Matthew Brabham

Matthew Brabham
Nationality United States American
Australia Australian
via dual nationality
Born (1994-02-25) February 25, 1994
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Related to Jack Brabham (grandfather)
Geoff Brabham (father)
David Brabham (uncle)
Gary Brabham (uncle)
Sam Brabham (cousin)
Indy Lights career
Debut season 2014
Current team Andretti Autosport
Car no. 83
Starts 17
Wins 1
Poles 1
Fastest laps 3
Best finish 4th in 2014
Previous series
2015–16
2014–15
2013
2012
2010–11		 Speed Energy Formula Off-Road
Formula E
Pro Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Australian Formula Ford Championship
Championship titles
2013
2012		 Pro Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
IndyCar Series career
Team(s) No. 61 (PIRTEK Team Murray)

Matthew Chase Brabham (born 25 February 1994)[1] is an American/Australian[1] racing driver, best known for being the 2013 champion of the Pro Mazda Championship. Brabham is a third-generation racing driver; he is the son of Geoff Brabham and the grandson of three time Formula One World Champion Sir Jack Brabham.

Career

Born in Boca Raton, Florida, Brabham started racing karts in 2001 at the age of 7, competing in the Australian 'Midget' class. In 2007 he won the Queensland State 'Rookie' Title, following up by winning both the New South Wales and Queensland State Junior National Light Titles and finishing second in the Australian and Melbourne City Titles in 2008. In 2009, Brabham won the 'Junior Rotax' Young Guns Title, before graduating to Formula Ford racing towards the end of the year. In 2010 he competed in the Australian Formula Ford Championship with the CAMS Rising Star Team. For 2011, Brabham competed in the Victorian State Formula Ford Series and the Australian National Championship with Sonic Motor Racing Services. In the state series he won 8 out of 12, including 7 in a row and in the national series he scored 2 wins, 2 seconds and a pole position.

For 2012, Brabham joined Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing, to compete in the U.S. F2000 National Championship. Brabham won the title over his teammate Spencer Pigot by seven points, capturing four wins from 11 podium finishes in the fourteen race season. In doing so he wins a $350,000 USD scholarship through the Road to Indy to race in the Star Mazda Championship in 2013. He signed to drive the no. 27 car for Andretti Autosport in 2013.[2] Brabham won the series championship with two races remaining capturing a series-record 11th win in his rookie season. Brabham's championship secured a scholarship to compete in Indy Lights in 2014.[3] On October 19, Brabham and Andretti Autosport announced that they would remain together to challenge for the Indy Lights title in 2014.[4] He won one race and collected four podiums and 10 top 5s in 14 races to finish fourth in the overall standings.

In November 2014 Brabham competed in the second round of the inaugural Formula E world championship in Putrajaya, Malaysia. He replaced Charles Pic for Andretti Autosport.[5] At age 20 Brabham became the youngest driver to compete in Formula E.[6]

In 2015, Brabham made his Speed Energy Formula Off-Road debut at Honda Indy Toronto.[7] He also competed at the Castrol Gold Coast 600, Valvoline Raceway (Sydney Speedway) and the Sydney 500 V8 Supercars event in the Stadium Super Trucks. He returned to the series in 2016 at the Adelaide Street Circuit securing a podium, which he backed up with a podium at St Petersburg in support of the IndyCar Series.[8] In June 2016, Brabham swept the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix rounds.[9] He later joined Team Traxxas,[10] driving the No. 83 alongside Sheldon Creed.[11]

In 2016, Brabham made his Indianapolis 500 debut, driving the No. 61 for PIRTEK Team Murray.[12]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Position Car Team
2009 Victorian Formula Ford Championship 9th Spectrum 011d – Ford Minda Motorsport
2010 Australian Formula Ford Championship 14th Spectrum 011d – Ford Minda Motorsport
2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship 9th Mygale SJ10A – Ford Sonic Motor Racing Services
2011 Victorian Formula Ford Championship 6th
2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest 3rd Élan Van Diemen DP08 - Mazda Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing
2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship 1st
2013 Pro Mazda Championship 1st Star - Mazda Andretti Autosport
2014 Indy Lights 4th Dallara - Nissan Andretti Autosport
2014–15 Formula E 31st Spark-Renault SRT 01E Andretti Autosport
2015 Indy Lights 13th Dallara-Mazda Andretti Autosport
2015 Speed Energy Formula Off-Road 10th

U.S. F2000 National Championship

(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2012 Cape Motorsports
Wayne Taylor Racing		 SEB
1		 SEB
2		 STP
2		 STP
2		 LOR
2		 MDO
3		 MDO
25		 ROA
1		 ROA
1		 ROA
3		 BAL
2		 BAL
1		 VIR
4		 VIR
8		 1st 339

Pro Mazda Championship

(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2013 Andretti Autosport AUS
3		 AUS
1		 STP
1		 STP
1		 IND
1		 IOW
1		 TOR
1		 TOR
1		 MOS
3		 MOS
9		 MOH
1		 MOH
1		 TRO
1		 TRO
1		 HOU
1		 HOU
1		 1st 466

Indy Lights

(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2014 Andretti Autosport STP
9		 LBH
3		 ALA
4		 ALA
12		 IND
1		 IND
4		 INDY
2		 POC
5		 TOR
4		 MDO
5		 MDO
12		 MIL
2		 SNM
6		 SNM
5		 4th 424
2015 Andretti Autosport STP
11		 STP
7		 LBH
11		 ALA ALA IMS IMS INDY TOR TOR MIL IOW MDO MDO LAG LAG 13th 35

Complete Formula E results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points
2014–15 Andretti Autosport Spark-Renault SRT 01E BEI PUT
13		 PDE
Ret		 BNA MIA LBH MON BER MOS LON LON 31st 0

IndyCar Series

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2016 Pirtek Team Murray Dallara DW12 Chevrolet STP
 PHX
 LBH
 ALA
 IMS
16		 INDY
22		 DET
 DET
 RDA
 IOW
 TOR
 MDO
 POC
 TXS
 WGL
 SNM
 30th 37

References

  1. 1 2 "Matthew Brabham Profile". matthewbrabham.com. Matthew Brabham. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Matthew Brabham to Pilot 2013 Pro Mazda Championship Entry for Andretti Autosport". U.S. F2000 National Championship. Andersen Promotions. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Brabham locks up Pro Mazda crown with Trois-Rivieres sweep". Racer. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Glendenning, Mark (20 October 2013). "Matt Brabham gets Andretti Indy Lights seat for 2014". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Matthew Brabham to race for Andretti in Putrajaya". Formula E. Formula E Rights, B.V. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Matt Brabham youngest driver in the Formula-E field". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Brabham 4th in Stadium Super Truck Debut". Matthew Brabham. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Brabham booked for Adelaide Super Trucks tilt". Speedcafe. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Goricki, David (5 June 2016). "Matt Brabham grabs second Trucks victory". The Detroit News. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Brabham joins Team Traxxas". Matthew Brabham. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sheldon Creed Outduels TRAXXAS Teammate Matt Brabham for Honda Indy Toronto Victory". Speed Energy Formula Off-Road. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "INDYCAR: Brabham secures Indy 500 drive". Racer. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Petri Suvanto		 U.S. F2000 National Championship
Champion
2012 		Succeeded by
Scott Hargrove
Preceded by
Jack Hawksworth		 Pro Mazda Championship
Champion
2013 		Succeeded by
Spencer Pigot
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