Warwick Brown


Warwick Brown is a former racing driver from Australia.

Racing career

Brown participated in a single Formula One Grand Prix, on 10 October 1976. He drove a Wolf–Williams Racing car at the 1976 United States Grand Prix and finished 14th, five laps behind the winner James Hunt. Brown suffered the loss of third and fifth gears during the race, as well as rear brake problems.
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 SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship in North America 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.

Career summary

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
1971Australian Drivers' Championship7thMcLaren M4A CosworthPat Burke Racing
1972Tasman Series13thMcLaren M10B ChevroletPat Burke Racing
1972Australian Drivers' Championship5thMcLaren M10B ChevroletPat Burke Racing
1973Tasman Series7thLola T300 ChevroletTeam Target
1974Tasman Series6thLola T332 ChevroletPat Burke Racing
1974Australian Drivers' Championship8thLola T332 ChevroletPat Burke Racing
1974SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship7thLola T332 ChevroletPat Burke Racing
1975Tasman Series1stLola T332 ChevroletPat Burke Racing
1975SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship7thTalon MR1A ChevroletJack McCormack Racing
1976SCCA/USAC Formula 5000 Championship7thLola T332C Chevrolet
Lola T430 Chevrolet		Bay Racing
Racing Team VDS
1977Rothmans International Series1stLola T430 ChevroletRacing Team VDS
1978Rothmans International Series1stLola T332 ChevroletRacing Team VDS
1978Can-Am Series2ndLola T333CS ChevroletRacing Team VDS
1979Rothmans International Series3rdLola T333CS ChevroletRacing Team VDS

Complete Formula One results

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910111213141516Pts
1976Walter Wolf RacingWolf–Williams FW05Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8BRARSAUSWESPBELMONSWEFRAGBRGERAUTNEDITACANUSA
14		JPNNC0