Nissan GT Academy Winner Announced

Salman Al Khater, from Qatar, is the winner of the inaugural GT Academy Middle East challenge. He has beaten thousands of competitors in the virtual world of the PlayStation game Gran Turismo GT Academy driving a Nissan 370Z.

Salman is 29 years old and is a Mechanical Engineer. He is looking forward to September where he will have his first professional race in a Nissan 370Z Nismo race car and the event will be held at the world famous Silverstone circuit in the UK.

“GT Academy has made my dream of becoming a professional racing driver come true” said Salman. “I had no professional motorsport experience, but I did have the passion to follow my dream. It was tough as the standard of my competitors was very high but that makes winning even more rewarding.