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
Years
2013–2015
Teams
Greaves Motorsport, OAK Racing, Nissan Motorsports
Best finish
Overall: 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.
Since 2016, Mardenborough has raced in Japan, including in the top-level Super GT and Super Formula championships. In 2016, 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 based on his career.
^"Jann Mardenborough - GT Academy". gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^Glenday, Craig (2013). Guinness World Records 2014. p. 217. Aged 19 at the time of his win, Jann is the youngest GT Academy winner.
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