Nissan Team Trained on Gran Turismo 5 Takes 3rd in 24 Hours of Dubai

Nissan's GT Academy Teamtook third  in the 24 Hours of Dubai on January 14. The team is comprised of the winners of the GT Academy competition, which begins with gamers clocking the fasest times on Gran Turismo 5 for the Playstation 3. The team members were the two 2011 winners Jann Mardenborough and Bryan Heitkotter, the 2008 winner Lucas Ordonez  and the 2010 winner Jordan Tresson. They shared a Nissan 370z GT4 car. 

Mardenborough was driving the car when it crossed the finish line. It was the first time that all four graduates have competed together in a single car

“That was without doubt the weekend of my life. The only thing that compares to it is winning GT Academy last June. It feels like pure joy. This is just the first step for me and now I hope that my performance in Dubai can take me further,”  said Mardenborough.

The GT Academy program has been a success for its drivers. Ordonez took a LMP2 class win for Signatech Racing at Le Mans in 2011.