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The most impressive FF car I’ve ever driven. Had some fun on the touge mountain roads around Mt Fuji on my last trip there for some events. Pleased manuals are still being sold.

#MtFuji #JannMardenborough #TypeR

The first day I doubled for myself. We’d rehearse the moves using toy cars. The whole crew got me up to speed real fast. I knew in myself I had to prove my worth to these guys and girls as our lives and in some circumstances more importantly re

Thursday’s before every SuperGT race for awhile. I’d hit balls and have a chicken dinner with this guy, Kazuki.
Way for us to take our mind off racing to relax before the pressure of the weekend.
We’d spend hours here laughing main

In my movie Gran Turismo there’s a scene where I discover a new line.
In reality on this day pictures is where it was inspired from.
In 🇯🇵 Formula 3 I found a new line at Turn 1 Fuji in the wet.

I discovered it as i was out of control braki

First time meeting Archie.

Timing of our meet up was perfect. I was scheduled to test this GT-R before it was shipped off to the set of Gran Turismo. I text Archie randomly saying I’m at Silverstone let me know if you’re around.
He was

Malaysia 2020 tyre testing into the night.

We’d spend over a week at the start of every season testing here, weather conditions were similar to mid season in Japan so setups and tyres were relevant.
8 sets of new tyres a day. So much mileage‼

2nd or 3rd here in Sochi, Russia.
Enjoyed coming here. The circuit is based inside a theme park where me and P. Niederhauser spent some time‼️

#jannmardenborough #gp3

During this 🇯🇵 trip it was the first time overestimated how much I can rely on my talent. One week previously to this Super Formula test I had my first SuperGT GT500 test in the old screaming V8’s. I decided to prioritise the Super Formula in

Obsessed. Wasn’t leaving anything to chance. So much so after qualifying online I bought a pair of used Sparco race shoes on eBay for £12 for the next step.

I remember the look of Chris Ward the chief instructor at Silverstone when he s

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 successfully onto the race track? You bet they could.

2011

Mardenborough wins Nissan’s PlayStation GT Academy competition, earning a drive with Nissan in the Dubai 24 Hour. He finishes third in class on debut.

2012

Mardenborough competes in the British GT Championship Pro-Am class with Nissan’s Alex Buncombe. The pair pick up a win at Brands Hatch and two further podiums on the year. Also competes in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Mardenborough is subsequently barred from competing in British GT in 2013 in Pro-Am because he is too fast!

2013

Competes at Le Mans for the very first time, scoring a third in the LMP2 class at the end of the 24 hour race with Lucas Ordonez and Michael Krumm. Mardenborough also competes in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.

2014

Mardenborough moves to the GP3 championship, winning in just his eighth start in the series at Hockenheim. Competes in the 2014 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand, winning three races and finishing second in the standings. Returns to Le Mans with a fifth place finish in LMP2. Makes US debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring for Muscle Milk Pickett Racing.

2015

Returns to the GP3 championship for a second year, earning two podium finishes, and races select races in GP2. Scores a podium at Silverstone in the Blancpain Endurance Series. Joins Nissan’s LMP1 program for the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

2016

Mardenborough moves to Japan to compete in the Super GT championship with Nissan. Scores a win in only his second start in the GT300 class. Finishes second in the All-Japan Formula 3 Championship with four wins and 12 podium finishes.

2017

Moves up to the GT500 class in the Super GT Championship with Nissan’s Calsonic Impul team. Concurrently, Mardenborough races in the Super Formula Championship, scoring a pole position and a fastest lap during the season.

2018

Mardenborough remains with the Nissan’s Calsonic Impul team for another season of GT500 competition. He scores his first podium in the class at Sugo and looked set to win at Fuji before a late-race issue.

2019

For 2019 Mardenborough switched to the Kondo Racing team partnering with MItsunori Takaboshi in Super GT in GT500. In addition, Mardenborough was also the official simulator driver for the Nissan Formula E team and impressed at the Formula E rookie test in Marrakesh.

2020

Mardenborough contested his fifth consecutive full-time season in Japan in 2020. He raced with the same team/co-driver combination for the first time. After two years with Team IMPUL, Mardenborough debuted with Kondo Racing in 2019 with Japanese racer Mitsunori Takaboshi as his teammate.

2021-2022

A sideways step from Championship running. Development driver for Nissan and Mclaren in Formula E. Mind bending technology. Keeping sharp combining testing GT3’s LMP2’s and FE throughout year.

2023

Gran Turismo Movie stunt driving acting as myself. LMP3 testing and Fuji 24hr with Helm Motorsport