Jann Mardenborough is not a new name in the racing sector. The British racer came into the limelight in 2011 after he became the youngest driver to win the GT Academy, beating more than 90,000 entrants.
The win earned Jann a professional racing contract with Nissan, despite having no prior experience in racing. Before he won the GT academy, he had spent many years playing the Gran Turismo video games series.
Since his first win in 2011, Jann has continued to participate in numerous races, where he has finished among the top three. Apart from a successful racing career, he co-produced Gran Turismo, a 2023 movie, where he was portrayed by Archie Madekwe.
Net Worth
Jann Mardenborough is a professional racing driver who has a net worth of $10 million. Jann has been racing professionally since 2011 when he won a professional racing driver as the youngest driver.
Since then, he has been working with Nissan, as their professional driver. Jann’s net worth is attributed to over a decade as a professional race driver.
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Jann was born on September 9, 1991, in Darlington, County Durham, England. His father Steve Mardenborough is a former professional footballer.
Jann grew up in Cardiff alongside, his younger brother Coby. Despite Jann’s father being a professional footballer, he has no interest in the sport, rather, he began dreaming of being a professional racing driver at the age of six.
As a result, he began playing the racing game, Gran Turismo, at a friend’s house, when he was eight years old. He began spending a lot of time at his friend’s house so that he could play the game until he was given the game and the PlayStation so he would play it at home. Jann also played the racing game on PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3.
After completing high school, he joined Swansea University with the plans of studying motorsport engineering. Unfortunately, less than a month later, he dropped out because it did not turn up to what he had expected.
While in a gap year, he discovered an online time trial for Gran Turismo 5, a competition for GT Academy. The competition promised to award a professional racing contract to the winner and Mardenborough chose to compete.
Jann finished among the top 20 from his region and underwent training and challenges before he made it to the final race. Finally, he won the 20-minute race at Silverstone National Circuit and earned a professional racing contract with Nissan.
Career
The GT Academy win meant a lot for Jann. He went on to complete a driver training program and began competing in national races. As a result, he qualified for an international racing license, meaning more career opportunities.
In 2012, Mardenborough competed in the Dubai 24 Hour race, driving a Nissan 370Z GT4. He finished third in his class, for that race. For the rest of the year, Jann continued racing in a Nissan GT-R GT3 in various motor races.
After numerous races, Jann won a GP3 race in 2014, for the first time. Over the years, he has raced for Nissan, until 2021, when Nissan did not retain the racer for the season. He spent the 2021 and 2022 as a car development driver and simulator. In May 2023, Jann returned to racing at the Super Taikyu series. His team finished fourth place after brake issues.