David Brabham
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Total, Highcroft Racing, JRM | |
| Best finish | 1st (2009) |
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| Class wins | 3 (2007, 2008, 2009) |
David Philip Brabham (born 5 September 1965) is an Australian
Early life
Brabham, who was born in Wimbledon, London, spent his childhood in Australia. Despite his father's motor racing fame he took little interest in motor racing until after he left school. As a child he played soccer up until the age of twelve and then took up Australian rules football when the family moved to Sydney. Growing up, Sir Jack did not force David into racing, and it was only after discovering go-karts at 17, that he became enthusiastic enough to purchase a second-hand go-kart with his next-door neighbour and to begin racing.
Motor racing career
Early career
Brabham's professional racing career began in Australia in 1983, racing karts for two years, after which he moved into the Ford Laser "one make" series for 1985. In 1986 he switched to Formula Ford 1600 and subsequently to Australian Formula 2, winning the 1987 Australian Drivers' Championship in that category. The 1987 ADC was, unlike previous years, only held as a single race rather than a series of rounds and was run as a support category to the 1987 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide. After starting 38th on the grid due to carburettor and electrical problems with his Ralt RT30 Volkswagen in qualifying, he caught and passed leader Rohan Onslow on lap 13 of the 15 lap race and went on to a 1.7 second victory.
He also competed in the New Zealand Formula Atlantic series, the American Formula Atlantic series and in the South American Formula 3 Championship during the 1987 season.[1] A move from Australia to Europe under sponsorship from Camel in 1989 saw him joining the Bowman team and winning the British Formula Three Championship.
Formula One career
Brabham's break into Formula One in 1990 with the Brabham team met with little success. He had raised a considerable amount of sponsorship to join the team bearing his family name (though it had been sold on three times since) but financial constraints hindered the team all season. While David had been hired to drive ahead of the season he requested to skip the first two races to prepare himself, Gregor Foitek taking the seat instead. Ironically his brother Gary attempted to qualify for the first two rounds in the ill-fated Life before quitting; the brothers therefore both contested the 1990 season without actually entering any of the same meetings.
His first outing with the team was the
Brabham returned to Formula One in
Touring Cars
Brabham quit
He won the Professional Sports Car Championship in the United States with the Panoz racing team in 1998, and the 1999 Petit Le Mans race also with Panoz.
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GT racing
Brabham joined Sumo Power GT for the
Sports car racing
Since 1999 he has been a regular in the
Brabham has won a total of 23 ALMS events across all four classes in the series. He is a two-time champion in the series, winning the LMP1 title in 2009 and LMP title in 2010.
In 2003, Brabham won first-in-class (4th overall) with Multimatic Motorsports at the 24 Hours of Daytona, the Daytona Prototype category's inaugural race.[2] Brabham finished second at the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans driving for Bentley. In 2005 he started the first of four consecutive Le Mans starts racing Aston Martin DBR9's. He finished ninth overall and third in the GT1 Class for Aston Martin Racing. At the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans, Brabham scored a fourth in the GT1 category (ninth overall) driving for Russian Age Racing. Brabham won the GT1 class of the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans and again in the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans driving for Aston Martin Racing.
Driving for
David Brabham became only the fourth Australian driver to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans following Bernard Rubin in 1928, Vern Schuppan in 1983, and older brother Geoff in 1993.
Brabham won the 2009 and 2010
Project Brabham
In the Autumn of 2014,
″The money from the first phase of crowdfunding has been used to build this first stage Brabham-Digital website. We also created the all-important investor prospectus, which is vital in searching for and securing the investment required to build and launch both the team and Brabham-Digital platform"[4]
The project is still gathering much needed investment to get the team onto the track with the aim to become part of the FIA World Endurance championship.
"Our complete focus is now on finding and signing the investors and partners that will be vital in securing the investment required to make this vision a reality. When that investment is secured, the full Brabham-Digital platform will be developed and built, evolving into a much more engaging and powerful engine, divided into the three different knowledge sharing and e-learning platforms."
Brabham Automotive
Brabham launched Brabham Automotive in May 2018. Its first product is the Brabham BT62.[6] Brabham drove the car on its racing debut at Brands Hatch on 9 and 10 November, participating in Britcar's annual 'Into the Night' races.[7] He was joined in the car by Will Powell.[8] He drove the car home to victory at Brands Hatch as a remarkable win, the Brabham BT62's first ever race and win and Brabham Automotive's first car and win. In a post-race interview he referred to his father's win at the 1966 British Grand Prix who won in a Brabham BT19.
Family
Brabham's two older brothers Geoff and Gary also pursued motor racing careers. His wife Lisa (sister of Mike Thackwell) also raced. His son Sam Brabham and nephew Matthew Brabham now race in junior formulae.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete British Formula 3 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Jack Brabham Racing | VW | N | THR | SIL | THR | BRH | DON | SIL | BRH 11 |
THR | SIL | DON | SIL | SNE 6 |
OUL 11 |
SIL 22 |
BRH 15 |
SPA 8 |
THR 7 |
SIL 9 |
3rd | 58 |
| 1989 | Bowman Racing | VW | A | THR DNS |
DON C |
SIL 1 |
BRH 1 |
SIL 3 |
BRH 1 |
THR 3 |
SIL 3 |
DON 22 |
SIL 2 |
SNE 11 |
OUL 1 |
SIL 1 |
BRH 2 |
DON Ret |
SIL 1 |
THR Ret |
1st | 80 |
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham BT59 | Judd EV 3.5 V8 | USA | BRA | SMR DNQ |
MON Ret |
CAN DNQ |
MEX Ret |
FRA 15 |
GBR DNQ |
GER Ret |
HUN DNQ |
BEL Ret |
ITA DNQ |
POR Ret |
ESP DNQ |
JPN Ret |
AUS Ret |
NC | 0 |
| 1994 | MTV Simtek Ford | Simtek S941 | Ford HBD6 3.5 V8 | BRA 12 |
PAC Ret |
SMR Ret |
MON Ret |
ESP 10 |
CAN 14 |
FRA Ret |
GBR 15 |
GER Ret |
HUN 11 |
BEL Ret |
ITA Ret |
POR Ret |
EUR Ret |
JPN 12 |
AUS Ret |
NC | 0 |
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1991
|
Roni Team Ralt | Ralt RT23 | Cosworth | VAL 7 |
PAU 7 |
JER 11 |
MUG 9 |
PER | HOC | BRH | SPA | BUG
|
NOG | NC | 0 |
12 Hours of Sebring results
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete British Touring Car Championship 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 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | BMW Motorsport Team | BMW 318i | DON 1 12 |
DON 2 12 |
BRH 1 4 |
BRH 2 6 |
THR 1 5 |
THR 2 Ret |
SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 11 |
OUL 1 10 |
OUL 2 8 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 10 |
DON 1 11 |
DON 2 11 |
SIL 7 |
KNO 1 DNS |
KNO 2 4 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 Ret |
SNE 1 16 |
SNE 2 17 |
OUL 1 11 |
OUL 2 Ret |
SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 Ret |
13th | 48 |
Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup 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 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | BMW Team Isert | BMW 318is | ZOL
1 |
ZOL
2 |
SPA
1 |
SPA
2 |
ÖST
1 |
ÖST
2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
NÜR 1 15 |
NÜR 2 13 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
AVU 1 |
AVU 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
31st | 22 |
Complete JGTC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Team Lark McLaren | McLaren F1 GTR | GT500 | SUZ 2 |
FUJ 1 |
SEN 8 |
FUJ 2 |
SUG Ret |
MIN 4 |
1st | 63 |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sumo Power GT | Nissan GT-R GT1 | ABU QR 8 |
ABU CR 9 |
ZOL QR 11 |
ZOL CR Ret |
ALG QR 3 |
ALG CR 3 |
SAC QR 8 |
SAC CR 5 |
SIL QR Ret |
SIL CR Ret |
NAV QR 4 |
NAV CR 3 |
PRI QR 9 |
PRI CR 4 |
ORD QR 3 |
ORD CR 7 |
BEI QR 11 |
BEI CR 8 |
SAN QR 7 |
SAN CR Ret |
10th | 75 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | JRM | LMP1 | HPD ARX-03 | Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 | SEB 12 |
SPA 9 |
LMS 5 |
SIL 7 |
SÃO 9 |
BHR Ret |
FUJ 5 |
SHA 5 |
10th | 50.5 |
| 2014 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | LMP2 | HPD ARX-03b | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | SIL | SPA | LMS | COA | FUJ | SHA 5 |
BHR | SÃO | NC‡ | 0‡ |
| 2015 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | LMP2 | HPD ARX-03b | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | SIL 6 |
SPA | LMS | NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 18th | 8 |
‡ As Brabham was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | P | HPD ARX-03b | Turbo
|
DAY 15 |
SEB 2 |
LBH |
LGA |
DET |
S6H |
MSP |
IMS |
ELK |
COA |
PET | 33rd | 50 |
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Winfield Racing | Holden VP Commodore
|
 Anders Olofsson
|
4th | 159 |
| 1997* | BMW Motorsport Australia | BMW 320i
|
 Geoff Brabham
|
1st | 161 |
| 1999 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VT Commodore
|
Wayne Gardner
|
14th | 157 |
| 2003 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon
|
 Max Wilson
|
12th | 158 |
| 2004 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon
|
Owen Kelly
|
17th | 157 |
| 2005 | Ford Performance Racing
|
Ford BA Falcon
|
Jason Bright
|
14th | 152 |
| 2006 | Ford Performance Racing
|
Ford BA Falcon
|
 Matt Halliday
|
DNF | 56 |
| 2010 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford FG Falcon
|
Alex Davison
|
13th | 161 |
| 2011 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford FG Falcon
|
Alex Davison
|
16th | 161 |
* Super Touring race
Spa 24 Hours results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Team Zexel
|
Naoki Hattori Anders Olofsson
|
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
|
A/Div.3 | 517 | 1st | 1st |
| 1992 | Nissan NISMO Racing
|
Masahiro Hasemi Anders Olofsson
|
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
|
A+2.5 | 102 | DNF | DNF |
| 2005 |  Aston Martin Racing
|
Darren Turner Stéphane Sarrazin
|
Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 555 | 6th | 6th |
Bathurst 24 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Cirtek Motorsport
|
 Manfred Jurasz Allan Grice Darren Palmer
|
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | 5 | 488 | DNF | DNF |
| 2003 | BE Racing
|
Klaus Engelhorn Andrea Montermini Philipp Peter
|
Ferrari 360 N-GT | A | 287 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Britcar results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races;-
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | CP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Brabham Automotive | Brabham BT62 | 1Inv | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
BRH 1 1 |
BRH 2 Ret |
NC† | NC† | 0† |
† Brabham was ineligible for points as he was an invitation entry.
References
- ^ "David Brabham Driver Biography". fiagt.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "2003 Rolex 24 at Daytona - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Project Brabham". Brabham Digital. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Project Brabham - About Brabham Digital". Brabham-digital.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ Project Brabham | Indiegogo
- ^ "Brabham BT62 First Look: For Serious Track-Rats Only - Motor Trend". Motor Trend. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Goodyear and Brabham Automotive announce global partnership". Britcar Endurance. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Brabham Automotive Announce Drivers For BT62 Racing Debut". Brabham Automotive. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ Australian Motor Racing Year, 1986/87, page 55
External links
- David Brabham's official website
- David Brabham career summary at DriverDB.com
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