David Brabham

David Brabham, one of Australia’s most successful racing drivers, has competed across the highest echelons of worldwide motorsport. His illustrious career stretches from karting through single-seaters to F1 while latterly he has become renowned as one of the world’s leading sportscar racers.Outright victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours and capturing the American Le Mans Series title sealed two of the 44 year-old’s career ambitions in 2009, continuing his own powerful legacy fitting of the Brabham name…The youngest son of three-times F1 World Champion, Sir Jack Brabham, David first got behind the wheel at the tender age of eight, driving an EH Holden on the family farm at Wagga Wagga in Australia. He began his racing career in 1983 in karts, before progressing to Formula Ford single-seaters in 1986. He moved up again, to Formula 2 the following year, winning the Australian Gold Star title in 1987.