Mardenborough was thrust into the motorsport limelight by winning the Gran Turismo Academy competition in 2011. The aim was to take the world’s quickest sim racers, put them through a series of challenges and select one to become a factory Nissan driver.
The now 31-year-old competition victor then drove for the Japanese manufacturer for nearly a decade, ending in 2020. To date, a motorsport career spanning the likes of Japanese Formula 3, Super Formula, SUPER GT and the Le Mans 24 Hours.
