Jann Mardenborough
| Jann Mardenborough | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
9 September 1991 Cardiff, Wales |
| GP3 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Carlin |
| Car no. | 2 |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 9th in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013–2014 2013 2012 2012 2011 |
Toyota Racing Series FIA European F3 Championship British GT Championship Blancpain Endurance Series GT4 European Cup |
Jann Mardenborough (born 9 September 1991) is a British professional racing driver currently competing for Nissan NISMO in LMP1 class in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Carlin in the 2015 GP3 Series season. In 2011 he became the third winner of the GT Academy competition sponsored, beating 90,000 entrants. He was rewarded with a drive for Nissan at the Dubai 24 Hour race. Subsequently he has had a successful motorsport career in a variety of categories.
Personal life
Mardenborough was born in Darlington, the son of English footballer Steve Mardenborough.[1][2]
Career
Mardenborough hadn’t seriously raced prior to entering GT Academy. Mardenborough's rise is unusual because up until two and a half years ago he had never seriously competed in motorsport.[3]
In 2011 Mardenborough participated in the GT Academy. This is a competition sponsored by Nissan and Sony. The entrants initially compete through racing on the Gran Turismo series of PlayStation driving games. The winner earns the chance to become a professional racing driver. Mardenborough beat 90,000 other entrants and won the competition in 2011.[4] The prize for this victory was a drive with Nissan at the Dubai 24 Hour. He scored the third place in his class.[1] In 2012 Mardenborough competed in the British GT Championship. Together with Alex Buncombe he won a race and ended the season in sixth place in the GT3 championship. Moreover he took part in four rounds of the Blancpain Endurance Series.
In 2013 Mardenborough switched to formula racing.[5] At the beginning of the year Mardenborough started in the 2013 season of the Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand. He was the best placed rookie and finished the season in the tenth place in the championship. After that he returned to Europe and secured a seat with Carlin Motorsport in the 2013 campaign of the FIA European Formula Three Championship,[6] as well as the British Formula Three Championship.[7] After one season in F3 Mardenborough joined Arden International to compete in the 2014 GP3 Series season, and was also signed by the Red Bull Junior Team driver development programme.[8] He won his first GP3 race in Germany after a reverse grid pole position in the sprint race and setting the fastest lap.[9]
At the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Mardenborough set the fastest ever Supercar time up the famous "Goodwood Hill" whilst piloting the Nismo Nissan GT-R with the optional ‘Time Attack’ package.[10]
Mardenborough will also continue racing in GP3, switching to Carlin for the 2015 season.
On 28 March, his GT3-class Nissan GT-R Nismo caught air at the Flugplatz section of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It cartwheeled over the fence into spectators. One person was killed, while Mardenborough wasn't seriously injured.[11]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | GT4 European Cup | RJN Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2012 | Dubai 24 Hour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | |
| British GT Championship | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 108.5 | 6th | ||
| Blancpain Endurance Series | GT Academy Team RJN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | Toyota Racing Series | ETEC Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 10th |
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21st | |
| British Formula Three Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 6th | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th | ||
| Blancpain Endurance Series | Nissan GT Academy Team RJN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 14th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | Greaves Motorsport (LMP2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | |
| 2014 | Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 782 | 2nd |
| GP3 Series | Arden International | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 9th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | OAK Racing (LMP2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th |
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Carlin | Volkswagen | MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 11 |
MNZ 3 14 |
SIL 1 16 |
SIL 2 DNS |
SIL 3 8 |
HOC 1 16 |
HOC 2 Ret |
HOC 3 22 |
BRH 1 13 |
BRH 2 10 |
BRH 3 Ret |
RBR 1 13 |
RBR 2 21 |
RBR 3 Ret |
NOR 1 7 |
NOR 2 27 |
NOR 3 12 |
NÜR 1 15 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
NÜR 3 11 |
ZAN 1 16 |
ZAN 2 23† |
ZAN 3 14 |
VAL 1 18 |
VAL 2 Ret |
VAL 3 11 |
HOC 1 16 |
HOC 2 18 |
HOC 3 11 |
21st | 12 |
24 Hours of Le Mans
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  Greaves Motorsport |
 Michael Krumm Lucas Ordóñez |
Zytek Z11SN-Nissan | LMP2 | 327 | 9th | 3rd |
| 2014 |  OAK Racing |
Alex Brundle Mark Shulzhitskiy |
Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 354 | 9th | 5th |
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Arden International | ESP FEA 14 |
ESP SPR 14 |
AUT FEA 11 |
AUT SPR Ret |
GBR FEA 9 |
GBR SPR 15 |
GER FEA 8 |
GER SPR 1 |
HUN FEA 7 |
HUN SPR 3 |
BEL FEA 4 |
BEL SPR 4 |
ITA FEA 11 |
ITA SPR Ret |
RUS FEA 6 |
RUS SPR 4 |
ABU FEA 13 |
ABU SPR Ret |
9th | 77 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "„Jann Mardenborough“" (in German). gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ↑ Giles Richards (2012-04-29). "“From gamer to racing driver”" (in German). guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- ↑ "Red Bull snap up PlayStation champion Jann Mardenborough". http://www.theguardian.com''. The Guardian. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ Antony Ingram (2011-07-17). "“Brit Becomes Latest Gamer-Turned-Racer In 2011 GT Academy”" (in German). motorauthority.com. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ↑ "„Jann Mardenborough fährt in der F3-Meisterschaft“" (in German). gran-turismo.com. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ↑ Marion Rott (2013-02-21). "„Formel 3 EM — Carlin gibt Fahrer-Großaufgebot bekannt“" (in German). Motorsport-Magazin.com. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
- ↑ "Three car team for Carlin's British F3 assault at Silverstone". Carlin Motorsport. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ Taylor, Jim (17 February 2014). "'PlayStation racer' signed up to compete at GP3". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "Masterful Mardenborough claims maiden win in Hockenheim". www.gp3series.com. GP3 Series. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ Brad Anderson (30 June 2014). "Jann Mardenborough Smashes Goodwood Hill Climb Supercar Record". www.gtspirit.com. GTspirit. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/32100886
External links
- Jann Mardenborough on Twitter
- Jann Mardenborough career summary at DriverDB.com
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