Jann Mardenborough

Born

1991-09-09

Birthplace

Darlington, County Durham, England, UK

Biography

Jann Alexander Mardenborough (/ˈjɑːn ˈmɛnbərə/ YAHN men-buh-ruh; born 9 September 1991) is a British professional racing driver. He currently competes in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for HRT Ford Performance. In 2011, he became the third and youngest winner of the GT Academy competition, beating 90,000 entrants to earn a professional racing contract with Nissan. He had no previous motorsport experience, having played sim racing video games instead. 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 GT3 and junior formula cars, and competed at the highest level in Super GT, Super Formula and the FIA World Endurance Championship.