Sam Brabham

Sam Brabham
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 30)
Slough, England, UK
Related toSir 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 active2018–19
TeamsTeam Connect It (Brookspeed)
Starts8
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish10th in 2018
Previous series
2013, 14
2013–14
2018, 19
British Formula Ford
MRF Challenge
Carrera Cup Great Britain

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]

Career

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He 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

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Career summary

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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

† Guest driver.

References

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  1. ^ http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/race/sam-brabham/ Motorsport Magazine 17 May 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013
  2. ^ "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
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110788 Autosport.com 22 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013
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