Luke Browning (born 31 January 2002) is a

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racing driver, he is the current

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Champion driving for

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. He was also the champion of the 2020 F4 British Championship with

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Career

Junior Saloon Car Championship

In 2016 Browning made his debut in car racing, competing in the Junior Saloon Car Championship in the UK. He won a race and was awarded the title "

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Teen Racer of the Year 2016", having finished ninth in his first year in motorsport competition.

Ginetta Junior Championship

For 2017, the Brit made a switch to the Ginetta Junior Championship with Richardson Racing. Browning's season highlight would end up being a pole position he scored in the second Silverstone race, and he placed eleventh in the standings. In the following season Browning stayed on with Richardson Racing. His season started out strongly, with three victories after four races. However, over the course of the season Browning ultimately lost out to the Elite Motorsport duo of

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and eventual champion Adam Smalley, Browning scored enough points to win the championship taking Oulton park into account, only to lose a race win due to a mechanical infringement in race 1. He went on to win race 2 in dramatic style by 11 seconds. Ultimately Browning finished in third position, after a neck and neck season with a total of eight victories, as well as ten further podium finishes.

Formula 4

Browning progressed to the F4 British Championship in 2019, once again remaining with Richardson Racing. Browning won his first ever single-seater race at the opening race of the season, a very wet

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, having started the race from a lowly tenth place after engine issues in qualifying he made a similar drive through the field in the mixed condition race 2, only to collide with Zane Maloney on the last corner on the final lap Browning took the checkered flag first, however was later docked to third after a 10 second time penalty. The Brit added to that tally with a victory at the

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. His season ended with four podiums from the final four races, and Browning ended up sixth in the championship. In 2020, Browning moved to

Fortec Motorsport Fortec Motorsport Ltd. is a motor-racing team that races in the GB3 Championship. The team was bought in 1995 by current owner Richard Dutton. Past drivers for the team include Juan Pablo Montoya, Gianmaria Bruni, Danny Watts, Jamie Green, ...

for his title push season of British F4, partnering Rafael Villagómez and Roberto Faria for parts of the season. The season was memorable for the tight battle for the title between Browning and Carlin's

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. The pair exchanged victories at almost every weekend, with the round at Thruxton being the exception in race wins by either of the two. Browning ended up winning the championship to his rival after a titanic battle coming in even on points into the title deciding round Browning ultimately edged the pair after securing a wet double pole position.

GB3 Championship

On 9 September 2021 Browning announced that he would be making his debut in the

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. Driving for his title-winning outfit from the previous year, Browning experienced an eventful one off weekend in the 2021 season: having finished his first race in the category in second place, only behind the dominant

, Browning overtaking the latter around the outside of turn one would prove pivotal and would go on to win the second race. He was caught up in an unavoidable incident in the full reverse grid race 3, and retired shortly after.

Racing record

Career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

Complete GB3 Championship results

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Browning, Luke 2002 births Living people British racing drivers BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers Ginetta Junior Championship drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers US Racing drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers UAE F4 Championship drivers