Karun Chandhok secures podium finish at Dubai 24Hours

Chandhok was invited to join the Nissan GT Academy Team RJN. The academy takes people who are good at video games and, in a matter of months, turns them into professional drivers.

Over 765,000 people participated in last year's Academy, held through a special free demo made using technology of the new Gran Turismo6 game.

A record 42 gamers gathered at the final selection round this year to compete in the process of turning them from virtual to real racers.

"This is a fantastic program initiated by the Nissan GT Academy where gamers have a chance to race in the real world. It was interesting to work with the graduates in a cost-effective program which can take a young kid from his couch to the highest levels of racing with Nissan at Le Mans. This event has been an education for me, learning about GT Academy. I have only seen it from the outside before and have read about it in magazines. I hope it will launch in India soon," added Chandhok.