Jann Mardenborough is a renowned British racing driver from Wales. He became a top most racing driver after winning the GT Academy competition in 2011. He was the youngest winner of this competition and raced for Le Mans in LMP1 and LMP2 categories. He also raced for Carlin in GP3 and presented Nissan in many Japanese tournaments internationally.
The young Jann Mardenborough was fond of racing drive and his patients were worried about it. Jann’s mother like everyone argued with him for his addiction in the racing game and often turned off an internet connection to stop him. But he eased his mother’s fears by winning the GT Academy racing competition.
Gran Turismo, a biographical film was released on 11th August, 2023 based on his true stories. The movie speaks about Mardenborough’s time in Nissan and how he achieved success in real-world racing. This is a truly inspiring movie and a tale of a teenage Gran Turismo video game player cast by David Harbour.
Early Life & Education
Jann Mardenborough was born on 9th September 1991 in Darlington, County Durham, England and spent most of his early childhood in Cardiff, Wales because his father shifted for switching to a new team. He is the son of professional soccer player Steve Mardenborough. His mother is Lesley-Anne Mardenborough. He attended Radyr Comprehensive School. From an early age, he was passionate about racing drive but due to financial constraints, it would become difficult for him to get a chance directly and no one from his family background was related to the professional racing industry.
But, he developed a passion for car racing from an early age. During his teenage, he used to play a Gran Turismo video game on the Original Pay station at his friend’s house. He was only eight at that time when he realized his love for racing games. Not only that, he was so passionate about racing that he himself made a racing simulator rig. He used his video gaming skills in racing games successfully later days.
Jann Mardenborough got admitted to Swansea Metropolitan University renamed as University of Wales Trinity Saint David for Motorsport Engineering in 2010 but dropped out his college only after three weeks as he recognized his dislike for Mathematics. He understood his passion for racing and returned back to his home town. He started living with his parents. In 2011 during the gap year, he entered GT Academy and took intensive training with a five-month driver development program. This helped him to gain the necessary skills to become a professional racer.
Quick Information on Jann Mardenborough:
● Height: Height is approx. 175 cm (5 feet 9 inches)
Career & Rise to Fame
- In the year 2011, Jann Mardenborough participated in the Sony and Nissan-sponsored GT Academy competition for Gran Turismo 5. He competed with 90000 contestants and placed himself in the top 20 finalist. He was just 19 at this time and youngest winner.
- Then he competed for Nissan in Dubai 24 Hour Race and got 3rd place in his class in the year 2012 for Dubai 24. Armed with a Nissan Nismo GT-R GT3 race car, he participated in the British GT Championship and Blancpain Endurance Series in the same year. He also achieved pole position in the Nurburgring racetrack and secured 3rd place. He won the race at Brands Hatch and placed 3rd position in Snetterton accompanying his friend Alex Buncombe.
- In 2013, Jann secured the British Formula 3 Championship and proved his strong skills in single-seater racing. He also secured a position in the third category at Le Mans and made a debut.
- He won two races in the year 2014 for the GP3 season of single-seater motor racing.
- In the year 2015, Jann Mardenborough went through a massive crash at Nurburgring when a spectator was killed by a Nissan GT3 sports car as his car left the track. Several spectators were injured and the game was stopped.
- He took part in races of Japan for a five-season stint in Super GT in 2016. He also competed in Japan Formula 3 championship and secured second position in the championship.
- He proved his skills in the Super Formula Championship in 2017 and achieved top eight finishers and 14th place in championship.
- He achieved multiple points finished jointly with Mitsunori Takaboshi in Kondo Racing of the GT500 class of Super GT in the year 2019.
- In 2021 and 2022, Jann Mardenborough took the responsibility of development driver in Nissan’s Formula E team.
- After two years of break from racing, he participated in Fuji 24-hour race in 2023 and piloted Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3.
Net Worth & Earnings
Jann Mardenborough had a net worth of approximately $ 10 million in 2011. His net worth is sourced primarily from his racing career. As per the latest report, his net worth was $5 million in 2023 which he earned from his successful career and also for his involvement in the production of Gran Turismo film. GT Academy did not provide financial compensation but trained him to participate in competition and he earned money by winning races. Jann Mardenborough participated in numerous races and as a result, he racked up a significant amount of net worth successfully. However, the net worth of 2024 is not publicly available yet.
Personal Life & Relationships
Jann Mardenborough is by birth British civilian. He has one brother named Coby Mardenborough. He is not married till now but as per speculation he is in a relationship with a lady known as Sophie Hulme. They have started dating since 2018. Sophie Hulme has a designer brand for leather bags and accessories. However, there is a rumor also that he has a relationship with Audrey. But, he chooses to keep his private life secret and reveals nothing about Sophie Hulme or Audrey.
Social Media Presence
Jann Mardenborough is actively present on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Find him as Jann Mardenborough (@jannthaman) on twitter or Instagram for his incredible success stories. He had millions of followers on Instagram and Twitter. He joined Twitter on April, 2010 and have 21.8K followers. For more stories check his post on Instagram having 303K followers approximately.
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