Sam Brabham

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Sam Brabham
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (1994-08-18) 18 August 1994 (age 30)
Slough, England, UK
Related to Sir Jack Brabham (grandfather)
David Brabham (father)
Lisa Thackwell (mother)
Geoff Brabham (uncle)
Gary Brabham (uncle)
Mike Thackwell (uncle)
Matthew Brabham (cousin)
Carrera Cup GB - Pro Am
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Years active2018–19
Teams Team Connect It (Brookspeed)
Starts8
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish10th in 2018
Previous series
2013, 14
2013–14
2018, 19
British Formula Ford
MRF Challenge
Carrera Cup Great Britain

Samuel Brabham is an Australian racing driver. Brabham is a third-generation racing driver; he is the son of David Brabham, nephew to Geoff Brabham, Gary Brabham, Mike Thackwell, and the grandson of three time Formula One World Champion Sir Jack Brabham. He is also the cousin of Matthew Brabham. [1]

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Career

He started off in karts in 2011 aged 16 [2] and quickly proceeded to the British Formula Ford Championship [3] in 2013 finishing fourth in the championship and second in the scholarship class. He joined the MRF Formula 2000 Challenge in late 2013 [4] for his first taste of 'wings & slicks' formula finishing ninth for the series.

In 2018, he returned to the track in the 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Pro Am class finishing tenth for the championship. He returned in 2019 as a guest driver.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/lapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013 British Formula Ford Championship JTR 270006164th
British Formula Ford Championship - Scholarship Class 276 ? ? ? ?2nd
2013-14 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 130000349th
2014 British Formula Ford Championship JTR 12221418611th
2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro-Am Redline Racing 20000610th
2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro-Am Team Connect It810140NC†
2022 GT World Challenge Australia - GT4 Harrolds Racing53335932nd
2023 GT World Challenge Australia - Pro-Am Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport400002816th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - ProAces Zagame20002227th
2024 GT4 Australia Series Love Racing

Guest driver.

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References

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