Will Brown (racing driver)
| William Brown | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 5 June 1998 Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Supercars Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018 |
| Current team | Erebus Motorsport |
| Car number | 9 |
| Starts | 10 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 40th in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015-16 2015-16 2017-2020 | Australian Formula Ford Series Australian Formula 4 Championship Dunlop V8 Supercar Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016 2016 2019 | Australian Formula 4 Championship Australian Toyota 86 Racing Series TCR Australia |
William Brown (born 5 June 1998) is an Australian racing driver currently competing in the Repco Supercars Championship with Erebus Motorsport, driving the No. 9 Holden ZB Commodore.[1] In 2017, Brown received the Mike Kable Young Gun Award.
Biography
Brown started his career in karting in 2011 at the age of thirteen. He won numerous championships in his junior years and had an 80% win rate. He moved up the ranks and competed in the inaugural CAMS Jayco Australian Formula 4 Championship in 2015 with team BRM.[1]
Formula 4
Brown was a championship contender for the Formula 4 championship in 2015, winning 3 of the 15 races that season. He took out the title with one round and one race left in the season in 2016 after a controversial race in Tasmania after colliding with rivals Nick Rowe and Jordan Love.
Super2 Series
For the 2017 racing season, Brown was picked up by Eggleston Motorsport to replace the outgoing Liam McAdam.[2][3] He scored a best finish of 3rd at Symmons Plains and was on course to win the final race of the season in Newcastle before blowing a gearbox. He finished ninth overall.
TCR Series
In 2019 we drove in the new TCR Australia Touring Car Series. He was crowned champion with one round remaining.[4]
2020 Junior Driver Program
In 2020 Hyundai Motorsport named Brown in the 2020 Junior Driver Program as one of four drivers who will race Hyndai Motorsport TCR cars in some of the leading championships in the category. Outside of Europe, Will Brown will represent the Customer Racing Junior Driver Program. Brown dominated the inaugural Australian TCR season with 7 wins in his debut driving TCR cars. He remains with HMO Customer Racing team to defend his title.[5]
2021 Partners with KMC Wheels
Erebus Motorsport Champion, Will Brown has teamed up with the global KMC Wheels team for the 2021 Supercars Championship. Brown will be joining Motorsport Athletes such as Bryce Menzies, Casey Currie and Robby Gordon.[6]
Career Results
* Season still in progress.
Complete Super2 Series results
(key) (Round results only), (2020 Race results only)
| Super2 Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE 6 |
SYM 6 |
PHI 7 |
TOW 9 |
SYD 8 |
SAN 5 |
BAT 8 |
NEW 17 |
9th | 1078 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE 4 |
SYM 8 |
BAR 17 |
TOW 9 |
SAN 14 |
BAT 13 |
NEW 3 |
6th | 1068 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VF Commodore | ADE 13 |
BAR 3 |
TOW 14 |
QLD 11 |
BAT Ret |
SAN 2 |
NEW 13 |
12th | 960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Image Racing | Holden VF Commodore | ADE 3 |
ADE 3 |
ADE 2 |
SYD 1 |
SYD 4 |
BAT 1 |
BAT 3 |
2nd | 813 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supercars Championship results
Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | Anton de Pasquale
|
24th | 143 |
| 2019 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | Anton de Pasquale
|
DNF | 125 |
| 2020 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | David Reynolds
|
15th | 160 |
References
- ^ a b "Will Brown – Formula 4". formula4.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Latest News — Will Brown Motorsport". willbrownmotorsport.com.au. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Brown hails successful Super2 introduction". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Brown claims TCR crown, Girolami completes sweep". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Hyundai Motorsport names Brown in 2020 Junior Driver Program". Will Brown Motorsport. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Will Teams Up With KMC Wheels! 💪". Will Brown Motorsport. Retrieved 9 February 2021.