Gran Turismo: from player to racer It arrives in cinemas in Mexico today. Produced by PlayStation Production and directed by Neill Blomkamp, the film is a far cry from the classic big-screen video game adaptation. The film is based on the life of Jean Mardeborough, A Player Who became a drag racing driver.
Mardeboro was born in 1991 in the United Kingdom. From an early age he showed an interest in motorsport, but was convinced that making a career in the world of motorsport would be complicated. In an interview with Throttle the carJan stressed that the idea of becoming a pilot “has become just a dream, just an unattainable goal.”
Mardeboro’s motorsport inclinations made him a fan Big tourism, one of the most representative franchises among racing video games created by Kazunori Yamauchi. Between 2010 and 2011, Jan took time off from school work, devoting it almost entirely to playing. Big tourism.
What started as a recreational activity soon became a great opportunity to realize Mardeboro’s motorsport ambitions. The lover Player I became aware of a project called “GT Academy”. This initiative was born in 2008 by Darren Cox, former CEO of Nissan. With support from Sony, the project sought to recruit players Big tourism More skilled, integrate him into a training program and turn him into a professional driver represented by the car brand.
Out of 90,000 applicants, Mardeboro was ranked in the top 20 of the tournament Big tourism in the UK. After successfully completing a series of virtual competitions and beating the other top three Academy drivers on tracks with real cars, Jan was selected by the GT Academy to be part of the motorsport team.
mardenborough, from Player To a professional pilot
he Player He underwent an intensive six-month training program with the Nissan motorsport team known as NISMO. After obtaining his international flying license in 2012, Jan Mardenborough ran his first professional race at the Dubai 24 Hours where he finished third in class.
a fan Big tourism After becoming a pilot, he began to achieve satisfactory results. In 2013, he finished third at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 category with his team, Lucas Ordonez and Michael Crum. The race held in the French city is the most representative event and circuit of its kind. Following this achievement, Jan competed in the Formula 3 and GP3 series championships.
In 2016, Jan Mardenborough moved to Japan to further his career in the Super GT series and Formula 3. Since then, he has worked as a development driver for Nissan and McLaren in Formula E.
Player participation Big tourism In the film franchise it goes beyond being an inspiration for the plot. Sony enlisted Mardenborough as a consultant, co-producer and stuntman on certain shots. In the film, he plays the role of pilot Archie Madekwe. The film has a rating of 59% from critics, based on 108 reviews Rotten tomatoes.
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