Jump to content

Jann Mardenborough

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jann Mardenborough
Mardenborough in 2014
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 33)[1]
Darlington, County Durham, England
Super GT career
Debut season2016 (GT300)
2017 (GT500)
Racing licence FIA Gold
TeamsNDDP Racing, Team Impul, Kondō Racing
Starts40
Wins1
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps4
Best finish4th in 2016 (GT300)
12th in 2018 (GT500)
Previous series
2017
2016
2015
2015
2014–2015
2013–2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
2011
2011		Super Formula
Japanese Formula 3
FIA WEC
GP2 Series
GP3 Series
Toyota Racing Series
British Formula 3
FIA European Formula 3
British GT Championship
Blancpain Endurance Series
GT4 European Cup
Britcar 24hr
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2013–2015
TeamsGreaves Motorsport, OAK Racing, Nissan Motorsports
Best finishOverall:
9th (2013, 2014)
In class:
3rd (2013)

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] He had no previous motorsport experience, having played sim racing video games instead. During his career, he has finished on the podium in his class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, won races and contended for titles in GT3 and junior formula cars, and competed at the highest level in Super GT, Super Formula and the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Following his GT Academy win, Mardenborough was rewarded with a drive for Nissan at the Dubai 24 Hour race in 2012, finishing third in class. Subsequently, he competed full-time in the British GT Championship, scoring a race victory and challenging for the title. In 2013, he competed in the European and British Formula 3 championships, before moving to the GP3 Series for 2014 and 2015. He was a race winner in GP3, and also finished second overall in the Toyota Racing Series in 2014. He also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing third in the LMP2 class on his debut in 2013 and helping his team lead the category for 14 hours the following year. He competed for Nissan Motorsports in the top LMP1 class of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship, but the team withdrew from the series after one race because of a very uncompetitive car.

In 2016, Mardenborough made the move to race in Japan, where he would compete in the top-level Super GT and Super Formula championships. In the 2016 season, he won a race and was a title contender in the lower GT300 class of Super GT, while also finishing runner-up in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. In 2017, he moved up to the top GT500 class, where he would race until the end of 2020, scoring a single podium finish and contending for wins on multiple occasions. 2017 was his only season in Super Formula, where he took a pole position.

In 2015, Mardenborough was named as one of the 50 most marketable athletes in the world by Sports Pro Media. The 2023 film Gran Turismo is loosely based on his actual career.

Personal life

[edit]

Mardenborough, born in Darlington, is the son of English footballer Steve Mardenborough.[3][4] He spent most of his childhood growing up in Cardiff, Wales.[5]

Mardenborough is portrayed by Archie Madekwe in the 2023 racing film Gran Turismo.[6] Mardenborough serves as a co-producer, stunt driver and consultant on the movie, which depicts his early career and personal life, and gave permission for the filmmakers to include his 2015 crash at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, which killed one spectator. He felt it "would have been a disservice for the audience for that not to be in there."[7]

Career

[edit]

Early life and GT Academy

[edit]
Mardenborough playing Gran Turismo 5 on a sim racing rig in 2013

Mardenborough became interested in cars at a young age, and he dreamed of becoming a professional racing driver from the age of five or six, having learnt that it could be a job. However, his family did not have the money required for him to start a career in motorsport, and he did not know anyone who could sponsor him, leading him to shelve the idea as he got older.[8] He began playing racing video games at the age of eight, when his friend had Gran Turismo on the original PlayStation. He visited his friend to play the game so often he was eventually given both the console and the game so that he could play it at home. After that, Mardenborough played the game almost constantly, and he continued to play subsequent Gran Turismo titles on the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3, later with a force feedback steering wheel and pedals.[9][10][11]

In 2010, Mardenborough went to university to study motorsport engineering, but dropped out after three weeks as it was too maths-based for his liking.[12] During a gap year, he noticed an online time trial for the GT Academy competition on Gran Turismo 5 and decided to make a serious attempt at qualifying for the event, which offered a professional racing contract with Nissan to the overall winner.[13] After putting all his efforts into the time trial, which was contested by over 90,000 people, he managed to qualify in the top 20 in his region, which was required to progress to the next stages.[14] He then underwent training and a series of physical and racing challenges, eventually managing to get to the decisive final race, with all but three of his opponents having dropped out of contention. The final was a 20-minute race around the Silverstone National Circuit in real Nissan 370Z sports cars, and Mardenborough won by eight seconds to be crowned GT Academy winner and earn the professional Nissan contract. Before GT Academy, Mardenborough had never driven a high-performance car or been on a racetrack.[15][16]

Early racing career (2011–2015)

[edit]
Peter Pyzera, Lucas Ordóñez, Jann Mardenborough and Wolfgang Reip on the podium after the Spa 24 Hours 2013

Jann Mardenborough took part in the 2011 GT Academy competition,[17] which was a joint venture between Nissan and the developers of "Gran Turismo" with the goal of identifying potential racers via online racing events. Mardenborough won the competition despite having no prior professional racing experience thanks to his outstanding talent.[18]

Following his GT Academy victory, Mardenborough went through a driver training programme and competed in several national races, enabling him to qualify for an international racing licence. He was then rewarded with a drive in a factory-backed Nissan 370Z GT4 at the Dubai 24 Hour race in January 2012.[19] Driving alongside fellow GT Academy winners Lucas Ordóñez, Jordan Tresson and Bryan Heitkotter, he finished third in his class and 26th overall.[3][20] During the rest of 2012, Mardenborough competed for RJN Motorsport in the British GT Championship with a Nissan GT-R GT3. Together with Alex Buncombe, he won a race at Brands Hatch and ended the season in sixth place in the GT3 championship. The pair had been on course to win the title in the final race until damper issues forced them outside the points.[21] He also took part in four rounds of the Blancpain Endurance Series.

Mardenborough driving for Arden International during the 2014 GP3 Series season

In 2013 Mardenborough switched to formula racing.[22] At the beginning of the year he contested the 2013 season of the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand. He was the best-placed rookie and finished the season in tenth place in the championship.[23] After that he returned to Europe and secured a seat with Carlin Motorsport in the 2013 campaign of the FIA European Formula Three Championship,[24] as well as the British Formula 3 Championship.[25] He scored two podium results and finished sixth overall in the British series, while he was 21st out of 36 drivers in the European championship. In 2014, Mardenborough again competed in New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series at the start of the year, finishing second in the championship, only eight points behind the champion. He then joined Arden International to compete in the 2014 GP3 Series, the third-tier feeder series to Formula One, and was also signed by Red Bull Racing for a driver development programme.[26][27] He won his first GP3 race in Germany after starting from pole position and setting the fastest lap in the reversed-grid sprint race.[28][29] An additional podium and seven further points finishes during the season placed him ninth in the overall standings out of 36 competitors, ahead of his two teammates.

Mardenborough driving at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he achieved a podium finish in the LMP2 class

Mardenborough made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2013, driving a Zytek Z11SN-Nissan for Greaves Motorsport alongside Lucas Ordóñez and Michael Krumm in the LMP2 class. Throughout a wet/dry race, the crew fought for a podium finish despite losing time due to untimely safety car periods, and ultimately achieved the feat by finishing third in class and ninth overall after a car ahead of them was disqualified post-race.[30][31][32][33][34] Later during the summer, he took part in the Spa 24 Hours in a Nissan GT-R GT3 together with Wolfgang Reip, Lucas Ordóñez and Peter Pyzera. This full GT Academy lineup claimed third position in the Pro-Am class and seventh overall.[35] Mardenborough returned to Le Mans in 2014 with OAK Racing, whose Ligier-Nissan LMP2 car he shared with Alex Brundle and Mark Shulzhitskiy. The trio led the LMP2 category for 14 hours and were in contention for the win until a spark plug issue with two hours remaining dropped them to fifth in class and ninth overall at the finish.[36]

At the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Mardenborough set the fastest-ever supercar time up the famous "Goodwood Hill" whilst piloting the Nismo Nissan GT-R with the optional 'Time Attack' package.[37]

In 2015, Mardenborough was selected as one of the drivers for Nissan Motorsports' entry into the top LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), which includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He also continued racing in GP3, switching to Carlin for the 2015 season.[38] Nissan entered the WEC with an unconventional front-engined car, named the GT-R LM Nismo. The team missed the first two races of the season while trying to improve the car, before making their debut at Le Mans.[39] The GT-R LM Nismo proved highly uncompetitive during the race and Mardenborough's No. 23 car broke down terminally with an hour remaining, but he was consistently the quickest of the three drivers in his car.[13][40] Nissan withdrew from the remainder of the season and eventually cancelled the programme at the end of the year.[41] In GP3, he claimed two podiums and scored points on six occasions to finish ninth overall ahead of future IndyCar champion Álex Palou.[42] He missed four races during the season as he took part in a round of the GP2 Series as a substitute for another driver at Carlin and had a testing commitment at the end of the year.[43][44]

On 28 March 2015, during a one-off outing in the VLN series, his GT3-class Nissan GT-R Nismo caught air at the Flugplatz section of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It cartwheeled over the fence into spectators. One person was killed, while Mardenborough was not seriously injured.[45]

Mardenborough's achievements and growing global profile led to Sports Pro Media naming him 50th on their 2015 list of the 50 most marketable athletes in the world.[46]

Full-time career in Japan (2016–2020)

[edit]
The Nissan GT-R GT3 in which Mardenborough took his first Super GT win in the GT300 class in 2016

In 2016, Mardenborough moved to Japan to compete in the GT300 class of Super GT and the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. In Super GT, driving a Nissan GT-R GT3 for NDDP Racing alongside co-driver Kazuki Hoshino, he scored a maiden win in the second round of the season, the Fuji 500 km, and a further podium finish at Buriram saw the pair enter the season-ending double-header at Motegi just two points off the championship lead, although they ultimately finished fourth overall.[47][48][49][50] His Japanese F3 campaign with B-Max Racing saw him claim four wins and eight additional podiums to finish runner-up to future Super GT GT500 champion Kenta Yamashita by three points.[51] Mardenborough felt he had enough experience by then to fight for the prominent F3 title.[52]

For 2017, Mardenborough moved up to Super GT's top GT500 class with Nissan, joining the Calsonic-sponsored Impul team. His move to the GT500 class coincided with a downturn in form for Nissan, whose GT-R car often lagged behind its rivals from Honda and Toyota over the following years.[53] He and teammate Hironobu Yasuda finished 15th in the 2017 GT500 standings, with a best result of fifth, but they had been in contention for victory at the penultimate round at Buriram until a slow pit stop dropped them to third and then car problems with two laps to go forced them to retire.[54] Nissan also gave him permission to compete for the Toyota-powered Impul team in Super Formula, Japan's top-level single-seater series.[55] With three top-eight finishes in seven races, he finished 14th overall in his only season in the series. He took pole position for the second race of the season-ending Suzuka double-header, a race in which the grid was determined by the second fastest time of each driver in a damp, red flag-affected qualifying session, but both races were cancelled due to Typhoon Lan.[56][57]

Mardenborough remained at Impul for the 2018 Super GT season, now with Daiki Sasaki being his co-driver. After scoring three top-six finishes in the first four races, Mardenborough looked set to claim his first GT500 win at the Fuji 500 mile race, but a loose intercooler pipe while leading by 25 seconds forced the team out of the points.[58][59][60] At the following race at Sugo, Mardenborough broke through for his first podium finish in GT500. He had passed the Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX-GT of Naoki Yamamoto and Jenson Button for the lead during the opening stint, but overheating issues caused by grass picked up in an off-track excursion by Sasaki limited the pair to third.[61][62] Scoring no points in the final two races, the duo finished 12th in the standings.

Mardenborough driving for Kondo Racing during the 2020 Super GT season

For 2019, Mardenborough was moved to the Kondo Racing team in Nissan's GT500 lineup, partnering Mitsunori Takaboshi.[63] Unlike Impul, who used the benchmark Bridgestone tyres, Kondo Racing ran the often uncompetitive Yokohama tyres. Despite this disadvantage, Mardenborough and Takaboshi finished just half a point behind the Impul crew in the championship, with five points finishes and a best result of fourth placing them 14th overall. In 2020, they finished 19th with just four points as both the new GT-R built for the updated GT500 regulations and the Yokohama rubber proved uncompetitive. Mardenborough had qualified fourth for round five at Fuji, but a gear selector problem in the race denied the team a potential podium finish.[64] Despite often being faster than his teammate, Mardenborough was not retained by Nissan for the 2021 season, making way for seven-time Formula 2/GP2 race winner and former Honda junior Nobuharu Matsushita.[65]

Activities after 2020

[edit]

After leaving Nissan's GT500 lineup following the end of the 2020 season, Mardenborough was offered race seats in Super GT's GT500 class and Super Formula but these required him to bring a budget, which he was unable to do.[53] In 2021 and 2022 he worked as a simulator and car development driver for Nissan e.dams and its customer team McLaren in Formula E. He also worked as a stunt driver and assisted in the production of the Gran Turismo film that is based on his career.[13] In May 2023, he made a return to racing at the Fuji 24 Hours round of the Super Taikyu Series, driving Helm Motorsports' Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3.[66] He and his crew scored pole position for the event and led significant portions of it, but ultimately finished fourth after encountering brake issues.[67] Mardenborough contested the Silverstone 500 round of the 2024 British GT Championship with the McLaren 720S GT3 Evo of Team RJN, claiming a win in the Pro-Am class and an overall podium alongside Chris Buncombe.[68][69]

Racing record

[edit]

Career summary

[edit]
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 GT4 European Cup RJN Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2012 British GT Championship RJN Motorsport 10 1 1 0 3 108.5 6th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am GT Academy Team RJN 4 0 0 0 0 ? ?
2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Carlin 30 0 0 0 0 12 21st
British Formula 3 Championship 12 0 0 0 1 85 6th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 13th
Toyota Racing Series ETEC Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 491 10th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 2 0 0 0 1 30 14th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Greaves Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2014 GP3 Series Arden International 18 1 0 2 2 77 9th
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 3 1 2 7 782 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 OAK Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
British GT Championship - GT3 Nissan GT Academy RJN Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 42nd
United SportsCar Championship - Prototype Muscle Milk Pickett Racing 1 0 0 0 0 19 64th
2015 GP3 Series Carlin 14 0 0 0 2 58 9th
GP2 Series 2 0 0 0 0 0 35th
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Nissan GT Academy RJN Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 18 18th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP1 Nissan Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 0 34th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP1 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2016 Super GT - GT300 NDDP Racing with B-MAX 8 1 0 1 2 52 4th
Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-MAX Racing Team with NDDP 17 4 6 6 11 110 2nd
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 20th
2017 Super GT - GT500 Team Impul 8 0 0 1 0 17 15th
Super Formula 7 0 1 1 0 4.5 14th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Nissan Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 6 13th
24H Series - SP3-GT4 Nissan GT Academy Team RJN 1 0 0 1 0 16 8th
2018 Super GT - GT500 Team Impul 8 0 0 0 1 29 12th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup GT SPORT MOTUL Team RJN 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018–19 Formula E Nissan e.dams Test driver
2019 Super GT - GT500 Kondō Racing 8 0 0 0 0 17 14th
2019–20 Formula E Nissan e.dams Simulator driver
2020 Super GT - GT500 Kondō Racing 8 0 0 0 0 4 19th
2020–21 Formula E Nissan e.dams Simulator driver
2021–22 Formula E Nissan e.dams Simulator driver
2023 Super Taikyu - ST-X HELM Motorsports 1 0 1 0 0 117‡ 3rd‡
2024 British GT Championship - GT3 Team RJN 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

‡ Team standings. † As Mardenborough was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete British GT Championship results

[edit]
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2012 RJN Motorsport Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT3 OUL
1
5 		OUL
2
11 		NUR
1
3 		NUR
2
5 		ROC
1
5 		BRH
1
1 		SNE
1
Ret 		SNE
2
3 		SIL
1
8 		DON
1
16 		6th 108.5
2014 Nissan GT Academy
RJN Motorsport 		Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		ROC
1 		SIL
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		BRH
1
11 		DON
1 		42nd 0
2024 Team RJN McLaren 720S GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		SIL
1
3 		DON
1 		SPA
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		DON
1 		BRH
1 		NC† 0†

† As Mardenborough was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

[edit]

(key)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pos. Points
2013 Carlin Volkswagen MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
11 		MNZ
3
14 		SIL
1
16 		SIL
2
DNS 		SIL
3
8 		HOC
1
16 		HOC
2
Ret 		HOC
3
22 		BRH
1
13 		BRH
2
10 		BRH
3
Ret 		RBR
1
13 		RBR
2
21 		RBR
3
Ret 		NOR
1
7 		NOR
2
27 		NOR
3
12 		NÜR
1
15 		NÜR
2
Ret 		NÜR
3
11 		ZAN
1
16 		ZAN
2
23† 		ZAN
3
14 		VAL
1
18 		VAL
2
Ret 		VAL
3
11 		HOC
1
16 		HOC
2
18 		HOC
3
11 		21st 12

24 Hours of Le Mans results

[edit]
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2013 United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport Germany Michael Krumm
Spain Lucas Ordóñez 		Zytek Z11SN-Nissan LMP2 327 9th 3rd
2014 France OAK Racing United Kingdom Alex Brundle
Russia Mark Shulzhitskiy 		Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 354 9th 5th
2015 Japan Nissan Motorsports France Olivier Pla
United Kingdom Max Chilton 		Nissan GT-R LM Nismo LMP1 234 DNF DNF

Complete GP3 Series results

[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos. Points
2014 Arden International CAT
FEA
14 		CAT
SPR
14 		RBR
FEA
11 		RBR
SPR
Ret 		SIL
FEA
9 		SIL
SPR
15 		HOC
FEA
8 		HOC
SPR
1 		HUN
FEA
7 		HUN
SPR
3 		SPA
FEA
4 		SPA
SPR
4 		MNZ
FEA
11 		MNZ
SPR
Ret 		SOC
FEA
6 		SOC
SPR
4 		YMC
FEA
13 		YMC
SPR
Ret 		9th 77
2015 Carlin CAT
FEA
4 		CAT
SPR
3 		RBR
FEA
5 		RBR
SPR
13 		SIL
FEA
17 		SIL
SPR
15 		HUN
FEA
Ret 		HUN
SPR
17 		SPA
FEA
Ret 		SPA
SPR
12 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		SOC
FEA
5 		SOC
SPR
3 		BHR
FEA
7 		BHR
SPR
Ret 		YMC
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		9th 58

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Pts Ref
2014 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing P Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DAY
 SEB
13 		LBH LAG DET WGL MOS IMS ROA COA PET 51st 19 [70]
Source:[71]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

[edit]
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2015 Nissan Motorsports LMP1 Nissan GT-R LM Nismo Nissan VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS
Ret 		NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 34th 0
Source:[71]

Complete GP2 Series results

[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2015 Carlin BHR
FEA 		BHR
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		MON
FEA 		MON
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		MNZ
FEA
19 		MNZ
SPR
20 		SOC
FEA 		SOC
SPR 		BHR
FEA 		BHR
SPR 		YMC
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		35th 0

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

[edit]
Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2016 United Kingdom B-Max Racing Team Dallara F312 25th 20th 20th

Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship results

[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points
2016 B-Max Racing Team with NDDP Volkswagen SUZ
2 		SUZ
3 		FUJ
2 		FUJ
4 		OKA
8 		OKA
1 		SUZ
10 		SUZ
3 		FUJ
1 		FUJ
2 		MOT
1 		MOT
1 		OKA
4 		OKA
8 		SUG
2 		SUG
2 		SUG
2 		2nd 110

Complete Super GT results

[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2016 NDDP Racing Nissan GT-R GT3 GT300 OKA
10 		FUJ
1 		SUG
5 		FUJ
6 		SUZ
10 		CHA
2 		MOT
13 		MOT
6 		4th 52
2017 Team Impul Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA
8 		FUJ
14 		AUT
7 		SUG
11 		FUJ
5 		SUZ
11 		CHA
14 		MOT
7 		15th 17
2018 Team Impul Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA
14 		FUJ
6 		SUZ
4 		CHA
6 		FUJ
12 		SUG
3 		AUT
11 		MOT
11 		12th 29
2019 Kondō Racing Nissan GT-R GT500 OKA
5‡ 		FUJ
14 		SUZ
8 		CHA
4 		FUJ
Ret 		AUT
9 		SUG
15 		MOT
10 		14th 17
2020 Kondō Racing Nissan GT-R GT500 FUJ
10 		FUJ
12 		SUZ
11 		MOT
13 		FUJ
14 		SUZ
8 		MOT
14 		FUJ
13 		19th 4

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Super Formula Results

[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2017 Itochu Enex Team Impul Toyota SUZ
18 		OKA
6 		OKA
17 		FUJ
8 		MOT
14 		AUT
8 		SUG
9 		SUZ
C 		SUZ
C 		14th 4.5

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Jann Mardenborough - GT Academy". gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ Glenday, Craig (2013). Guinness World Records 2014. p. 217. Aged 19 at the time of his win, Jann is the youngest GT Academy winner.
  3. ^ a b "Jann Mardenborough". gran-turismo.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  4. ^ Giles Richards (29 April 2012). "From gamer to racing driver". guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  5. ^ Johnson, Daniel (11 June 2015). "Jann Mardenborough opens up about fatal Nurburgring crash as he prepares for 24 Hours of Le Mans". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Gran Turismo movie is biopic of Darlington's Jann Mardenborough". The Northern Echo. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Jann Mardenborough: Leaving my fatal Nurburgring crash out of Gran Turismo movie would have been disservice to audience". Driving.co.uk from The Sunday Times. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Gran Turismo movie Q&A: Jann Mardenborough's "gamer to racer" story". PlayStation.Blog. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  9. ^ "From GT5 Champ to Racing Pro". Eurogamer.net. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  10. ^ Evans, Andrew (19 July 2023). "Jann Mardenborough's Original Driving Rig is a Gran Turismo Movie Easter Egg". GTPlanet. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  11. ^ Greer, Jordan (8 August 2013). "Jann Mardenborough on Sim Racing, Real Racing, Le Mans, & More". GTPlanet. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  12. ^ Weeks, Jim (12 June 2015). "Jann Mardenborough: Turning Virtual into Reality at the Le Mans 24 Hours". Vice. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  13. ^ a b c Greer, Jordan (17 August 2023). "Jann Mardenborough on Gran Turismo, Racing, and What's Next for His Career". GTPlanet. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  14. ^ "GT Academy 2011 Goes Live Today". PlayStation.Blog. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Red Bull snap up PlayStation champion Jann Mardenborough". The Guardian. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  16. ^ Antony Ingram (17 July 2011). "Brit Becomes Latest Gamer-Turned-Racer In 2011 GT Academy". motorauthority.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  17. ^ "Neill Blomkamp eyed to direct Gran Turismo film". University Wire. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  18. ^ Yu, B. (25 August 2023). "Before Gran Turismo Inspired a Movie, It Drove a Teenager to Greatness". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  19. ^ "2011 Europe - GT Academy". gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  20. ^ Evans, Andrew (14 January 2020). "GT Academy Recorded the First All-Gamer Endurance Race Podium 8 Years Ago Today". GTPlanet. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  21. ^ Evans, Andrew (1 October 2012). "GT Academy Drivers Endure Motorsport's Highs and Lows". GTPlanet. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Jann Mardenborough fährt in der F3-Meisterschaft". gran-turismo.com. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  23. ^ Evans, Andrew (26 February 2013). "GT Academy Grads' 2013 Programs: Endurance & Formula 3". GTPlanet. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  24. ^ Marion Rott (21 February 2013). "Formel 3 EM — Carlin gibt Fahrer-Großaufgebot bekannt". Motorsport-Magazin.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  25. ^ "Three car team for Carlin's British F3 assault at Silverstone". Carlin Motorsport. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  26. ^ Taylor, Jim (17 February 2014). "'PlayStation racer' signed up to compete at GP3". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  27. ^ "Commentary: Pondering that Red Bull rumour". Super GT World. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  28. ^ "Masterful Mardenborough claims maiden win in Hockenheim". www.gp3series.com. GP3 Series. 20 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  29. ^ "Hockenheim GP3: Ex-gamer Jann Mardenborough takes biggest win yet". www.autosport.com. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  30. ^ "Nissan and Mardenborough promoted to Le Mans podium". evo. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  31. ^ "Two GT Academy Winners Finish the LeMans in 4th Place". gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  32. ^ "Le Mans Results Overturned, GT Academy Winners Move Up to 3rd Place". gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  33. ^ Purser, Matt (28 June 2013). "Le Mans 2013: Full Race Report". Le Mans Race. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  34. ^ "Nissan wins LM P2 class at 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours". Official ASEAN Newsroom. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  35. ^ Greer, Jordan (28 July 2013). "GT Academy Champs Ordoñez, Mardenborough, Reip, & Pyzera Take Class Podium at Spa 24 Hours". GTPlanet. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  36. ^ "Le Mans: Nissan powers top five in LMP2 with a rollercoaster weekend of emotions | CircuitProDigital". circuitprodigital.com. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  37. ^ Brad Anderson (30 June 2014). "Jann Mardenborough Smashes Goodwood Hill Climb Supercar Record". www.gtspirit.com. GTspirit. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  38. ^ "Mardenborough For GP3, Chilton Goes Group C!". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  39. ^ "Top Stories of 2015; #20: Nissan's radical new LMP1 challenger". www.motorsport.com. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  40. ^ Greer, Jordan (15 June 2015). "GT Academy Graduates Survive a Tough, Humbling Weekend at Le Mans". GTPlanet. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  41. ^ "Nissan withdraws LMP1 entry from 2016 WEC". www.motorsport.com. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  42. ^ "Top 10 GP3 drivers of 2015". www.motorsport.com. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  43. ^ "Mardenborough set for GP2 debut". www.motorsport.com. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  44. ^ Allen, Peter (26 November 2015). "Mardenborough replaced by Fong at Carlin for GP3 finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  45. ^ "Spectator killed in Nurburgring endurance race accident". BBC Sport. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  46. ^ "50 Most Marketable 2015 - Jann Mardenborough". sportspromedia.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  47. ^ "Mardenborough at the Max: NDDP wins Fuji 500km". Super GT World. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  48. ^ "Jann Mardenborough Wins His First GT300 Race in Round 2 of the Super GT Series". gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  49. ^ Matej (14 November 2016). "Jann Mardenborough Just Misses GT300 Podium in 2016 Super GT Season". GTPlanet. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  50. ^ "2016 Review: NDDP Racing". Super GT World. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  51. ^ Matej (26 September 2016). "Jann Mardenborough Misses All-Japan F3 Championship Title by Narrow Margin". GTPlanet. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  52. ^ "The 'whirlwind' career of the first big gamer-to-racer star". The Race. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  53. ^ a b "Jann Mardenborough on Super GT: "I will be back for sure"". www.motorsport.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  54. ^ "Buriram Super GT: Hirakawa/Cassidy take points lead with win". www.motorsport.com. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  55. ^ "Jann Mardenborough: "I just want to go fast"". Top Gear. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  56. ^ "Suzuka Super Formula: Lotterer tops qualifying as Gasly spins". www.motorsport.com. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  57. ^ "Super Formula explains why Suzuka finale wasn't rescheduled". www.motorsport.com. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  58. ^ "Fuji Super GT: Lexus scores 1-2 after Nissan heartbreak". www.motorsport.com. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  59. ^ "TOM's Racing Triumphs With 1-2 Finish In Fuji 500 Miles | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  60. ^ "Jann Mardenborough, Looking Back On Fuji Form & Disappointment | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  61. ^ "Sugo Super GT: Button scores first win with Yamamoto". www.motorsport.com. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  62. ^ "Mardenborough seeking "revenge" after Sugo defeat". www.motorsport.com. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  63. ^ "Nissan Announces Super GT Programme From Yokohama". dailysportscar.com. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  64. ^ "Super GT: Jann Mardenborough reflects on lost Fuji win shot". www.motorsport.com. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  65. ^ "Opinion: Nissan dropping Jann Mardenborough makes no sense". www.motorsport.com. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  66. ^ "Jann Mardenborough to make racing return in Fuji 24 Hours". www.motorsport.com. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  67. ^ "Dramatic Final Hour Pursuit Leads ROOKIE Racing To Fuji Super TEC 24 Hours Victory | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  68. ^ "Jann Mardenborough to make British GT return at Silverstone 500". www.autosport.com. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  69. ^ "Mardenborough To Return To Spa 24 With RJN". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  70. ^ "Jann Mardenborough – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  71. ^ a b "Jann Mardenborough Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jann Mardenborough.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jann_Mardenborough&oldid=1258841453"