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Jann Mardenborough (born 9 September 1991) is a British professional racing driver. In 2011 he became the third and youngest winner of the GT Academy competition, beating 90,000 entrants to earn a professional racing contract with Nissan . [2]
Mar 28, 2015 · One spectator has been killed in a crash involving British driver Jann Mardenborough during the VLN Endurance Championship race at the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit.
Dec 18, 2023 · Jann Mardenborough won a ‘Gran Turismo’ video game contest to become a professional racer. His story is told in the ‘Gran Turismo’ movie, streaming on Netflix.
Jann Mardenborough. Twitter @jannthaman. Instagram @jannthaman. CAREER. Nissan’s revolutionary driver discovery and development programme, GT Academy, struck gold in 2011 when it unearthed the raw talent of Jann Mardenborough. Mardenborough was a student on a gap year when he heard about GT Academy.
297K Followers, 835 Following, 353 Posts - Jann Mardenborough (@jannthaman) on Instagram: "Gamer To Racer.
Sep 1, 2023 · Jann Mardenborough never imagined his life would become a film, let alone one based on a popular video game. But instead of creating a fictional tale set in the world of racing, Neill Blomkamp’s...
Aug 26, 2023 · Let’s start with the basics: Jann Mardenborough is indeed a real person, as are his parents Steve and Lesley-Anne and brother Coby, and really did embark upon a racing career after winning the Sony and Nissan-sponsored GT Academy event based on the Gran Turismo racing game.
Aug 15, 2023 · The story of Jann Mardenborough, the gamer who became a racing driver after winning a Gran Turismo contest against almost 100,000 competitors, has proved worthy of Hollywood, with the release of Gran Turismo: The Movie.
Aug 25, 2023 · Jann Mardenborough's real-life story has been taken to the big screen in “Gran Turismo,” in theaters nationwide starting Friday. A gamer went behind the wheel more than a decade ago and...
Aug 24, 2023 · Jann Mardenborough defied the odds to go from obsessive ‘Gran Turismo’ player to real-life professional racer. Now, a Hollywood film will attempt to tell his story, even...
