Before it became a movie — but after first launching as a series of racing simulation games — “ Gran Turismo ” was the platform that in 2011 allowed Jann Mardenborough to become a ...

Before it became a movie — but after first launching as a series of racing simulation games — “Gran Turismo” was the platform that in 2011 allowed Jann Mardenborough to become a ...

Jann Mardenborough was actually the third winner of the GT Academy, not the first as the film depicts. But he had never driven a race car or performed in motorsports prior to the Academy.

For Jann Mardenborough, it dates back to a self-promise in 2021. The 2011 GT Academy winner was at a crossroads in life, having just departed the Nissan Super GT programme, which left him without ...

An unlikely competitor The real-life Jann Mardenborough, photographed in 2015. (Zak Mauger / Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images) At 19, Mardenborough’s life had hit a roadblock.

Jann Mardenborough can vividly recount the first time he ever played Gran Turismo, the popular racing video game that would completely alter his life. While seeking refuge on Bonfire Night, a ...

Gran Turismo ’s real-life subject Jann Mardenborough has reflected on the tragic accident at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 2015 that killed a spectator. In the new film from Sony, newcomer ...

Jann Mardenborough inspiring story of going from a video gamer to a race car driver is shown in the film, "Gran Turismo." RELATED: McLaughlin wins pole, Team Penske locks out Indy 500 front row ...

Before it became a movie — but after first launching as a series of racing simulation games — “Gran Turismo” was the platform that in 2011 allowed Jann Mardenborough to become a ...