Christian Brooks

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Christian Brooks
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg 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 number39
Starts5
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Indy Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season 2021
Current team Pabst Racing
Car number19
Starts18
Championships0
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles2
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th 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.

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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.

2021

Brooks at Mid-Ohio in 2024 Christian Brooks Mid Ohio 2024.jpg
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

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2017 Global RallyCross Championship Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 123N/AN/A96922nd
2018 Americas Rallycross Championship Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 50N/AN/A41142nd
2019 Formula 4 United States Championship Jay Howard Driver Development 1620281283rd
2020 USF2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport1710032845th
2021 USF2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport1622142576th
Indy Pro 2000 Championship 200003417th
2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport000000NC
2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport411017922nd
2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship Pabst Racing1401042326th
Indy NXT HMD Motorsports 8000020816th

*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)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
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*		5th284
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
6th257

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)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
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		17th34
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
22nd79
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
6th232

*Season still in progress.

Indy NXT

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
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		16th208

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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. 1 2 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.
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