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Watch the 2016 GT Academy final live right here (starts 2:15pm BST)
It has been a tough week for the GT Academy contenders and they'll need to give it one more big push today which sees the very final race challenge take place and we will then of course see the winner announced thereafter. You can watch the event live on the NISMO TV stream, starting at […]
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U.S. GT Academy 2015 finalists announced
Six U.S. GT Academy finalists have been announced, the talented bunch will represent the United States at the week-long International Race Camp which takes place at the world famous Silverstone track. The two-day camp tested the mettle of the drivers in both virtual and real racing, not to mention some strenuous physical tests which involved […]
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Gran Turismo 6: round 4 of GT Academy begins
The fourth and final round of the 2015 GT Academy online event is now live and available to play in Gran Turismo 6 on the Playstation 3 console. The last qualification round will task you to drive the new Nissan GT-R LM Nismo LMP1 racing car around the Le Mans circuit as fast as you possibly […]
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Gran Turismo 6: Nissan GT-R LM coming soon
The GT-R LM Nismo joins an ever expanding list of cars which makes its debut in the virtual world of Gran Turismo 6 before its real-life counterpart even races for the first time. The third round of the GT Academy kicked off recently and with it saw the inclusion of yet another new Nissan race […]
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GT Academy winner gets Nissan LMP1 Le Mans drive
Mark Shulzhitskiy, the winner of Gran Turismo's GT Academy Russia in 2012, has secured a drive at this year's 24 hours of Le Mans. The fantastic achievement will see Shulzhitskiy get behind the wheel of Nissan's GT-R LM. Gene commented: “It was a tough decision for me to take a step back for the Le Mans […]
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The second round of Gran Turismo’s GT Academy begins
Round two of Gran Turismo 6's GT Academy is now underway. The second online event can now be played on the Playstation 3 console, if you haven't yet entered you can still start from round 1 as long as the GT Academy 2015 event is open. The second round tasks you to race the GT-R NISMO GT3 […]
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European GT Academy 2013/2014 finalists cannot win the 2015 competition
A controversial rule change to Gran Turismo 6's European 2015 GT Academy competition means that anyone that competed in either 2013's or 2014's territory finals will not be allowed to progress past the online stage of the 2015 competition. The rule reads: 1.3 – To enter this Competition, each Entrant must: (j) not have competed […]
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GT Academy 2015 to commence on April 21st
The seventh GT Academy talent scouting programme will officially commence next week on April 21st 2015, Gran Turismo developer Polyphony Digital has revealed. Announced as the GT Academy 2015 'special events' placeholders were added to Gran Turismo 6, the initiative will be highly similar to last year's, where Gran Turismo 6 players will be tasked […]
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Jann Mardenborough and Lucas Ordonez signed on to Nissan’s LMP1 programme
GT Academy winners Jann Mardenborough and Lucas Ordonez will be driving the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO in this year's World Endurance Championship, Nissan has confirmed. Though running to different schedules, the two GT Academy graduates will be fronting Nissan's return to top-tier endurance racing, with each driver set to pilot one of the three GT-R […]
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GT Academy graduates score maiden win at Bathurst 12 Hour
Two of the GT Academy's 'NISMO Athlete' graduates have scored their maiden win for 2015, at the arduous Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race. Though Japanese racing driver Katsumasa Chiyo was behind the wheel of the Nissan GT-R racing car in the final stint, both Wolfgang Reip and Florian Strauss (winners of GT Academies in 2012 […]
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Back to the GT Academy 2014
The years certainly fly by and no better reminder that when those annul events come up that remind you how quickly it is all going. No sooner am I completing the 2013 coverage that 2014 GT Acdemy is upon us and it all starts again. If you haven’t heard of the GT Academy the concept […]
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GT Academy National Final 2014 & a chat with former winner Jann Mardenborough
The Nissan GT Academy has kicked off again in the UK. The online time trials in Gran Turismo 6 are now a distant memory and the real work has started, as Sony begins its search for a virtual racer with the skills to make it on real circuits. The 2014 GT Academy UK National Final […]
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Final GT Academy 2014 qualifying round goes live
The fourth and final GT Academy 2014 qualifying round is now available for Gran Turismo 6 players to take part in. As with the prior three events, Round 4 tasks players with setting a lap time around a certain track: in this case, around Spa-Francorchamps in a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 racing car. The car […]
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GT Academy 2014 qualifying rounds now open
The first round of this year's GT Academy competition has officially commenced, kick-starting the annual search for the next Gran Turismo-nurtured hot shot racing driver. Launched as a free-to-enter mini game in Gran Turismo 6, the GT Academy 2014 rounds currently consists of one qualifying session in the Nissan LEAF electric car. The remaining three […]
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GT Academy expected to expand to 30 regions in 2014
A new trailer by Nismo has teased the GT Academy will incorporate at least 30 regions in 2014. According to the trailer posted by the motorsports arm of Nissan (the major auto manufacturer that's a collaborative partner on the innovative driver talent spotting program), the various GT Academy tournaments across the world this year will […]
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An inside look at the GT Academy 2013 International Finals
Team VVV visited Silverstone to get an inside look at this year's grueling GT Academy International Finals, where seasoned Gran Turismo gamers were competing for the ultimate prize to turn their ultimate driving dreams into a reality: a chance to drive for Nissan as a professional racing driver. In this special series of videos, Alan documents […]
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Alan interviews GT Academy judge Johnny Herbert
During his visit to Silverstone documenting this year's grueling GT Academy, Alan stopped by for a chat with F1 and Le Mans winner and Sky TV presenter Johnny Herbert, who was judging this year's crop of young racing hopefuls to discover new talent. In this in-depth interview, Herbert reflects on this year's Formula One championship […]
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Miguel Faisca wins 2013 GT Academy
The European round of the GT Academy has come to a close, and a new champion has been crowned – Portugal's Miguel Faisca. Having been observed over the space of seven days at the 'Race Camp' held at Silverstone, the 24 year old student from Lisbon will now undergo an extensive training programme, in preparation […]
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Jann Mardenborough interview part 2: top tips for the GT Academy
Rounding off our extensive interview with GT Academy 2011 winner Jann Mardenborough, the young driver spared some time to offer some advice for future GT Academy hopefuls, top racing game driving tips and some insight of what to expect from the grueling national final events.
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Jann Mardenborough GT Academy 2011 winner interview: from avid gamer to professional racer
Jann Mardenborough's first foray into racing games started on the PS1 with the original Gran Turismo. Little did he know that this very series would shape his future career as a real life professional racing driver. It was all thanks to the GT Academy, Sony's annual competition where players compete to set the fastest times in […]
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GT Academy 2013 qualifying finishes with 765,000 entries, 1.3m downloads
Earlier this month we were treated to our first look at Gran Turismo 6 in an extended demo, which also acted as the qualifying stage for the GT Academy 2013, Polyphony's annual competition that gives Gran Turismo gamers the opportunity to become a fully fledged racing driver for the fifth year running. As of last […]
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GT Academy: Can You Compete and Is It Worth the Effort?
Last week the 2013 GT Academy launched in the UK on the PlayStation 3, the winner of which will gain a place in a real GT motor racing team and become a fully-fledged professional racing driver. It sounds straight forward but becoming the best is a lot tougher than many may think. From the hours […]
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GT Academy 2013 finals spot up for grabs at O2 ‘Wildcard’ event
Aspiring GT Academy competitors in the UK who can't quite top the time trial charts in the GT6 demo available from the PlayStation Store need not fret too much, as a new route into this year's finals has opened up. Referred to as a "wildcard" event – and similar to the previous one held at […]
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GT Academy 2013 15th anniversary events 10 and 11 gameplay
Upon completing the GT Academy events, two special bonus challenges are unlocked to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Gran Turismo. Alan cobbled together a quick run-through of these events, which up the ante considerably by placing you in a Nissan GTR where you must once again compete for the fasted time in a full lap […]
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GT Academy 2013 events 5 to 9 Nissan 370Z gameplay run-through
Recorded on the first day of release, our tour of the GT Academy 2013 demo continues in this latest video video which concentrates on events 5 to 9 as Alan drives a tuned Nissan 370Z (a car prone to understeer as we found out) in the final timed sector challenges that pave the way for […]
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Gran Turismo 6 GT Academy 2013 Nissan 350Z gameplay videos
After advancing from the Sunday Cup in the slow and steady Nissan Leaf, we rank up and take the Nissan 350Z for a spin in the GT Academy 2013 demo to get our first hands-on with Gran Turismo 6. In our latest commentated runs, Alan gives his intiial impressions on GT6's improved physics whilst having […]
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Gran Turismo 6 GT Academy 2013 Nissan Leaf gameplay videos
This week the Team VVV YouTube channel has had something of a Gran Turismo frenzy as we got our first look at Gran Turismo 6 with the GT Academy 2013 demo. Spanning several events covering a wide range of tracks and Nissans, the first two stages take you through the Sunday Cup, an event that […]
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GT Academy 2013 demo gameplay: exterior view and replays
Our final batch of uninterrupted gameplay footage from the newly released GT Academy 2013 demo powered by Gran Turismo 6, is now available, taking you on an extended run through the various events in the demo from different viewpoints following our look at the bumper cam and cockpit cam. First up we have by far […]
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Gran Turismo 6 GT Academy 2013 demo out now – first look bumper cam video
Today is the day GT fans worldwide have been waiting for: the release of the first playable demo of Gran Turismo 6 which acts as an entry route for this year's GT Academy 2013, Sony's annual competition that sees veteran GT gamers transform into real life racing drivers in the hope to forge a career […]
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GT Academy ’13 Details & Winner’s Prize Announced
Back again for it's fifth outing, the GT Academy is set to make a return to the track in 2013, bringing with it a few new changes to the formula that debuted in 2008. The whole process is set to kick-off sometime later this year in July, where prospective players who own a PlayStation 3 […]
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GT Academy reality TV show airs next month
The GT Academy, a yearly event where the very best Gran Turismo players from around the world compete for the chance to become a real racing driver, is about to be documented in a new reality TV series next month. Airing on ITV4, home of the BTCC and a host of other motor sport events […]
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GT Academy Hits Silverstone
Are driving games anything like the real thing? Can a talented player really translate their skill from the virtual world? As a passionate racing fan myself, it would be a life dream to have the opportunity to race a real car in a professional season. Indeed on my first visit to Silverstone in the mid […]
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