Luke Browning

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British racing driver

Gender:

Male

Places:

United Kingdom Great Britain

Is:

Racecar driver

Work field:

Sports

Birth:

31 January 2002(Kingsley, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom)

Star sign:

Aquarius

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Biography

Introduction

Luke Browning (born 31 January 2002) is a British racing driver who most recently competed in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, driving for Hitech Grand Prix. He previously won the 2022 GB3 Championship and the 2020 F4 British Championship with Hitech and Fortec Motorsports respectively. He is a member of the Williams Driver Academy.

He was awarded the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award for 2022.

Career

Junior Saloon Car Championship

In 2016 Browning made his debut in car racing, competing in the Junior Saloon Car Championship in the UK. He won a race and was awarded the title "Henry Surtees Teen Racer of the Year 2016", having finished ninth in his first year in motorsport competition.

Ginetta Junior Championship

2017

For 2017, the Brit made a switch to the Ginetta Junior Championship with Richardson Racing. Browning's season highlight would end up being a pole position he scored in the second Silverstone race, and he placed eleventh in the standings.

2018

In the following season Browning stayed on with Richardson Racing. His season started out strongly, with three victories after four races. However, over the course of the season Browning ultimately lost out to the Elite Motorsport duo of Louis Foster and eventual champion Adam Smalley. Browning scored enough points to win the championship taking Oulton park into account, only to lose his race 1 win due to a mechanical infringement. He went on to win race 2 in dramatic style by 11 seconds. Ultimately Browning finished in third position after a neck and neck season with a total of eight victories and ten further podium finishes.

Formula 4

2019

Browning progressed to the F4 British Championship in 2019, once again remaining with Richardson Racing. Browning won his first ever single-seater race at the opening race of the season, a very wet Brands Hatch. Having started the race from a lowly tenth place after engine issues in qualifying he made a similar drive through the field in the mixed condition race 2, only to collide with Zane Maloney on the last corner on the final lap. Browning took the chequered flag first, but was later docked to third after a ten-second time penalty. The Brit added to that tally with a victory at the Thruxton Circuit. That win would prove to be the last of the year, despite crossing the line first in Snetterton. However,a post-race penalty due to a jump start would drop him to third in the end. He concluded the season with a triple podium in Brands Hatch. Browning ended up sixth in the championship, with two wins, and nine podiums.

2020

In 2020, Browning moved to Fortec Motorsport for his title push season of British F4, partnering Rafael Villagómez and Roberto Faria for parts of the season. The season was memorable for the tight battle for the title between Browning and Carlin's Zak O'Sullivan. The pair exchanged victories at almost every weekend, with the round at Thruxton being the only exception. At the opening two rounds, Browning scored four second places, but it was at Oulton Park where he would complete a cleans sweep. He continued his form at Knockhill, taking two more wins and a podium. However, he would not win again until the penultimate round in Snetterton, by which O'Sullivan had closed down the points gap. Despite a win in the first race, O'Sullivan won the next two races which meant both came into the title deciding round even on points, in Brands Hatch. Browning took a wet double pole position, boosting his title chances and also winning the first race. Even with O'Sullivan winning the final race, the race was halted midway and half-points were awarded, meaning Browning would be crowned champion by a lead of only four points. He took seven wins, six poles and sixteen podiums.

2021

Luke Browning — Browning racing in the 2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring

GB3 Championship

On 9 September 2021 Browning announced that he would be making his debut in the GB3 Championship at Oulton Park. Driving for his title-winning outfit from the previous year, Browning experienced an eventful one off weekend in the 2021 season. Having finished his first race in the category in second place, only behind the dominant Zak O'Sullivan, Browning overtook the latter around the outside of turn one and went on to win the second race. He was caught up in an unavoidable incident in the full reverse grid race 3 and retired shortly after.

Formula Regional

During the 2023 pre-season, Browning joined Hitech Grand Prix for the second and third rounds of the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Browning partook in the 2023 Formula 3 pre-season testing with Hitech Pulse-Eight. On 1st March 2023, just two days before the season started, Hitech announced the signing of Browning, ultimately completing its F3 roster for the upcoming season.

Browning remained with Hitech for the post-season testing sessions, setting the fastest lap on the first day in Barcelona.

Formula E

In 2023, Browning took part in the rookie drivers' test in Berlin with the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team.

Formula One

At the end of April 2023, Browning was announced as a member of the Williams Driver Academy. During late October, Browning got his first taste of F1 machinery, driving the Aston Martin AMR21 at the Silverstone Circuit as part of his reward for claiming the Autosport BRDC Award the previous year.

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