Samuel Brabham is an Australian racing driver. Brabham is a third-generation racing driver; he is the son of
David Brabham
David Brabham (born 5 September 1965) is an Australian professional racing driver and one of the most successful and experienced specialists in sports car racing. He has won three international Sports Car series and is one of four Australians t ...
, nephew to
Geoff Brabham
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Geoff Brabham (born 20 March 1952) is an Australian racing driver. Brabham spent the majority of his racing career in the United States.
Racing career
CART
He raced successfully in CART early in his career, finishing 8th in 1982, 1 ...
,
Gary Brabham
Gary Thomas Brabham (born 29 March 1961) is a former professional racing driver and a convicted child sex offender from Australia.
He is the son of three-time World Formula One Champion Sir Jack Brabham and the brother of Le Mans winners Geof ...
,
Mike Thackwell
Michael Thackwell (born 30 March 1961) is a former racing driver from New Zealand, who participated in a number of prominent racing categories, including Formula 1. The fifth youngest driver ever to qualify for a Grand Prix, he participated in f ...
, and the grandson of three time
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
World Champion
Sir Jack Brabham
Sir John Arthur Brabham (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian racing driver who was Formula One World Champion in , , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name.
Brabham was a Ro ...
. He is also the cousin of
Matthew Brabham
Matthew Chase Brabham (born 25 February 1994) is an Australian-American racing driver. He competes full-time in Indy Lights, driving the No. 83 for Andretti Autosport. From 2015 to 2021, he was a regular in the Stadium Super Trucks, where he is a ...
.
Career
He started off in karts in 2011 aged 16 and quickly proceeded to the
British Formula Ford Championship
The British Formula Ford Championship was an entry level single seater motor racing category, designed to give racing drivers their first step into car racing after karting. Drivers from around the world were attracted to the United Kingdom to ...
in
2013
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finishing fourth in the championship and second in the scholarship class. He joined the MRF Formula 2000 Challenge in late 2013
[http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110788 Autosport.com 22 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013] 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
The 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was a multi-event, one-make motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Porsc ...
Pro Am class finishing tenth for the championship. He returned in
2019
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as a guest driver.
Career results
† Guest driver.
References
External links
*
Profile at Brabham Dynasty*
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1994 births
Living people
Sam
Australian racing drivers
English racing drivers
Formula Ford drivers
MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers
Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers