Well, you sure know about Jann Mardenbororough, a British professional racing driver who made his fortune starting from virtual racing as a kid. His journey to becoming a renowned motorsport racer is a testament to his passion, talent and perseverance. Jann started his racing career at the early age of 17, his initial entry into the arena took a remarkable trajectory in the racing world.
Mardenborough’s interest in racing began as a teenager. He was born in 1961 in Cardiff, Wales, he grew up with an inherent love for motorsports. The common entry point for aspiring drivers, karting, gave an entry to Jann for his initial foray into racing.
Karting is what served as a crucial training ground for Mardenborough, enabling him to hone his skills, understand the dynamic of racing and develop a competitive edge through rigorous training. His performance on karting was remarkable, leading to opportunities in advanced racing formats.
His participation in various junior single-seater categories enabled him to transition from karting to car racing. His pivotal moment in his career emerged with his involvement in the Nissan GT Academy. The academy opened doors to professional racing opportunities for him, honouring his skills.
A Shift in Focus
In 2010, Jann went to pursue a degree in motorsport engineering at a university but chose to drop out in three weeks. He found the program to be not very suitable for his interests as it was too focused on mathematics. During his gap year, he shifted his attention a little. Noticing an online time trial for the GT Academy competition on Gran Turismo 5, he decided to go for it seriously.
Accelerating to Stardom in Japan’s Super GT
In 2016, Mardenborough decided to compete in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship and give an accelerating boost to his career, he moved to Japan to compete in the GT300 class of Super GT. In super GT, alongside co-driver Kazuki Hoshino, he scored a maiden win in the second round of the season, the Fuji, 500km.
In his Japanese F3, Jann achieved four victories and earned 8 podium finishes. Although he narrowly missed the championship, finishing closely with 3 points behind Kenta Yamashita.
In 2017, Jann Mardenborough advanced to Super GT’s GT500 class with the Calsonic Impul team, facing a challenging season as Nissan’s GT-R lagged behind its competitors. Despite a strong performance, including a close call for victory at Buriram, he finished 15th in the standings. He also competed in Super Formula, achieving a best result of pole position at Suzuka although Typhoon Lan caused the races to be canceled. In 2018, Mardenborough secured a podium at Sugo with Daiki Sasaki but ended 12th in the standings. In 2019, moving to Kondo Racing he finished at 14th despite tire disadvantages that he faced, in 2020, he ended 19th before being replaced for 2021.
Jann was born on 9th September, 1991. This makes him 32 years old as of now.
As of the last update, Jann Mardenborough, the British racing driver, has won 11 races in his career.
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