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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.
Mar 28, 2015 · "The driver, Jann Mardenborough got out of the car and, after initial checks in the circuit Medical Centre, has been taken to hospital for further routine checks. "Today’s events have been a ...
Aug 28, 2023 · Jann Mardenborough’s most recent project was performing as a stunt double for himself in Gran Turismo. GRAN TURISMO, Archie Madekwe, 2023. ph: Gordon Timpen /© Columbia Pictures /Courtesy ...
Dec 18, 2023 · During a 2015 race, Jann Mardenborough badly crashed, and although he walked away uninjured, one spectator died in the accident. While the Gran Turismo movie focuses on Mardenborough’s discovery ...
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. He knew he was pretty handy with his PS3 but could his skills in the virtual world be transferred just as ...
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.. The film isn’t just based on how Mardenborough went from being a bedroom Playstation gamer to securing a professional racing contract with Nissan and finishing on the podium ...
Jann Mardenborough will return to the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa this summer to contest the race’s centenary edition. More than a decade after his previous appearance, the British ace will reunite with Team RJN to drive a McLaren 720S Evo in the legendary Ardennes enduro.
Sep 1, 2023 · Sept. 1, 2023 6:29 AM PT. 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 ...
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 turned ...
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 as new chapters of his ...
