Stuart Brown

Stuart Brown (born 29 June 1972) is a British sidecarcross rider. Internationally, his greatest success has been two third place overall finishes (FIM Bronze Medal), achieved in the 2014 Sidecarcross World Championship and 2016 Sidecarcross World Championship. Domestically he has won a record fourteen national British Sidecarcross Championships.

Racing career British Championship Stuart Brown started racing in the British Championship with passenger Luke Peters in 1996, entering the Sidecarcross World Championship in the following year. After an eighth place in their inaugural domestic season the pair improved gradually, finishing runners-up in Britain in 2000 and 2001. After the retirement of ten-time champions Chris Etheridge in 2001 the pair won their first national title in 2002 and repeated this achievement in 2003.

Brown and Peters missed most of the 2007 season because of a hand injury for Brown, unable to defend their national title. The pair took out three more British titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010 before Brown switched passengers. Now with Josh Chamberlain as his passenger Brown won six more national titles from 2011 to 2016.

In 2017 Brown will defend his British title, partnered by Joe Millard.

World Championship Entering the Sidecarcross World Championship from 1997 onwards Brown and Peters competed only sporadically for the first five seasons, never finishing higher than 20th overall. From 2002 onwards their fortunes changed, with Brown finishing in the top-ten for the next five consecutive seasons, with two fifth-place finishes in 2003 and 2004 as his best results. In 2003 he also achieved his first-ever podium finish.

In 2015 Brown was again partnered with Josh Chamberlain for the season. Brown scored another 5th place overall in the 2015. This was despite being forced to miss the round in Estonia entirely due to problems with the teams race transporter. Whilst a race win eluded Brown during the 2015 season he did achieve 10 race podiums, his highest total for a single season up to this point of his career.

For 2016 Brown rode with Josh Chamberlain, finishing 3rd in the world and gaining another FIM Bronze Medal 2016. For the second time in his career Brown won a Grand Prix overall, this time in Switzerland. This was the first time Brown had not only won the points overall but also won both legs of the event outright, dominating the weekend.

At the end of the 2016 season passenger Josh Chamberlain announced his retirement from International Sidecarcross, initially there was some speculation over if Brown would retire as well. In December 2016 it was confirmed by Brown via Facebook and in UK Publication "Trials and Motocross News" (TMX) that he would return for a full British and Grand Prix season in 2017, partnered by Joe Millard.

Personal life Stuart Brown has been married to Clare Burgess since 2007, with the couple having three sons and 1 daughter, Brown, a carpenter by profession, lives with his family in Macclesfield, England.

Season by season The season by season results in the World Championship for Stuart Brown:

Key 1 World Champions 2 Runners-up 3 Third placed 4 – 10 Driver finished fourth to tenth

Honours British National Sidecarcross Championship Winners: (13) 2002–2006, 2008–2017 Runners-up: (2) 2000, 2001