Christian Brooks Explained

Christian Brooks
Nationality: American
Birth Date:29 September 2000
Birth Place:Santa Clarita, California,
United States
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Car Number:39
Starts:5
Championships:0
Wins:0
Podiums:0
Poles:0
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:TBD
Year:2024
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Car Number:19
Starts:18
Championships:0
Wins:1
Podiums:4
Poles:2
Fastest Laps:0
Best Finish:17th
Year:2021
Prev Series Years:202021

2019

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] Christian Brooks is the only race car driver to win 4 times at the streets of St. Petersburg out of all racing categories including Indy Car.

Career

Rallycross

2017

In 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

Brooks 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

In 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

2020

On 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.

2021

Brooks would return to the series for the 2021 season once again driving for Exclusive Autosport. 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

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2017Global RallyCross ChampionshipDreyer & Reinbold Racing123N/AN/A96922nd
2018Americas Rallycross ChampionshipDreyer & Reinbold Racing50N/AN/A41142nd
2019Formula 4 United States ChampionshipJay Howard Driver Development1620281283rd
2020USF2000 ChampionshipExclusive Autosport1710032845th
2021USF2000 ChampionshipExclusive Autosport1622142576th
Indy Pro 2000 Championship200003417th
2022Indy Pro 2000 ChampionshipExclusive Autosport000000NC
2023USF Pro 2000 ChampionshipTurn 3 Motorsport411017922nd
2024USF Pro 2000 ChampionshipPabst Racing1201032074th*
Indy NXTHMD Motorsports
*Season still in progress.

Motorsports career results

American open-wheel racing results

USF2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2020Exclusive AutosportROA
1

ROA
2

MOH
1

MOH
2

MOH
3

LOR
IMS
1

IMS
2

IMS
3

MOH
4

MOH
5

MOH
6

NJMP
1

NJMP
2

NJMP
3

STP
1

STP
2

5th284
2021ALA
1

ALA
2

STP
1

STP
2

IMS
1

IMS
2

IMS
3

LOR
ROA
1

ROA
2

MOH
1

MOH
2

MOH
3

NJMP
1

NJMP
2

NJMP
3

MOH
1

MOH
2

6th257

Indy Pro 2000 Championship / USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2021nowrapExclusive AutosportALA
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

MOH
4

17th34
2022nowrapExclusive AutosportSTP
1

STP
2

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
2023nowrapTurn 3 MotorsportSTP
1

STP
2

SEB
1

SEB
2

IMS
1

IMS
2

IRP
ROA
1

ROA
2

MOH
1

MOH
2

TOR
1

TOR
2

COA
1

COA
2

POR
1

POR
2

POR
3

22nd79
2024nowrapPabst RacingSTP
1

STP
2

LOU
1

LOU
2

LOU
3

IMS
1

IMS
2

IMS
3

IRP
ROA
1

ROA
2

ROA
3

MOH
1

MOH
2

TOR
1

TOR
2

POR
1

POR
2

6th*139*
*Season still in progress.

Indy NXT

References

  1. Web site: Christian Brooks. 2021-10-02. www.usf2000.com. 2021-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20211003001317/https://www.usf2000.com/teams-drivers/current-drivers/christian-brooks. dead.
  2. Web site: @turn3motorsport . 2023-03-28 . Twitter . en.
  3. Web site: Wood. Ida. 2021-01-08. Christian Brooks stays with Exclusive Autosport in USF2000. 2021-10-03. Formula Scout. en-US.
  4. Web site: 2019-04-10 . Global Electronic Technology/Hot Wheels Official Driver Christian Brooks to Make Open Wheel Debut in F4 with Jay Howard . 2023-12-17 . F4 U.S. Championships . en.
  5. Web site: Brooks Joins Exclusive Autosport for USF2000 Debut . 2023-12-17 . www.usf2000.com.
  6. Web site: 2020-10-25 . Brooks ends USF2000 season with first win . 2023-12-17 . RACER . en-US.
  7. Web site: Woollard . Craig . 2021-04-23 . Brooks takes pole for first USF2000 race in St. Petersburg . 2023-12-17 . Formula Scout . en-US.
  8. Web site: Woollard . Craig . 2021-04-24 . Christian Brooks wins in St. Pete in USF2000 race marred by flips . 2023-12-17 . Formula Scout . en-US.
  9. Web site: Wood . Ida . 2021-04-24 . Brooks moves into USF2000 lead with two St. Petersburg wins . 2023-12-17 . Formula Scout . en-US.