time Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel, who was enlisted to test the car privately (documented by exclusive photographs from the Schulze Motorsport archive showing Vettel in the cockpit alongside the original FIA homologation sticker on the roll cage, which remains in precisely the same position today), it was a pivotal pioneer for the later official GT3 models.

It was progressively upgraded to near-GT3 specification from 2013 and fully rebuilt in 2016 with a new NISMO GT3 engine including GT3 turbochargers and GT3 exhaust system (less than 2,000 miles since installation), high-quality KW custom suspension, Brembo brakes and 18-inch NISMO centre-lock magnesium wheels.
After the 2011 success, the car remained wit...