Samuel Brabham is an Australian racing driver. Brabham is a third-generation racing driver; he is the son of David Brabham, nephew to Geoff Brabham, Gary Brabham, Mike Thackwell, and the grandson of three time Formula One World Champion Sir Jack Brabham. He is also the cousin of Matthew Brabham.[1]
| Sam Brabham | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 18 August 1994 Slough, England, UK |
| Related to | Sir Jack Brabham (grandfather) David Brabham (father) Lisa Thackwell (mother) Geoff Brabham (uncle) Gary Brabham (uncle) Mike Thackwell (uncle) Matthew Brabham (cousin) |
| Carrera Cup GB - Pro Am | |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Years active | 2018–19 |
| Teams | Team Connect It (Brookspeed) |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 10th in 2018 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013, 14 2013–14 2018, 19 | British Formula Ford MRF Challenge Carrera Cup Great Britain |
Career
editHe started off in karts in 2011 aged 16[2] and quickly proceeded to the British Formula Ford Championship[3] in 2013 finishing fourth in the championship and second in the scholarship class. He joined the MRF Formula 2000 Challenge in late 2013[4] for his first taste of 'wings & slicks' formula finishing ninth for the series.
In 2018, he returned to the track in the 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Pro Am class finishing tenth for the championship. He returned in 2019 as a guest driver.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | British Formula Ford Championship | JTR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 4th |
| British Formula Ford Championship - Scholarship Class | 27 | 6 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2nd | ||
| 2013-14 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship | MRF Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9th |
| 2014 | British Formula Ford Championship | JTR | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 186 | 11th |
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro-Am | Redline Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10th |
| 2019 | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro-Am | Team Connect It | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | NC† |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Australia - GT4 | Harrolds Racing | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 93 | 2nd |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am | Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro | Aces Zagame | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 7th | |
| 2024 | GT4 Australia Series | Love Racing | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 148 |
† Guest driver.
References
edit- ^ http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/race/sam-brabham/ Motorsport Magazine 17 May 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013
- ^ "Sam Brabham continuing racing dynasty - Speedcafe". Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013. Speedcafe 28 April 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2013
- ^ http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/04/04/sam-brabham-makes-his-mark-in-england/ Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Speedcafe 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 Nov 2013
- ^ http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110788 Autosport.com 22 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013
External links
edit- Sam Brabham career summary at DriverDB.com
- Profile at Brabham Dynasty
- Sam Brabham on Twitter
