Six Aussies win in local Nissan GT Academy final

The six Australians earned progression after a gruelling Nissan PlayStation GT Academy Australian Final in Melbourne, where 28 of Australia's best gamers competed across two days of competition.

Sydney's Joshua Muggleton, Melburnians Peter Read, Benjamin Smith, Marcello Rivera and Luca Giacomin, along with Dylan Gulson, from Bathurst, NSW, won the six coveted places to compete at Silverstone.

The Aussie six will now prepare to battle against fellow gamers at the 2014 Nissan PlayStation GT Academy International Race Camp. The Aussies are up against 24 international hopefuls, with the opportunity to compete in on-track evaluations at Silverstone, driving Nissan road and race cars.

The winner of the International Final will get the chance to become a professional race driver, as they're put through an intensive Driver Development Programme to ready them for a drive with Nissan at the 2015 Dubai 24 Hour sportscar race.

The Australian Final to determine the final six was held after fourteen contestants progressed through via 'online play' of Gran Turismo 6 on PlayStation 3, with the other fourteen qualifying via 'live events' held at V8 Supercars rounds and shopping centre events.