Christian Brooks

Christian Brooks
Nationality	American
Born	(2000-09-29) September 29, 2000 (age 24) Santa Clarita, California, United States
Indy NXT career
Debut season	2024
Current team	HMD Motorsports
Car number	39
Starts	5
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2024
Indy Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season	2021
Current team	Pabst Racing
Car number	19
Starts	18
Championships	0
Wins	1
Podiums	4
Poles	2
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	17th in 2021
Previous series
2020–21 2019	U.S. F2000 National Championship Formula 4 United States Championship

Christian Brooks (born September 29, 2000) is an American racing driver. ^[1] He currently competes in INDY NXT racing series for HMD Motorsports in the #39 car and the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for Pabst Racing in the #19 car. ^[2] Brooks previously drove for Turn 3 Motorsport in the USF Pro 2000 Championship and previously competed in the USF2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport. ^[3] Brooks is the only driver to win four times at the streets of St. Petersburg out of all racing categories including IndyCar.

Career

Rallycross

2017

In 2017, Brooks competed in the Global RallyCross Championship driving for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in GRC Lites. He took three wins and nine podiums en route to finish second in the standings.

2018

Brooks would return to rallycross with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in 2018. He would compete in the newly formed Americas Rallycross Championship after the Global RallyCross Championship shut down at the end of 2017. He would finish second in the championship with four podiums in five races.

Formula 4 United States Championship

In 2019, Brooks would move up from karting to open-wheel racing driving for Jay Howard Driver Development in the Formula 4 United States Championship. ^[4] Brooks would go on to have a competitive season with two wins and eight podiums finishing third in the championship.

USF2000 Championship

2020

On March 7, 2020, it was announced that Brooks would make his USF2000 Championship debut driving for Exclusive Autosport. ^[5] At the final round of the season in St. Petersburg, Brooks would qualify in pole position for the first time all year and go on to get his first win in the series. ^[6] He would finish fifth in the championship. Brooks was Rookie of the year.

2021

Brooks at Mid-Ohio in 2024

Brooks would return to the series for the 2021 season once again driving for Exclusive Autosport. ^[3] At the second round in St. Petersburg, he would take pole for the first race. ^[7] Brooks would go on to win the race after a lengthy cleanup due to a major crash that took out six competitors. ^[8] He would also win the second race at St. Petersburg after battling with Kiko Porto during the final laps of the race. ^[9] Brooks would finish sixth in the championship with two poles, two wins, and four podiums.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2017	Global RallyCross Championship	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	12	3	N/A	N/A	9	692	2nd
2018	Americas Rallycross Championship	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	5	0	N/A	N/A	4	114	2nd
2019	Formula 4 United States Championship	Jay Howard Driver Development	16	2	0	2	8	128	3rd
2020	USF2000 Championship	Exclusive Autosport	17	1	0	0	3	284	5th
2021	USF2000 Championship	Exclusive Autosport	16	2	2	1	4	257	6th
	Indy Pro 2000 Championship		2	0	0	0	0	34	17th
2022	Indy Pro 2000 Championship	Exclusive Autosport	0	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2023	USF Pro 2000 Championship	Turn 3 Motorsport	4	1	1	0	1	79	22nd
2024	USF Pro 2000 Championship	Pabst Racing	14	0	1	0	4	232	6th
	Indy NXT	HMD Motorsports	8	0	0	0	0	208	16th

*Season still in progress.

Motorsports career results

American open-wheel racing results

USF2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2020	Exclusive Autosport	ROA 1 8	ROA 2 20	MOH 1 6	MOH 2 5	MOH 3 4	LOR 5	IMS 1 9	IMS 2 3	IMS 3 2	MOH 4 4	MOH 5 4	MOH 6 8	NJMP 1 4	NJMP 2 7	NJMP 3 5	STP 1 20	STP 2 1*		5th	284
2021		ALA 1 5	ALA 2 5	STP 1 1*	STP 2 1	IMS 1 3*	IMS 2 5	IMS 3 DSQ	LOR 5	ROA 1 5	ROA 2 20	MOH 1 11	MOH 2 8	MOH 3 6	NJMP 1 3	NJMP 2 10	NJMP 3 17	MOH 1	MOH 2	6th	257

Indy Pro 2000 Championship / USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2021	Exclusive Autosport	ALA 1	ALA 2	STP 1	STP 2	IMS 1	IMS 2	IMS 3	LOR	ROA 1	ROA 2	MOH 1	MOH 2	GMP	NJMP 1	NJMP 2	NJMP 3	MOH 3 5	MOH 4 5	17th	34
2022	Exclusive Autosport	STP 1 DNS	STP 2 DNS	ALA 1	ALA 2	IMS 1	IMS 2	IMS 3	IRP	ROA 1	ROA 2	MOH 1	MOH 2	TOR 1	TOR 2	GMP	POR 1	POR 2	POR 3	—	0
2023	Turn 3 Motorsport	STP 1 1*	STP 2 6	SEB 1	SEB 2	IMS 1	IMS 2	IRP	ROA 1	ROA 2	MOH 1	MOH 2	TOR 1 8	TOR 2 4	COA 1	COA 2	POR 1	POR 2	POR 3	22nd	79
2024	Pabst Racing	STP 1 2	STP 2 5	LOU 1 8	LOU 2 10	LOU 3 7	IMS 1 8	IMS 2 5	IMS 3 7	IRP 11	ROA 1 5	ROA 2 2	ROA 3 2	MOH 1 3	MOH 2 18	TOR 1	TOR 2	POR 1	POR 2	6th	232

*Season still in progress.

Indy NXT

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2024	HMD Motorsports	STP	BAR	IMS	IMS	DET	RDA	LGA 8	LGA 7	MDO 5	IOW 5	GMP 7	POR 5	MIL 10	NSH 9	16th	208

References

1. "Christian Brooks". www.usf2000.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
2. "@turn3motorsport". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
3. Wood, Ida (2021-01-08). "Christian Brooks stays with Exclusive Autosport in USF2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
4. "Global Electronic Technology/Hot Wheels Official Driver Christian Brooks to Make Open Wheel Debut in F4 with Jay Howard". F4 U.S. Championships. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
5. "Brooks Joins Exclusive Autosport for USF2000 Debut". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
6. "Brooks ends USF2000 season with first win". RACER. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
7. Woollard, Craig (2021-04-23). "Brooks takes pole for first USF2000 race in St. Petersburg". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
8. Woollard, Craig (2021-04-24). "Christian Brooks wins in St. Pete in USF2000 race marred by flips". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
9. Wood, Ida (2021-04-24). "Brooks moves into USF2000 lead with two St. Petersburg wins". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-12-17.