Born | 24 December 1949 |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Australian |
Active years | 1976 |
Teams | Wolf |
Races | 1 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First race | 1976 United States Grand Prix |
Last race | 1976 United States Grand Prix |
Warwick Brown (born in Sydney, 24 December 1949) is a former racing driver from Australia.
Brown participated in a single Formula One Grand Prix, on 10 October 1976. He drove a Williams-Wolf at the US GP and finished 14th.
Brown was more successful in the Tasman Series, which he won in 1975, driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet. He also won the Rothmans International Series in Australia twice, in 1977 driving a Lola T430 Chevrolet and in 1978 driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet, both for the VDS Team. In the course of winning these series Brown also won the 1975 New Zealand Grand Prix and the 1977 Australian Grand Prix.
After competing in the North American SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championships from 1974 to 1976 Brown contested the Can-Am Series and was the runnerup to fellow Australian Alan Jones in the 1978 US Can-Am Series driving a Lola T333CS-Chevrolet for the VDS Team.
Contents |
Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
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1971 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 7th | McLaren M4A Cosworth | Pat Burke Racing |
1972 | Tasman Series | 13th | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Pat Burke Racing |
1972 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 5th | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | Pat Burke Racing |
1973 | Tasman Series | 7th | Lola T300 Chevrolet | Team Target |
1974 | Tasman Series | 6th | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Pat Burke Racing |
1974 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 8th | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Pat Burke Racing |
1974 | North American SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship | 7th | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Pat Burke Racing |
1975 | Tasman Series | 1st | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Pat Burke Racing |
1975 | North American SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship | 7th | Talon MR1A Chevrolet | Jack McCormack Racing |
1976 | North American SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship | 7th | Lola T332C Chevrolet Lola T430 Chevrolet |
Bay Racing Racing Team VDS |
1977 | Rothmans International Series | 1st | Lola T430 Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS |
1978 | Rothmans International Series | 1st | Lola T332 Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS |
1978 | Can-Am Series | 2nd | Lola T333CS Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS |
1979 | Rothmans International Series | 3rd | Lola T333CS Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS |
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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1976 | Walter Wolf Racing | Williams FW05 | Cosworth V8 | BRA |
RSA |
USW |
ESP |
BEL |
MON |
SWE |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
NED |
ITA |
CAN |
USA 14 |
JPN |
NC | 0 |
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Peter Gethin |
Tasman Series Champion 1975 |
Succeeded by None |
Preceded by John McCormack |
New Zealand Grand Prix Winner 1975 |
Succeeded by Ken Smith |
Preceded by John Goss |
Australian Grand Prix Winner 1977 |
Succeeded by Graham McRae |
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