Gary Brabham
| Gary Brabham | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Australian |
| Born |
29 March 1961 Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Retired | 1995 |
| Related to |
Sir Jack Brabham (father) Geoff Brabham (brother) David Brabham (brother) Lisa Thackwell (sister-in-law) Matthew Brabham (nephew) Sam Brabham (nephew) |
| Indy Car World Series | |
| Years active | 1993-94 |
| Teams |
Dick Simon Racing Bettenhausen Motorsports |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 40th in 1993 |
| Previous series | |
| 1982 1985 1986-88 1987 1989 1989-90 1990 1990-91 1991-92 1991 |
Australian Formula Ford British Formula Ford 2000 British Formula 3 Championship World Touring Car Championship British Formula 3000 Championship International Formula 3000 Formula 1 Australian Endurance Championship IMSA GT Championship Interserie |
| Championship titles | |
| 1989 1991 |
British Formula 3000 12 Hours of Sebring |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
Australian |
| Active years | 1990 |
| Teams | Life |
| Entries | 2 (0 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1990 United States Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Gary Brabham (born 29 March 1961 in Wimbledon, London) is a former professional racing driver from Australia and a British Formula 3000 champion.
He is the son of three time World Formula One Champion Sir Jack Brabham, and the brother of Le Mans winners Geoff and David Brabham.
His solitary F1 berth came with Life, a team which failed to prequalify for a single F1 race in its lone season of existence. Brabham's career never fully recovered, despite winning the 1991 Sebring 12 Hours and being the first Australian to start the Gold Coast Indy Grand Prix.
Brabham was the second-born of the triple World Champion Sir Jack Brabham. Despite hopes from his mother that he would avoid the motor racing scene altogether, he grew up on a diet of Formula Ford in both Australia and the UK. Originally, he was content to be a farmer in Wagga Wagga, in rural New South Wales. However, he had inherited the racing bug. He made his racing debut in 1982, finishing his first race at Calder Park Raceway in 3rd despite being in a nine-year-old car. He later broke the Formula Ford lap record at the Sandown Raceway in the same car.
Later in 1982, he was chosen to go to Europe for 1983. Despite very little support from the Australian public, Brabham raced in the British Formula Ford 2000 Championship for Neil Trundle Racing, in a Reynard SF83. He finishing the season in 11th place. During this season, he also made his sports car racing début, sharing a March-Ford 83S, with Alo Lawler at Brands Hatch.
For the following season he remained in the same series, joining Penistone Racing, partnering Julian Bailey in their Reynard SF84. Brabham regularly outpaced his team-mate and despite team orders not to outperform his team-mate, he still was not disgraced taking 6th overall in the final championship positions. Meanwhile, during 1984, he tried his hand at other categories including racing sport cars in the Thundersports Series, taking his maiden victory at Snetterton, sharing a Tiga-Ford TS84 with Tim Lee-Davey. With no top single-seater drives available for him in 1985, Brabham had a slight reprieve through the Thundersports series, where he raced for the TechSpeed Racing team in a Shrike-Ford P15 alongside Divina Galica, recording five 2nd places.
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