Zak Brown
| Zak Brown | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born |
November 7, 1971 Los Angeles, California U.S. |
| Current team | United Autosports |
| Car no. | 23 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 2007–09 2005–06 2000, 2010–2011 1999–2000 1997–98 1996 1996 1994–95 1994 1993–96, 1998 1992–93 1991 |
British GT Championship Blancpain Endurance Series British GT Championship Le Mans Classic Rolex Monterey Reunion ALMS Series FIA GT Championship FIA GT3 European Championship Ferrari Challenge USA Britcar Rolex Sports Car Series American Le Mans Series FIA GT Championship German Formula Three Indy Lights British Formula 3 EFDA Nations Cup Toyota Atlantics Benelux Opel Lotus Series British Opel Lotus Series Formula Ford 1600 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1988–90 | International Kart Federation |
| Awards | |
| 2012 2012 2012 2005 2010 1994 1992 1986 |
NASCAR Power List Formula One Power List Sports Business Journal's 'Forty under 40' Promo Magazine 'Marketer of the Year' Jim Trueman Award RFA Promising Young Star AARWB Sports Car Driver GCKS Rookie of the Year |
Zak Brown (born November 7, 1971) is an American businessman and former professional racing driver, currently residing in London, England. Brown is currently the Executive Director of McLaren Technology Group. He is the founder and CEO of Just Marketing International (JMI), the world’s largest motorsport marketing agency. JMI, which was founded in 1995, was acquired in 2013 by CSM Sport & Entertainment, a division of Chime Communications plc, and Brown became Group Chief Business Development Officer. Brown’s accomplishments as a sports marketer have been reflected through multiple industry recognitions, including as a Marketer of the Year by PROMO magazine, being named four times in the INC 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies of the Year, and his inclusion in the SportsBusinessJournal’s Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame, having been presented the award three times.
Brown began his racing career in karting in 1986. Brown won 22 races in 5 seasons from 1986–1990. He moved to Europe where his first win was in Formula Ford 1600 at England's Donington Park. Brown received his first accolade as a professional driver, earning recognition in 1992 from the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association. In the 1992 Benelux Open Lotus Series Brown turned in top-ten finishes in each of the series races. The following year Brown finished 4th.
At this point Brown was competing on both sides of the Atlantic, performing in North America's Toyota Atlantic Series in addition to the Benelux Open Lotus Series and British Formula 3 Championship. Racing For America, Inc., named him as “America's Most Promising Young Driving Star”. In the mid-90's Brown added two new racing series to his resume, making his Indy Lights debut at Laguna Seca Raceway in 1995 and competing in a German Formula Three Championship race in 1996.
For the remainder of the decade, Brown primarily competed in America, finishing second in the GT2 category in the famous 24 Hours at Daytona endurance race in 1998, as one of the drivers in a factory Roock Porsche. He finished in second-place finish in the 1998 12 Hours of Sebring and had a third-place finish at Road Atlanta in the same year.
Brown took a sabbatical from professional racing between 2001–2005 to concentrate on Just Marketing International. In 2006 Brown returned to the Britcar 24 Hours race, winning his class as part of a four-driver team. In 2007, Brown returned to racing in the 2007 Ferrari Challenge Series as part of a six-car stable fielded by Ferrari of Washington. At his debut in Fontana he started in pole position and led every lap of the race to take victory. The following year saw Brown return to full-time competition where he was consistently at the front of the field. The 2008 campaign was highlighted by a win at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.
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