Jann Mardenborough is an British professional car racer. In 2011 he became the third and youngest winner of the competition of GT Academy, beating 90,000 entrants to earn a professional racers contract with Nissan. He had no previous motorsport experience, having played different type of racing video games. During his career, he has finished on the podium in his class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, won races and contended for titles in competition of GT3 and junior formula cars as well and competed at the highest level in Super GT, Super Formula and the FIA World Endurance Championship.
| Name | Jann Mardenboroug |
| Age | 33 years |
| Date of Birth | September 9, 1991 |
| Hometown | Darlington, England |
| Profession | Racing Driver |
| Parents | Steve Mardenborough(father), Lesley-Anne Mardenborough(mother) |
Early Life
His father Steve, was a former professional soccer player, Jann dreamed of holding a steering wheel from his early age of life. He grew up in Cardiff, Wales and when he went to a local racing track at age 8 with his father Steve, he even impressed the track’s owner with his driving skills.
But unfortunately within three years, the track closed down and Mardenborough gave up racing because it was too expensive and he his father was not able to afford this expense. “I didn’t do any karting, I didn’t know anyone in motorsport,” he said in a 2016 interview with Car Throttle. “So it became just a dream, just a goal which is so unachievable.”
Education
Jann Mardenborough is an British racer who briefly attended higher education. He joined a university for the course of motorsport engineering, which was more or less aligned with his passion for racing.
His academic pursuit was short-lived. He quit the program just after the three months into it, claiming that the curriculum was too mathematical.
Faimly
- Steve Mardenborough (father)
- Lesley-Anne Mardenborough (mother)
- Coby (brother)
Wife/Spouse
Jann Mardenborough’s wife is Audrey.
Legacy
Jann Mardenborough has an inspiring journey as a racing driver. He started his racing career at a young age without having strong financial background. He is son of famous England footballer Steve Mardenborough, his life was not smooth and he faces struggle to enter the racing profession.
In this post, we discussed his professional and personal life.
