While the rest of us wait for GT Academy to start next month, the winners of previous academies continue to make their names in world motorsports and demonstrate the success of the GT Academy program.
This weekend it’s the turn of the newest graduate Jann Mardenborough. This year Jann will be competing in the Pro-Am category of the Blancpain Endurance Series, paired with Alex Buncombe and Chris Ward, in the RJN Motorsports Nissan GT-R GT3 #35. The first race of the season is at Monza this weekend, however the team face a tricky battle having qualified the car 38th of the 56 car field following a heavily interrupted 3rd qualifying session.
Jann has already had race time in the car, as he and Alex are entered in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship too (in GT3 class). At a rain-dominated meeting at Oulton Park last weekend, the pair managed to qualify 4th and finish 5th in race one while qualifying 10th and finishing 11th in race two. The pair are joint seventh in the championship following the weekend’s racing and will return to action in that series on 17th May at the Nürburgring.
The 3 hour Monza race starts at 12.15 GMT/UTC on Sunday 15th April with live timing available through the official site.
Images courtesy of BritishGT.com
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Looks like it was a great race for RJN. To be one of only two non-euro cars in the field, it would have been easy to spot them!
I would like to see these comments remain on topic though…villifying PD and Kaz in every post doesn’t make for worthwhile reading, and quite honestly is just ignored. Stay on topic, or go to the forums to post a topic “the DLC is late, and I’m irate”. Form your own mob there, instead of trying to recruit everywhere else.
Thank you, kind sir.
Seriously. It’s been 4 and a half months since the last dlc. What is this?
no, its been exactly 3 months, and the last DLC was a month early. If it comes out within he next 3 days, it’ll still pretty much be on time.
Congrads to winning racers. Maybe they can tell the sorry, lazy, good-for-nothing folks at PD to pay some attention to the game they created that sponsors the racers in these international sporting events.
Seriously, what’s crawled up your bum and died?
PD have done weekly updates for their game for about 1 and a half years now, how can you call them lazy and say they pay no attention to their game?
I wouldn’t say WEEKLY, but they have given this game more updates than any other I’ve played. Sure it may be due to the fact that the game was unfinished, but it’s pretty obvious that they care about it still.
Quiet can be taken 2 ways, 1. nothing coming and there working on new things (unlikely) 2. Big DLC with bells and whistles attached so it will be a big surprise. im wishing anyway. unlucky jann
Or, 3, PD is being extra quiet due to the last DLC being leaked extra early.
Toyota2jz, well said buddy
Yes, Kaz and PD are quiet at the moment. This is very frustrating for ALL of us. Fact.
Haters, please stop moaning about it, it’s boring now! ;p
News will come when it comes. Until then WE ALL have to wait! BE PATIENT
GT6 GT6 GT6… Tired of people saying GT6 all the time. GT5 still has a long way to go. I reckon PD should work on both GT5 & GT6 equally. Yes they can improve GT5 more. The people who are going crazy over GT6, why are you bothered with DLC then? Why not just wait a few years until GT6 comes out….
PD’s already working on GT6, and has been since before GT5 came out (I’m not sure HOW long before). I reckon most of PD’s workforce is working on GT6… But I do hope we get continued support for GT5, as long as it doesn’t hamper GT6’s development in any way. I don’t really understand the people asking about GT6 right now anyways… It’s obviously a few years off, and likely will be on the next iteration of the Playstation… (PS4, PS: Orbis, whatever it’s being called now…). They should be asking about DLC, but I’m getting annoyed with the over dramatics; its almost like they’re “threatening” PD to get them to release the DLC… which, obviously will NOT work.
drive a car like this in real life ummm would be sweet :)
34th i guess =/
oopps, not 32th even worst
Finished 32th… bad luck at the end, They were great
Jann was going to finish 15, but broke in the last corner
Yeah wow this is nice. I wonder if PD will put this type of support behind some DLC. Nah nevermind who needs a 60buck ps1/2/3 GT5 game when I can just keep tuning in for other peoples GT sponsored news.
How about you leave, or give some constructive feedback that PD can actually use to improve your “60 buck” game.
Thank you, goodbye.
Oooo got burn again Ironbull. Your really being told today.
very exciting (not 4 me)….. so can we have some news about the GAME NAO!!!
Please don’t be serious..
Down to 13th at the moment after a pitstop (with 42 minutes to go). A very respectable position in the field of 55 cars. On a different note- so far the McLaren GTs have proven to be total duds :)
Go Jann, Your are going nice 7th at the moment.
Good luck Jann !
Hmm still no DLC news
Liking the GTR GT3 now. Good luck to Jann and the rest of the team tomorrow.
Maybe we could fit in one more GT-R into future DLC I think… :P
>:( No.
Nooo! My dad had to cancel sky to save money… Now I can’t watch it :(
I should follow more this series, I live near Monza and didn’t know nothing about this races, would be great seeing them.
I´m with you there, I live next to Hockenheim and couldn´t manage to go see the Historic Races this Weekend. I hope I´ll make it to the DTM opening events though…
G.T.Ace, thanks for the heads-up about it being on Motors TV! Now what a choice i have tommorrow; BTCC at Donington, WTCC from Marakesh and now this! Spoilt for choice!
Nice one Famine! I hate those “gimme gimme gimme” types. Best of luck tomorrow Jann! And I know you still post here :p
Always nice to see the site updated with more news, even if it’s not GT5 related.
Might watch the race on MotorsTV tomorrow, good luck guys!
In before someone makes a joke about this car coming to GT5.
I’m going to watch this one, hopefully.
Jann the man!
Awesome car
That is one epic looking GT-R!
Pretty cool. I like that Nissan livery! The car looks like the Nissan GT- R R35 TC that we have in the game. (the spoiler is different)
and it has a wider body
need… news… now…
This IS news. That’s why it’s posted in the News section. It’s news about one of the four (so far) guys who’s managed to turn a hobby of computer gaming into a career in motorsport with the help of Sony and Nissan.
If it’s not the kind of news you’re interested in, wait until some news you are interested in turns up. We label all the stories so you know what kind of news they are and the headlines are something of a clue too.
You just got some.
Good luck Jann.
:(
That GT-R Looks Clean
nice GT-R
PD is so silent. Why? because GT6 is going to be announced at this years E3! but that’s irrelevant because the game is actually gonna be coming out in 2017.
$20 says you are wrong on both accounts.
$21, Bob.
Put me down for a 20 on the wrong too please
Wooo tomorrow is gonna be a blast for Jann. Good luck him and his team. :D Sick a$$ GT-R though.
Cool, Good to see the GT-R and not the 370Z now, looking forward to GT Academy 2012
That’s a cool looking GTR!
First!!
Yes you are, OOOH and look, heres your cookie
I was hoping I’d NEVER see a “first!” comment again. Thanks, jroooo7, you’ve just crushed my dreams.