35 Facts About Matthew Brabham

Matthew Chase Brabham was born on 25 February 1994 and is an Australian-American racing driver.

Matthew Brabham competes in the Trans-Am Series, driving the No 20 Ford Mustang for Chris Dyson Racing.

Matthew Brabham has won championships in the Road to Indy ladder with the 2012 US F2000 and 2013 Pro Mazda Championships.

Matthew Brabham began kart racing in 2001 at the age of 7, starting in the Australian 'Midget' class.

For 2012, Matthew Brabham joined Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing, to compete in the US F2000 National Championship.

Matthew Brabham won the title over his teammate Spencer Pigot by seven points, capturing four wins from 11 podium finishes in the fourteen race season.

Matthew Brabham signed to drive the No 27 car for Andretti Autosport for the 2013 Star Mazda Championship.

Matthew Brabham won the championship with two races remaining, capturing a series-record 11th win in his rookie season.

Matthew Brabham's title secured a scholarship to compete in Indy Lights in 2014.

Matthew Brabham remained with Andretti Autosport to challenge for the Indy Lights title in 2014.

Matthew Brabham won one race and collected four podiums and 10 top-fives in 14 races to finish fourth in the overall standings.

Matthew 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.

Matthew Brabham won 18 of 47 career Road to Indy races from 2012 to 2015, the second highest winning percentage in the ladder's history behind Kyle Kirkwood's 62.5 percent as of 2021.

In October 2021, Matthew Brabham rejoined Andretti's Indy Lights programme for the Chris Griffis Memorial Test at Indianapolis, during which he set the tenth-best time.

Matthew Brabham won the season opener at St Petersburg after passing teammate Christian Rasmussen, who ran out of fuel, on the penultimate lap.

In November 2014, Matthew Brabham competed in the second round of the inaugural Formula E world championship in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

In 2016, Matthew Brabham made his Indianapolis 500 debut, driving the No 61 for Pirtek Team Murray.

In 2015, Matthew Brabham made his Stadium Super Trucks debut at Honda Indy Toronto; Matthew Brabham, who was at the track working as a driver coach, received the opportunity to race after Paul Tracy became unavailable due to television obligations.

Matthew Brabham finished sixth and fourth in the weekend's two races.

Matthew Brabham began racing in the series on a full-time basis in 2016.

Matthew Brabham later joined Team Traxxas, driving the No 83 alongside Sheldon Creed.

Matthew Brabham scored his third win of the season when he held off Creed at Toronto.

Matthew Brabham finished second in the 2016 standings, 75 points behind Creed, with three wins and 16 podiums.

Matthew Brabham finished runner up to Paul Morris by one point.

Matthew Brabham continued in the series for a fourth year in 2018.

Matthew 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.

Matthew Brabham opened the 2019 season by winning the second race of the Circuit of the Americas weekend despite suffering from a foodborne illness the previous night.

Matthew Brabham finished the year with a series-high six wins and 13 podiums to clinch his second straight title.

In 2017, Matthew 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.

Matthew Brabham 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.

Matthew Brabham entered the Bathurst 12 Hour in 2018, driving a BMW M4 GT4 that he shared with Tony Longhurst and Aaron Seton.

Matthew Brabham followed this up with another appearance at the final round in Utah.

Matthew Brabham's family is heavily involved in motorsports, with father Geoff being a former CART driver while mother Roseina is a jet ski champion.

Matthew Brabham has raced against his parents in historic motorsport and jet skis.

Grandfather Jack Matthew Brabham won three Formula One World Championships, while uncle David has won championships in sports cars and both Geoff and David have both won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.