Daniel Brown (racing driver)

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Daniel Brown
Nationality
Gulf Racing
Car number85
2015 position
74th
Best finish74th (2015)
First race2015 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of 30 August 2015.

Daniel Brown (born 5 July 1991) is a professional racing driver based in the UK. He began in karting at the age of 12 and has raced in the GT3 category across Europe.[1]

Racing career

Brown has a successful racing history starting at the age of 12 in Rotax MiniMax, finishing 3rd for 2004 and 2nd for 2005 at Lydd International Raceway.

Brown moved to the very competitive series of T Cars at the age of 14. The sheer pace of the T Cars fuelled Daniel's passion for Motorsport, which drove Daniel to finishing 2007 as T Cars Champion.

In 2008, Brown competed in the FPA Championship, with a proven record of Pole Positions – Race Wins – Fastest laps, Daniel caused a stir in the Formula Palmer Audi 2008 Championship. Daniel finished 8th, and highest placed rookie, but left the championship looking for something different.

2009 brought a new challenge in the form of GT racing, Brown competed in the

for Rollcentre Racing. With a double victory on his debut weekend, Daniel immediately made his mark in the Sportscar world.

In 2010, Brown returned to the

BRDC
as a Rising Star of UK motorsport.

For 2011, Brown teamed up with

BRDC
.

Brown is becoming well known for his driving talents and continued through the ranks of GT racing by moving into the

Ferrari 458 GT3 and took part in the famous 24 Hours of Spa.[2]

2013 saw Brown return to the

Triple Eight Racing. Daniel had a successful year finishing on the podium 3 times and ending the season 6th in the championship.[3]

Brown made the move into the

Aston Martin Vantage GTE with Stuart Hall and Roald Goethe. The 5 round series visits some of Europe's most famous circuits.[4]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Camping World Truck Series

Camping World Truck Series
results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCWTC Pts Ref
2015 MB Motorsports 63 Chevy
DAY
ATL
MAR
KAN
CLT
DOV
TEX
GTW
IOW
KEN
ELD
POC
MCH
BRI MSP
27
CHI
NHA
LVS
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
74th 27 [5]

References

  1. ^ Brown, Daniel. "Daniel Brown Official Website". Daniel Brown Professional Racing Driver. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  2. ^ Brown, Daniel. "About Daniel Brown". Daniel Brown Professional Racing Driver. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  3. ^ British GT. "888 engineering and Optimum join forces for 2013 attack". Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  4. ^ Gulf Racing. "Gulf Racing to the European Le Mans Series". Archived from the original on 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Daniel Brown – 2015 Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

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