The innovative and comprehensive programme aims to make motorsport, traditionally difficult and expensive to pursue to international level, more accessible to the millions of talented PlayStation driving simulation fans around the world.
The three previous GT Academy Europe champions all now compete with Nissan in top-level international motorsport and are a living endorsement of the life-changing competition.
Lucas Ordoñez (Spain, 2008/09 GT Academy champion) and Jordan Tresson (France, 2010 champion) both competed at the Le Mans 24 Hour race in Nissan powered prototype cars earlier this month. Meanwhile, Jann Mardenborough (UK, winner in 2011), won a round of the British GT Championship in the GT Academy Team RJN Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 car at Brands Hatch on Sunday, 24 June and is also competing in the Blancpain Endurance Series in Europe.
GT Academy is a collaboration between PlayStation and Nissan that uses the virtual world of the Gran Turismo game to unearth real-world racing talent. Now in its fourth year, GT Academy has been expanded to include separate competitions for Europe (UK & Ireland; France; Italy; Spain & Portugal; Benelux; Austria, Switzerland & Poland), Germany, USA and Russia.
