Will Brown (racing driver)
| William Brown | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 5 June 1998 Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018 |
| Current team | Erebus Motorsport |
| Car number | 9 |
| Starts | 37 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Best finish | 40th in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015-16 2015-16 2017-2020 | Australian Formula Ford Series Australian Formula 4 Championship Dunlop V8 Supercar Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016 2016 2019 | Australian Formula 4 Championship Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series TCR Australia |
William Brown (born 5 June 1998) is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the Repco Supercars Championship with Erebus Motorsport, driving the No. 9 Holden ZB Commodore.[1] In 2017, Brown received the Mike Kable Young Gun Award, and was also awarded The Peter Brock Medal by the Confederation of Australian Motorsport (CAMS) for his outstanding year in racing.
With championship wins in both the Australian Formula 4 and the Australian Toyota Racing Series in 2016, Brown became one of only five drivers in Australian motorsport history to achieve two national racing titles in one year.
Early career[]
Karting[]
Brown started his career in karting in 2011 at the age of thirteen. He won numerous championships in his junior years and had an 80% win rate. He moved up the ranks and competed in the inaugural CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship in 2015 with team BRM.[1]
Formula 4[]
On the back of his karting form, Brown was signed by AGI Sport to race in the inaugural FIA Formula 4 Australia Championship and claimed victory in the first ever race. Brown was a championship contender for the Formula 4 championship in 2015, winning 3 of the 15 races that season. He finished third overall and crowned Rookie of the Year after his impressive debut.
In 2016, he signed with BRM and recorded six race wins and 12 podiums from 18 races to be crowned Formula 4 Australia Champion. Brown took the title with one round and one race remaining after a controversial race in Tasmania, where he was involved in a collision with rivals Nick Rowe and Jordan Love.
Formula Ford[]
Brown competed in the 2016 Australian Formula Ford Championship. Despite missing the first three rounds due to a date clash with Formula 4, Brown would go on to secure P2 in the 2016 championship, with multiple wins and podiums.
Toyota 86 Racing Series[]
Brown also competed in the one-make Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series in 2016, claiming the Series Title in a field of 39 drivers. With championship wins in both the Australian Formula 4 and the Australian Toyota Racing Series in 2016, Brown became one of only five drivers in Australian motorsport history to achieve two national racing titles in one year.
Professional career[]
Super2 Series[]
For the 2017 racing season, Brown was picked up by Eggleston Motorsport to replace the outgoing Liam McAdam.[2][3] He scored a best finish of 3rd at Symmons Plains and was on course to win the final race of the season in Newcastle before blowing a gearbox. He finished ninth in the championship overall.
TCR Series[]
In 2019 we drove in the new TCR Australia Touring Car Series. He was crowned champion with one round remaining.[4]
2020 Junior Driver Program[]
In 2020 Hyundai Motorsport named Brown in the 2020 Junior Driver Program as one of four drivers who will race Hyndai Motorsport TCR cars in some of the leading championships in the category. Outside of Europe, Will Brown will represent the Customer Racing Junior Driver Program. Brown dominated the inaugural Australian TCR season with 7 wins in his debut driving TCR cars. He remains with HMO Customer Racing team to defend his title.[5]
Erebus Motorsport[]
2018[]
Brown was named as a Supercars Endurance Cup co-driver, partnering Anton de Pasquale with Erebus Motorsport, where he immediately showed his elite driving ability throughout the 3 race series. He continued to make solid progress in his Dunlop Super2 Series landing P6 in the 2018 Driver’s Championship with Eggleston Motorsport
2019[]
Again partnering with Anton de Pasquale at Erebus Motorsport in the Supercars championship, Brown’s talent was on show finishing P2 behind Craig Lowndes and ahead of Garth Tander in the Co-driver Race, taking his first podium in the series. Furthermore, Brown also accepted a drive in the inaugural S5000 series, competing alongside former Ferrari F1 legend Rubens Barrichello.
2020[]
Brown began 2020 with a multi year signing with Penrite Racing, that would see him compete in the Virgin Australia Supercars series as a co-driver to David Reynolds in 2020, before becoming a full time driver for the team from 2021. The Supercars Enduro Cup was reduced to a single race at Bathurst for 2020, where Brown and Reynolds finished P15 due to engine issues.
2021[]
Brown performed strongly in his first full-time Supercars season, achieving his first Supercars podium with second place in Race 22 at Sydney Motorsport. He went on to score a maiden Armor All Pole Position the next weekend, starting in P1 for Race 23 - again at Sydney Motorsport Park - but had to wait until Race 28 to claim his first Supercars race win. A stunning drive saw the Red Bull Australia drivers pressure Brown, but he held his nerve for become the 82nd driver to win an ATCC/Supercars race. He is the first rookie driver to win a Supercars race since 2013, when Scott McLaughlin and Chaz Mostert both took victories in their first full-time season.
Business career[]
In 2021, Brown partnered with fellow Supercars driver David Reynolds to create the Cartopia platform, with the goal to create a better car sales experience for both dealers and consumers. Launching in January 2021, Cartopia offers online vehicle search and purchasing via its website.
Career results[]
* Season still in progress.
Complete Super2 Series results[]
(key) (Round results only), (2020 Race results only)
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| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE 6 |
SYM 6 |
PHI 7 |
TOW 9 |
SYD 8 |
SAN 5 |
BAT 8 |
NEW 17 |
9th | 1078 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE 4 |
SYM 8 |
BAR 17 |
TOW 9 |
SAN 14 |
BAT 13 |
NEW 3 |
6th | 1068 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE 13 |
BAR 3 |
TOW 14 |
QLD 11 |
BAT Ret |
SAN 2 |
NEW 13 |
12th | 960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Image Racing | Holden VF Commodore | ADE 3 |
ADE 3 |
ADE 2 |
SYD 1 |
SYD 4 |
BAT 1 |
BAT 3 |
2nd | 813 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCR Australia results[]
| TCR Australia results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Position | Points | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | HMO Customer Racing | Hyundai i30 N TCR | SMP R1 3 |
SMP R2 1 |
SMP R3 1 |
PHI R4 2 |
PHI R5 2 |
PHI R6 1 |
BEN R7 2 |
BEN R8 1 |
BEN R9 5 |
QLD R10 16 |
QLD R11 10 |
QLD R12 8 |
WIN R13 2 |
WIN R14 1 |
WIN R15 1 |
SAN R16 2 |
SAN R17 7 |
SAN R18 7 |
BEN R19 1 |
BEN R20 2 |
BEN R21 3 |
1st | 743 | |||||||||||||||||||
Supercars Championship results[]
Bathurst 1000 results[]
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | Anton de Pasquale
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24th | 143 |
| 2019 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | Anton de Pasquale
|
DNF | 125 |
| 2020 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | David Reynolds
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15th | 160 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Will Brown – Formula 4". formula4.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Latest News — Will Brown Motorsport". willbrownmotorsport.com.au. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Brown hails successful Super2 introduction". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Brown claims TCR crown, Girolami completes sweep". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Hyundai Motorsport names Brown in 2020 Junior Driver Program". Will Brown Motorsport. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
External links[]
- Australian racing drivers
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Formula 4 drivers
- Supercars Championship drivers