Matthew Brabham

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Matthew Brabham
MatthewBrabham2018SVRA.jpg
Brabham at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2018
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Flag of the United States.svg American
via dual nationality
BornMatthew Chase Brabham
(1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 (age 30)
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Related to Jack Brabham (grandfather)
Geoff Brabham (father)
David Brabham (uncle)
Gary Brabham (uncle)
Sam Brabham (cousin)
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Stadium Super Trucks career
Debut season 2015
Car number83
Starts113
Wins26
Podiums80
Poles21
Best finish1st in 2018, 2019, 2021
Previous series
2014–15
2013
2012
201011
Formula E
Pro Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Australian Formula Ford Championship
Championship titles
2018, 19, 21
2013
2012
Stadium Super Trucks
Pro Mazda Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Awards
2012 Team USA Scholarship PtsRef
2015 ADE ADE ADE STP STP LBH DET DET DET AUS TOR
6
TOR
4
OCF OCF OCF SRF
2
SRF
8
SRF
10
SRF
10
SYD
2
MGM MGM 10th115 [62]
2016 ADE
5
ADE
5
ADE
3
STP
2
STP
5
LBH
2
LBH
3
DET
1
DET
C1
DET
1*
TOW
3
TOW
4
TOW
2
TOR
1
TOR
2
CLT
2
CLT
4
OCF
3
OCF
2
SRF
3
SRF
2
SRF
2
2nd570 [24]
2017 ADE
3
ADE
12
ADE
2
STP
9
STP
1*
LBH
1
LBH
2
PER
10
PER
3
PER
4
DET
2
DET
2
TEX
5
TEX
3
HID
3
HID
1*
HID
3
BEI
1
GLN
3
GLN
1*
ELS
5
ELS
8
2nd545 [63]
2018 ELS
6
ELS
2
ADE
3
ADE
3
ADE
1
LBH
4
LBH
1*
PER
7
PER
4
DET
4
DET
2
TEX
10
TEX
1
ROA
2
ROA
1
SMP
1
SMP
9
HLN
2
HLN
2
MXC
2
MXC
1
1st540 [37]
2019 COA
6
COA
1
TEX
5
TEX
2
LBH
1*
LBH
2
TOR
2
TOR
2
MOH
3
MOH
2
MOH
7
MOH
1*
ROA
3*
ROA
8
ROA
4
POR
5
POR
1*
SRF
2
SRF
1*
1st415 [45]
2020 ADE
3
ADE
1
ADE
3
ROA
11
ROA
1*
N/A2 [64] [65]
2021 STP
2
STP
2
MOH
2
MOH
3
MOH
1
MOH
1
NSH
2
NSH
3
LBH
2
LBH
3
1st296 [48]
2022 LBH
4
LBH
2
MOH MOH NSH
1
NSH
2
BRI BRI 6th117 [66]
2023 LBH
1*
LBH
1
NSH
13
NSH
3
2nd96

* Season in progress.
1 The race was abandoned after Matt Mingay suffered serious injuries in a crash on lap three.
2 Standings were not recorded by the series for the 2020 season.

Supercars Championship results

Supercars results
YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132PositionPoints
2017 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore ADE
R1
ADE
R2
SYM
R3
SYM
R4
PHI
R5
PHI
R6
BAR
R7

25
BAR
R8

26
WIN
R9
WIN
R10
HID
R11
HID
R12
TOW
R13
TOW
R14
QLD
R15
QLD
R16
SMP
R17
SMP
R18
SAN
R19
BAT
R20
SUR
R21
SUR
R22
PUK
R23
PUK
R24
NEW
R25
NEW
R26
55th57
2018 Team 18 Holden ZB Commodore ADE
R1
ADE
R2
MEL
R3
MEL
R4
MEL
R5
MEL
R6
SYM
R7
SYM
R8
PHI
R9
PHI
R10
BAR
R11

PO
BAR
R12

PO
WIN
R13

PO
WIN
R14

PO
HID
R15
HID
R16
TOW
R17
TOW
R18
QLD
R19

PO
QLD
R20

PO
SMP
R21
BEN
R22
BEN
R23
SAN
QR
SAN
R24
BAT
R25
SUR
R26
SUR
R27
PUK
R28
PUK
R29
NEW
R30
NEW
R31
N/A0

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsOverall
position
Class
position
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boat Works Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Seton
BMW M4 GT4 C25022nd1st

Pirelli World Challenge results

YearTeamMakeClass123456789101112131415RankPoints
2018 CRP Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 GT3 SprintX – GT Pro AUS1 AUS2 VIR1 VIR2 LRP1 LRP2 POR1
7
POR2
12
UTA1
Ret
UTA2
8
16th36
2019 Porsche Cayman GT4 CS MR GT4 SprintX – Pro STP1 STP2 LBH
8
VIR1 VIR2 MOS1 MOS2 SON1
5
SON2
4
WGL1 WGL2 ELK1 ELK2 LVS1
6
LVS2
Ret
12th34

Trans-Am Series results

YearTeamMakeClass123456789101112131415RankPoints
2021 ALTWELL CBDFord MustangTA SEB ChR RDA SON LGS LRP MDO ROA BIR NSC MOS
C
WAT1 WAT2 VIR AUS
1
16th33
2022 ALTWELL CBDFord MustangTA SEB ChR RDA LGS SON LRP
2
MDO
1
ROA WAT VIR
1
AUS
2
6th117
2023 Gym WeedFord MustangTA SEB
1
NOL
2
RDA
9
LRP
3
IMS
1
MDO
2
ROA
DNS
WAT GAT VIR AUS
DNS
6th587

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567Pos.Points
2024 AO Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
11
WGL
MOS
ELK
IMS
PET
10th*489*

* Season still in progress.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by U.S. F2000 National Championship
Champion

2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by Pro Mazda Championship
Champion

2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Stadium Super Trucks
Champion

2018, 2019 & 2021
Succeeded by