Jonathan Browne (born 10 July 2000) is an Irish racing driver. He most recently competed in the

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with

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Career

Browne started racing in Irish and British karting competitions before moving into the UK's Formula Ford championship in 2018. He finished his first year 16th but improved to fifth overall during his sophomore season, taking a win and four further podiums. Browne also dominated the Formula Ford Festival in 2019, winning from pole for Cliff Dempsey Racing. The Irishman once again took pole in 2020 but finished the race in second place behind Rory Smith. In 2021, Browne stepped up to the

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with

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, competing in the series's final three events. At his debut round in

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Browne finished third in the opening race. He would go on to end up 19th in the standings. Browne moved onto the

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pathway in 2022, racing for Turn 3 Motorsport in the

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. Though the Irishman scored his maiden pole position at

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, he only took a best race finish of fifth — in a year where Browne was juggling his driving commitments in the US with his final year of university in Ireland — and concluded the campaign 12th overall. Despite this, Browne returned to Turn 3 for the 2023 season. His second year bore more fruit, as Browne took third place at

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after a brief battle for the lead with Lirim Zendeli and Francesco Pizzi and capped off the season by finishing third at

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. Browne finished eighth in the championship, four places below rookie teammate

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. After two years in the third-tier feeder series, Browne progressed to

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in 2024, driving for

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. He finished inside the top ten in eight of the 14 races but lacked any standout results, leaving him 13th at season's end, third-lowest of all full-time entrants.

Personal life

Browne graduated from

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with a degree in mechanical engineering.

Racing record

Career summary

^* Season still in progress.

American open–wheel racing results

Indy Pro 2000 Championship / USF Pro 2000 Championship

Indy NXT

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with ^L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) * Season still in progress.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Jonathan 2000 births Living people Irish racing drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Indy NXT drivers HMD Motorsports drivers Sportspeople from Dublin (city) Hillspeed drivers Chip Ganassi Racing drivers BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers