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]
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
| Supercars results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| 2018 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
MEL R3 |
MEL R4 |
MEL R5 |
MEL R6 |
SYM R7 |
SYM R8 |
PHI R9 |
PHI R10 |
BAR R11 |
BAR R12 |
WIN R13 PO |
WIN R14 PO |
HID R15 |
HID R16 |
TOW R17 |
TOW R18 |
QLD R19 PO |
QLD R20 PO |
SMP R21 |
BEN R22 |
BEN R23 |
SAN QR 12 |
SAN R24 12 |
BAT R25 24 |
SUR R26 Ret |
SUR R27 C |
PUK R28 |
PUK R29 |
NEW R30 |
NEW R31 |
49th | 204 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
MEL R3 |
MEL R4 |
MEL R5 |
MEL R6 |
SYM R7 PO |
SYM R8 PO |
PHI R9 |
PHI R10 |
BAR R11 |
BAR R12 |
WIN R13 |
WIN R14 |
HID R15 |
HID R16 |
TOW R17 |
TOW R18 |
QLD R19 |
QLD R20 |
BEN R21 PO |
BEN R22 PO |
PUK R23 |
PUK R24 |
BAT R25 Ret |
SUR R26 11 |
SUR R27 8 |
SAN QR 2 |
SAN R28 10 |
NEW R29 |
NEW R30 |
41st | 338 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden ZB Commodore | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
MEL R3 |
MEL R4 |
MEL R5 |
MEL R6 |
SMP1 R7 |
SMP1 R8 |
SMP1 R9 |
SMP2 R10 |
SMP2 R11 |
SMP2 R12 |
HID1 R13 |
HID1 R14 |
HID1 R15 |
HID2 R16 |
HID2 R17 |
HID2 R18 |
TOW1 R19 |
TOW1 R20 |
TOW1 R21 |
TOW2 R22 |
TOW2 R23 |
TOW2 R24 |
BEN1 R25 |
BEN1 R26 |
BEN1 R27 |
BEN2 R28 |
BEN2 R29 |
BEN2 R30 |
BAT R31 15 |
40th | 120 | |||||||||
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. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Brown hails successful Super2 introduction". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Brown claims TCR crown, Girolami completes sweep". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 22 September 2019.