Matthew Brabham

Matthew Chase Brabham (born 25 February 1994) is an Australian-American racing driver who competes in the Trans-Am Series, driving the No. 20 Ford Mustang for Chris Dyson Racing. From 2015 to 2021, he was a regular in the Stadium Super Trucks, where he is a three-time series champion with titles in 2018, 2019 and 2021. He has also won championships in the Road to Indy ladder with the 2012 U.S. F2000 and 2013 Pro Mazda Championships.

Brabham is a third-generation racing driver; he is the son of Geoff Brabham and the grandson of three-time Formula One World Champion Sir Jack Brabham.

Racing career Early career Born in Boca Raton, Florida, Brabham and his family moved to Australia in his youth. Much of Brabham's early exposure to racing came via watching his mother's jet ski competitions as he rarely attended his father and grandfather's auto races.

Brabham began kart racing in 2001 at the age of seven, starting in the Australian 'Midget' class. In 2007, he secured the Queensland State 'Rookie' Title, and in 2008, he went on to win both the New South Wales and Queensland State Junior National Light Titles, while also finishing second in the Australian and Melbourne City Titles. A year later, Brabham won the 'Junior Rotax' Young Guns Title, before graduating to Formula Ford racing towards the end of the year. In 2010, he competed in the Australian Formula Ford Championship with the CAMS Rising Star Team before moving to the Victorian State Formula Ford Series and the Australian National Championship with Sonic Motor Racing Services. In the state series, he won eight out of twelve races, including seven in a row, while he scored two wins, two runner-up finishes, and a pole position in the national division.

Road to Indy For 2012, Brabham joined Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing, to compete in the U.S. F2000 National Championship. Brabham won the title over his teammate Spencer Pigot by seven points, capturing four wins from eleven podium finishes in the fourteen race season. In doing so he won a $350,000 USD scholarship through the Road to Indy to race in the Star Mazda Championship in 2013.

Brabham signed to drive the No. 27 car for Andretti Autosport for the 2013 Star Mazda Championship. Brabham won the championship with two races remaining, capturing a series-record 11th win in his rookie season. Brabham's title secured a scholarship to compete in Indy Lights in 2014.

Brabham remained with Andretti Autosport to challenge for the Indy Lights title in 2014. He won one race and collected four podiums and ten top-fives in fourteen races to finish fourth in the overall standings. Brabham attributed his lower points finish than hoped to his lack of experience, having progressed through three levels of the Road to Indy in as many years, and his difficulties in adjusting to the series' use of Cooper Tires after mainly racing with Firestone. Financial issues prevented him from completing a second season in 2015.

In October 2021, Brabham rejoined Andretti's Indy Lights programme for the Chris Griffis Memorial Test at Indianapolis, during which he set the tenth-best time. Three months later, he formally committed to the 2022 Indy Lights season with the team; at the age of 28, he was the oldest driver in the field.

Formula E and IndyCar

In November 2014, Brabham competed in the second round of the inaugural Formula E world championship in Putrajaya, Malaysia. He replaced Charles Pic for Andretti Autosport. At the age of 20, Brabham became the youngest driver to compete in Formula E.

In 2016, Brabham made his Indianapolis 500 debut, driving the No. 61 for Pirtek Team Murray. He qualified 26th and finished 22nd. Although he has not run another IndyCar race , he remains involved as the driver of IndyCar's two-seater for guests at race weekends. Later in the year, he competed at the Gold Coast 600, Valvoline Raceway, and the Sydney 500 events, recording runner-up finishes at Gold Coast and Valvoline.

Brabham began racing in the series on a full-time basis in 2016. In June, he swept the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix rounds. He later joined Team Traxxas, driving the No. 83 alongside Sheldon Creed. Brabham scored his third win of the season when he held off Creed at Toronto. He finished second in the 2016 standings, 75 points behind Creed, with three wins and sixteen podiums. His first win of the year came in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, where he became the first non-Australian SST race winner, followed by victories at the Grand Prix of Long Beach, Hidden Valley Raceway, Beijing National Stadium, and Watkins Glen International. He finished runner up to Paul Morris by one point.

Brabham continued in the series for a fourth year in 2018. His first win of the season came at Adelaide Street Circuit's third race, where he capitalised on Robby Gordon entering the final corner too wide on the last lap. Further triumphs came at Long Beach, Barbagallo Raceway, Texas Motor Speedway, Road America, and Sydney Motorsport Park. Brabham battled with Gavin Harlien for the championship throughout the season, and a victory at the season-ending 2019 Race of Champions clinched him the 2018 title. His six wins led the series in 2018. After winning again at Long Beach when he beat Creed, Brabham went on a three-race string of runner-up finishes; his two second-place runs at Toronto earned him that weekend's overall win. Additional wins came at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Portland International Raceway. In the series' Australian return at Gold Coast to end the year, Brabham was involved in last-lap incidents in both races: in the first round, he spun race leader Toby Price in turn 11 that led to Gordon winning, while he dodged contact between Morris and Cole Potts to win the second. He finished the year with a series-high six wins and thirteen podiums to clinch his second straight title. The Adelaide victory, which came in the second of three races that weekend, saw him beat Gordon to the finish by .0351 seconds. A third championship came in 2021 as he finished on the podium in all ten races with a sweep of the second Mid-Ohio weekend. From the 2019 Gold Coast round and across the next two seasons, Brabham was the fastest driver in every qualifying session until the 2021 season finale at Long Beach where Gordon snapped his streak at five.

Although Brabham did not commit to a full 2022 season due to Indy Lights, he continued to make occasional starts as SST's prize money structure provides him with a sustainable salary. His first race weekend as a part-time SST driver was at Long Beach.

Supercars In 2017, Brabham returned to Australia to race in the Supercars Championship, making his debut at the 2017 Perth SuperSprint for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport in place of Taz Douglas. He was scheduled to race as a co-driver for the Team 18 team in the 2018 Endurance Cup but this drive was taken by Jason Bright.

Sports car racing In 2017, Brabham, Bill Hynes and Alexandre Prémat competed in the Utah Motorsports Campus 6 Hour Enduro, where they won EXR Racing Series class and finished tenth overall.

Brabham entered the Bathurst 12 Hour in 2018, driving a BMW M4 GT4 that he shared with Tony Longhurst and Aaron Seton. The three dominated the Class C to win. Later in the year, he entered the Pirelli World Challenge's GT class, driving for CRP Racing at Portland International Raceway. He followed this up with another appearance at the final round in Utah.

On November 7, 2021, Brabham made his Trans-Am Series debut at Circuit of the Americas. While filling in for series regular Chris Dyson, in the No. 20 Ford Mustang, he caught and passed seven-time series champion Ernie Francis Jr. in the final fifty feet of the last lap for the win.

Since starting his Trans-Am campaign, Brabham has been consistent behind the wheel while piloting the Dyson Racing Ford Mustangs.

Personal life Brabham's family is heavily involved in motorsports, with father Geoff being a former CART driver while mother Roseina is a jet ski champion. He has raced against his parents in historic motorsport and jet skis.

Racing record Career summary Karting career summary

Racing career summary

U.S. F2000 National Championship (key) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2012 Cape MotorsportsWayne Taylor Racing SEB SEB STP STP LOR MOH MOH ROA ROA ROA BAL BAL VIR VIR 1st 339

Pro Mazda Championship (key) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2013 Andretti Autosport COA COA STP STP IND IOW TOR TOR MOS MOS MOH MOH TRO TRO HOU HOU 1st 466

Indy Lights (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2014 Andretti Autosport STP LBH ALA ALA IMS IMS INDY POC TOR MOH MOH MIL SNM SNM 4th 424 2015 Andretti Autosport STP STP LBH ALA ALA IMS IMS INDY TOR TOR MIL IOW MOH MOH LAG LAG 13th 35 2022 Andretti Autosport STP ALA IMS IMS DET DET RDA MOH IOW NSC GAT POR LAG LAG3rd471 2023 Juncos Hollinger Racing STP BAR IMS DET DET RDA MOH IOW GMP POR LAG LAG 16th 159 Cape Motorsports NSH IMS

Complete Formula E results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points 2014–15 Andretti Autosport Spark SRT01-e SRT01-e BEI PUT PDE BUE MIA LBH MCO BER MSC LDN LDN 31st 0

IndyCar Series Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref 2016 Pirtek Team Murray Dallara DW12 61 Chevrolet STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET DET RDA IOW TOR MOH POC TXS WGL SNM 30th 37

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2016 Dallara Chevrolet 27 22 Pirtek Team Murray

Complete S5000 results Year Series Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 Position Points 2019 Exhibition MTEC Motorsport SANR1 SANR2 SANM BMPR1 BMPR2 BMPM N/C -

Stadium Super Trucks (key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest qualifier. * – Most laps led.)

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

Supercars Championship results Supercars results Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Position Points 2017 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VF Commodore ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 PHIR5 PHIR6 BARR7 BARR8 WINR9 WINR10 HIDR11 HIDR12 TOWR13 TOWR14 QLDR15 QLDR16 SMPR17 SMPR18 SANR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 PUKR23 PUKR24 NEWR25 NEWR26 55th 57 2018 Team 18 Holden ZB Commodore ADER1 ADER2 MELR3 MELR4 MELR5 MELR6 SYMR7 SYMR8 PHIR9 PHIR10 BARR11 BARR12 WINR13 WINR14 HIDR15 HIDR16 TOWR17 TOWR18 QLDR19 QLDR20 SMPR21 BENR22 BENR23 SANQR SANR24 BATR25 SURR26 SURR27 PUKR28 PUKR29 NEWR30 NEWR31 N/A 0

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Overallposition Classposition 2018 Boat Works Racing Tony Longhurst Aaron Seton BMW M4 GT4 C 250 22nd 1st

Pirelli World Challenge results

Trans-Am Series results YearTeamMakeClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points 2021 ALTWELL CBD Ford Mustang TA SEB ChR RDA SON LGS LRP MOH ROA BIR NSC MOS WAT1 WAT2 VIR AUS 16th 33 2022 ALTWELL CBD Ford Mustang TA SEB ChR RDA LGS SON LRP MOH ROA WAT VIR AUS 6th 117 2023 Gym Weed Ford Mustang GTX SEB NOL RDA LRP IMS MOH ROA WAT GAT VIR AUS 6th 587 2025 Gym Weed Ford Mustang TA SEB RDA SON LGS LRP MOH ROA WAT MOS VIR BMP AUS 7th* 406

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)