THIS MONTH GRAN TURISMO
Q Is Gran Turismo really based on a true story?
Sony's starts by telling us that it's based on, Mardenborough's car catches a pocket of air while racing the Nürburgring, leading to his vehicle flying off the track and ultimately killing a spectator. In the film, the event paves the way for Mardenborough to step onto the podium at Le Mans during the final act. While the Nürburgring incident is depicted accurately, it actually happened two years after the racer's team came third at Le Mans. Various publications have since argued that using the tragedy as a piece of character development is tasteless, though others have remarked that it makes sense on a cinematic story level. Other untruths: David Harbour's charismatic trainer is almost completely fictional, though potentially inspired by sports psychologist Gavin Gough, while Orlando Bloom's marketing man Danny Moore isn't real, but instead based on former Nissan executive Darren Cox, who also happens to have a producing credit on the film alongside Mardenborough.
