Sam Brabham

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Sam Brabham
NationalityAustralian
Born (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 27)
Slough, England, UK
Related toSir Jack Brabham (grand father)
David Brabham (father)
Lisa Thackwell (mother)
Geoff Brabham (uncle)
Gary Brabham (uncle)
Mike Thackwell (uncle)
Matthew Brabham (cousin)
Carrera Cup GB - Pro Am
Years active2019-20
Teams
Starts8
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish1 in 2019
Previous series
2013,14
2013-14
2018		British Formula Ford Championship
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[]

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.

Career results[]

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 Formula 2000 Challenge MRF 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 N/C†

† Guest driver.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/race/sam-brabham/ Motorsport Magazine 17 May 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Speedcafe 28 April 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2013
  3. ^ http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/04/04/sam-brabham-makes-his-mark-in-england/ 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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