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Christian Brooks (born September 29, 2000) is an American racing driver. He most recently competed in the
Brooks would return to the series for the
* Season still in progress.
* Season still in progress.
2024 Indy NXT
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for HMD Motorsports
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Indy NXT (2019–present)
2019
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and the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship
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driving for Pabst Racing
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. Brooks previously drove for Turn 3 Motorsport
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in the USF Pro 2000 Championship and previously competed in the USF2000 Championship
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with Exclusive Autosport. Brooks is the only driver to win four times at the streets of St. Petersburg out of all racing categories including IndyCar
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.
Career
Rallycross
2017
In 2017, Brooks competed in theGlobal RallyCross Championship
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driving for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
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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 formedAmericas Rallycross Championship
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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 theFormula 4 United States Championship
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. 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 hisUSF2000 Championship
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debut driving for Exclusive Autosport. At the final round of the season in St. Petersburg
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, Brooks would qualify in pole position for the first time all year and go on to get his first win in the series. He would finish fifth in the championship. Brooks was Rookie of the year.
2021
Brooks would return to the series for the 2021 season
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once again driving for Exclusive Autosport. At the second round in St. Petersburg, he would take pole for the first race. Brooks would go on to win the race after a lengthy cleanup due to a major crash that took out six competitors. He would also win the second race at St. Petersburg after battling with Kiko Porto during the final laps of the race. Brooks would finish sixth in the championship with two poles, two wins, and four podiums.
Racing record
Career summary
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)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)Indy NXT
References