Ed Brown (racing driver)
Appearance
Ed Brown (born 1963) is an American businessman and retired race car driver who last competed in the United SportsCar Championship.
Racing career
[edit]He was the overall winner at the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2016 12 Hours of Sebring, both for Tequila Patrón ESM.[1][2]
Brown also competed in the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans.[3]
24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek Jon Fogarty |
Ligier JS P2-Honda | LMP2 | 339 | 15th | 7th |
2016 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek |
Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 341 | 16th | 10th |
Sources:[4][5] |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
[edit](key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | P | HPD ARX-03b | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo | DAY 7 |
SEB 5 |
LBH 7 |
LS 1 |
DET 7 |
WGL 11 |
MSP 7 |
IMS 7 |
ELK 8 |
COA 4 |
PET | 8th | 262 |
2015 | Tequila Patrón ESM | P | HPD ARX-04b 1 HPD ARX-03b 2 |
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo | DAY 14 |
SEB 8 |
LBH | LS | DET | WGL | MSP | ELK | COA | PET | 22nd | 42 | |
2016 | Tequila Patrón ESM | P | Ligier JS P2 | Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo | DAY 1 |
SEB 1 |
LBH | LS | DET | WGL | MSP | ELK | COA | PET | 19th | 72 | |
2017 | Tequila Patrón ESM | P | Nissan Onroak DPi | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 | DAY 7 |
SEB 10 |
LBH 9 |
COA 5 |
DET 7 |
WGL | MSP | ELK | LS | PET | 14th | 117 | |
Source:[4] |
Business career
[edit]Brown was president and CEO of Patrón Spirits Company, and founder of Extreme Speed Motorsports, the racing team for whom he drove. ESM was sponsored by Patrón.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Honda, Ligier, ESM win Rolex 24 at Daytona". Autoweek.com. 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ AP (2016-03-20). "Tequila Patron ESM wins 12 Hours of Sebring". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ Matt (2016-06-13). "24 Hours of Le Mans Preview: Tequila Patrón ESM". Nasportscar.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ a b "Ed Brown Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Ed Brown". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Patron Spirits CEO Ed Brown Doubles As Company's Car Racing Champion". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
External links
[edit]- Ed Brown driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Categories:
- 1963 births
- Living people
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- 12 Hours of Sebring drivers
- Extreme Speed Motorsports drivers
- Racing drivers from Tampa, Florida