Will Brown (racing driver)

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William Brown
Will Brown Driver Introductions Sonoma 2024.jpg
Brown at Sonoma Raceway in 2024
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australian
Born (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 (age 26)
Toowoomba, Queensland
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Previous series
201516
201516
2016
201720
2019, 22
Australian Formula Ford
Australian Formula 4
Australian Toyota 86 Series
Super2 Series
TCR Australia
Championship titles
2016
2016
2019
Australian Formula 4
Australian Toyota 86 Series
TCR Australia
Supercars Championship career
Car number87 (Triple Eight Race Engineering)
Championships0
Races111
Wins8
Podiums23
Pole positions4
2023 position5th (2264 pts)
Class
pos.
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg MARC Cars Australia Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Keith Kassulke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon
MARC II V8 - Ford V8Invitational25818th1st
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg MARC Cars Australia Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Keith Kassulke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Salmon
MARC II V8 - Ford V8Invitational27017th1st
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nineteen Corporation Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Griffith
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo A–GT3 Pro-Am33DNF
2024 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Triple Eight Race Engineering Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broc Feeney
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mikaël Grenier
Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro2756th6th

TCR Australia results

TCR Australia results
YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021PositionPoints
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
1st743
2022 Melbourne Performance Centre Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2017) SYM
R1

7
SYM
R2

4
SYM
R3

13
PHI
R4

18
PHI
R5

7
PHI
R6

2
BAT
R7

4
BAT
R8

10
BAT
R9

7
SMP
R10

Ret
SMP
R11

10
SMP
R12

6
QLD
R13

8
QLD
R14

2
QLD
R15

4
SAN
R16

2
SAN
R17

3
SAN
R18

1
BAT
R19

6
BAT
R20

C
BAT
R21

1
2nd677
2023 Melbourne Performance Centre Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) SYM
R1

DNS
SYM
R2

Ret
SYM
R3

DNS
PHI
R4

Ret
PHI
R5

11
PHI
R6

8
WIN
R7
WIN
R8
WIN
R9
QLD
R13

1
QLD
R14

3
QLD
R15

1
SAN
R16

2
SAN
R17

Ret
SAN
R18

DNS
SMP
R19

1
SMP
R20

1
SMP
R21

3
BAT
R16

13
BAT
R17

Ret
BAT
R18

DNS
11th442

TCR World Tour results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920PositionPoints
2023 Melbourne Performance Centre Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) ALG
R1
ALG
R2
SPA
R3
SPA
R4
VAL
R5
VAL
R6
HUN
R7
HUN
R8
VBF
R9
VBF
R10
JCB
R11
JCB
R12
SMP
R13

1
SMP
R14

1
SMP
R15

3
BAT
R16

13
BAT
R17

Ret
BAT
R18

DNS
MAC
R19
MAC
R20
10th95

Complete S5000 results

YearSeriesTeam123456PositionPoints
2019 Exhibition Eggleston Motorsport SAN
R1

5
SAN
R2

6
SAN
M

4
BMP
R1

5
BMP
R2

4
BMP
M

3
N/C-

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536NCSCPtsRef
2024 Richard Childress Racing 33 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON
31
IOW
NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -*-* [13]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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References

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  2. "Latest News — Will Brown Motorsport". willbrownmotorsport.com.au. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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  4. "Brown claims TCR crown, Girolami completes sweep". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Winner of the Australian Formula 4 Championship
2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
Winner of the Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series
2016
Succeeded by
Jimmy Vernon
Preceded by
Inaugural
Winner of the TCR Australia Touring Car Series
2019
Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mike Kable Young Gun Award
2017
Succeeded by