Matthew Brabham

Matthew Brabham (born February 25, 1994) is an Australian-American driver. The son of open-wheel driver Geoff Brabham and the grandson of three-time Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham, he currently races full-time in SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road.

Biography
A karting driver, Brabham started racing open-wheel cars in 2012 in the F2000 National Championship, winning the title. Through the Road to Indy program, he was invited to race in the Star Mazda Championship for 2013. His progress through the ladder continued as he won all but three races in the series to earn a scholarship in Indy Lights for 2014. He finished fourth in the standings. During the year, he also raced in Formula E.

In 2016, Brabham partnered with PIRTEK Team Murray to run the 100th Indianapolis 500. After qualifying 27th, he finished 22nd.

During the 2017 season, Brabham made his Virgin Australia Supercars Championship debut at Barbagallo Raceway as a replacement for Taz Douglas in the No. 3 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport car; having already been at the track to run the Stadium Super Trucks race, he became the first driver to run both series in a single weekend.

Stadium Super Trucks
In 2015, Brabham made his Speed Energy Formula Off-Road debut at Honda Indy Toronto. He also competed at the Castrol Gold Coast 600, Valvoline Raceway (Sydney Speedway) and the Sydney 500 V8 Supercars event in the Stadium Super Trucks. He returned to the series in 2016 at the Adelaide Street Circuit securing a podium, which he backed up with a podium at St. Petersburg in support of the IndyCar Series. In June 2016, Brabham swept the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix rounds. He later joined Team Traxxas, driving the No. 83 alongside Sheldon Creed. He finished second in the 2016 standings, 75 points behind teammate Creed.