Team Brask

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Team Brask is a racing team founded by Danish businessman and racing driver in 1998. The team was formed to compete at every level, but quickly began promoting talented young single-seater drivers. Team Brask's managing director was Alf Boarer, a successful UK based racing driver. Their most successful driver was the Italian Giorgio Pantano whom the team propelled from Karting up to a Formula One test with Benetton in less than two years.

1998[]

The team was launched at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea. The driver line up for the first season comprised Alf Boarer and Paul Sheard (Eurocar V6), and Steve Thompson (Legends Cars) and Mark McLoughlin (Formula First). Thompson finished third whilst McLaughlan was runner-up. Later in the season a new recruit, Westley Barber, won the Elf La Filiere Scholarship in France.

1999[]

Rapid expansion of the team saw several wins. Outside of the Eurocar package Andy Priaulx was the overall winner in the Renault Sport Spider championship. Danish drivers Jesper Carslen and Allan Simonsen were added to the line-up and formed part of the winning team at the 1999 Formula Ford World Cup. The team won or placed high in many other events:

• Pickup Truck Championship, Kevin Clarke (Winner)
• Formula Renault Winter Star Cup, Mark McLoughlin (Winner)
• British Touring Car Championship, Michelin Racer of the Year, Mark Blair (Winner)
• British Touring Car Independents Cup Runner-up, Mark Blair
• BRSCC Trophy Winner Lars-Christian Brask
• Autosport British Club driver of the year Winner Andy Priaulx
• BRSCC Entertainer of the year, Winner Kevin Clarke
• Danish Automobile Sports Young Danish Talent of the Year Winner Jesper Carlsen
• Eurocar V6 Championship, Runner-up, John Mickel
• Legends Cars Championship, 3rd place, John Mickel
• Formula Palmer Audi Winter Championship, 3rd place, Giorgio Pantano
• Caterham Superlight Challenge, 3rd place, Richard Hay
• Cable 17 Television Motor Sports Personality, Winner, Team Brask

2000[]

Giorgio Pantano took part in the German Formula Three Championship and won the title at the first attempt. In the Eurocar package finished second in the V8 competition formula. In total the team had 26 race wins.

2001[]

Alex Müller joined the team and took third place in the European Formula 3000 Championship. Pantano moved up from Formula Three to the FIA Formula 3000 Championship and won the Monza race. He was awarded "Autosprint Italian International driver of the year".