Christian Brooks (born September 29, 2000) is an American racing driver.[1] He currently competes in INDY NXT racing series for HMD Motorsports in the #39 car and the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for Pabst Racing in the #19 car.[2] Brooks previously drove for Turn 3 Motorsport in the USF Pro 2000 Championship and previously competed in the USF2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport.[3] Brooks is the only driver to win four times at the streets of St. Petersburg out of all racing categories including IndyCar.
| Christian Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | September 29, 2000 Santa Clarita, California, United States |
| Indy NXT career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | HMD Motorsports |
| Car number | 39 |
| Starts | 5 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
| Indy Pro 2000 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Pabst Racing |
| Car number | 19 |
| Starts | 18 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 17th in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020–21 2019 | U.S. F2000 National Championship Formula 4 United States Championship |
Career
editRallycross
edit2017
editIn 2017, Brooks competed in the Global RallyCross Championship driving for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in GRC Lites. He took three wins and nine podiums en route to finish second in the standings.
2018
editBrooks would return to rallycross with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in 2018. He would compete in the newly formed Americas Rallycross Championship after the Global RallyCross Championship shut down at the end of 2017. He would finish second in the championship with four podiums in five races.
Formula 4 United States Championship
editIn 2019, Brooks would move up from karting to open-wheel racing driving for Jay Howard Driver Development in the Formula 4 United States Championship.[4] Brooks would go on to have a competitive season with two wins and eight podiums finishing third in the championship.
USF2000 Championship
edit2020
editOn March 7, 2020, it was announced that Brooks would make his USF2000 Championship debut driving for Exclusive Autosport.[5] At the final round of the season in St. Petersburg, Brooks would qualify in pole position for the first time all year and go on to get his first win in the series.[6] He would finish fifth in the championship. Brooks was Rookie of the year.
2021
edit
Brooks would return to the series for the 2021 season once again driving for Exclusive Autosport.[3] At the second round in St. Petersburg, he would take pole for the first race.[7] Brooks would go on to win the race after a lengthy cleanup due to a major crash that took out six competitors.[8] He would also win the second race at St. Petersburg after battling with Kiko Porto during the final laps of the race.[9] Brooks would finish sixth in the championship with two poles, two wins, and four podiums.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Global RallyCross Championship | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 12 | 3 | N/A | N/A | 9 | 692 | 2nd |
| 2018 | Americas Rallycross Championship | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 5 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 114 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Jay Howard Driver Development | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 128 | 3rd |
| 2020 | USF2000 Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 284 | 5th |
| 2021 | USF2000 Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 257 | 6th |
| Indy Pro 2000 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17th | ||
| 2022 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2023 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | Turn 3 Motorsport | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 22nd |
| 2024 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | Pabst Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 232 | 6th |
| Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 16th |
*Season still in progress.
Motorsports career results
editAmerican open-wheel racing results
editUSF2000 Championship
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Exclusive Autosport | ROA 1 8 |
ROA 2 20 |
MOH 1 6 |
MOH 2 5 |
MOH 3 4 |
LOR 5 |
IMS 1 9 |
IMS 2 3 |
IMS 3 2 |
MOH 4 4 |
MOH 5 4 |
MOH 6 8 |
NJMP 1 4 |
NJMP 2 7 |
NJMP 3 5 |
STP 1 20 |
STP 2 1* |
5th | 284 | |
| 2021 | ALA 1 5 |
ALA 2 5 |
STP 1 1* |
STP 2 1 |
IMS 1 3* |
IMS 2 5 |
IMS 3 DSQ |
LOR 5 |
ROA 1 5 |
ROA 2 20 |
MOH 1 11 |
MOH 2 8 |
MOH 3 6 |
NJMP 1 3 |
NJMP 2 10 |
NJMP 3 17 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 2 |
6th | 257 |
Indy Pro 2000 Championship / USF Pro 2000 Championship
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Exclusive Autosport | ALA 1 |
ALA 2 |
STP 1 |
STP 2 |
IMS 1 |
IMS 2 |
IMS 3 |
LOR |
ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 2 |
GMP |
NJMP 1 |
NJMP 2 |
NJMP 3 |
MOH 3 5 |
MOH 4 5 |
17th | 34 |
| 2022 | Exclusive Autosport | STP 1 DNS |
STP 2 DNS |
ALA 1 |
ALA 2 |
IMS 1 |
IMS 2 |
IMS 3 |
IRP |
ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 2 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 2 |
GMP |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
POR 3 |
— | 0 |
| 2023 | Turn 3 Motorsport | STP 1 1* |
STP 2 6 |
SEB 1 |
SEB 2 |
IMS 1 |
IMS 2 |
IRP |
ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 2 |
TOR 1 8 |
TOR 2 4 |
COA 1 |
COA 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
POR 3 |
22nd | 79 |
| 2024 | Pabst Racing | STP 1 2 |
STP 2 5 |
LOU 1 8 |
LOU 2 10 |
LOU 3 7 |
IMS 1 8 |
IMS 2 5 |
IMS 3 7 |
IRP 11 |
ROA 1 5 |
ROA 2 2 |
ROA 3 2 |
MOH 1 3 |
MOH 2 18 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
6th | 232 |
*Season still in progress.
Indy NXT
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HMD Motorsports | STP | BAR | IMS | IMS | DET | RDA | LGA 8 |
LGA 7 |
MDO 5 |
IOW 5 |
GMP 7 |
POR 5 |
MIL 10 |
NSH 9 |
16th | 208 |
References
edit- ^ "Christian Brooks". www.usf2000.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "@turn3motorsport". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2021-01-08). "Christian Brooks stays with Exclusive Autosport in USF2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Global Electronic Technology/Hot Wheels Official Driver Christian Brooks to Make Open Wheel Debut in F4 with Jay Howard". F4 U.S. Championships. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Brooks Joins Exclusive Autosport for USF2000 Debut". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Brooks ends USF2000 season with first win". RACER. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ Woollard, Craig (2021-04-23). "Brooks takes pole for first USF2000 race in St. Petersburg". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ Woollard, Craig (2021-04-24). "Christian Brooks wins in St. Pete in USF2000 race marred by flips". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2021-04-24). "Brooks moves into USF2000 lead with two St. Petersburg wins". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-12-17.