# Geoff Brabham

Geoffrey John Brabham (born 20 March 1952) is an Australian racing driver. Brabham spent the majority of his racing career in the United States.

## Racing career
### CART

He raced successfully in CART early in his career, finishing 8th in 1982, 1984 and 1987 with nine podiums. In ten appearances in the Indianapolis 500, he had a best result of fourth in 1983 and fifth in 1981.

### Sports car racing

His greatest source of success was in various forms of sports cars, winning four IMSA GTP titles (1988–1991) when racing for Nissan, and one Can-Am championship (1981).
Brabham also won the 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans driving one of the factory Peugeot 905 alongside French drivers Éric Hélary and Christophe Bouchut. His younger brother David Brabham had won the GT class in the race driving a Jaguar XJ220 for Tom Walkinshaw Racing, but the team was later disqualified for technical infringements. Geoff Brabham became just the third Australian driver to win Le Mans after Bernard Rubin (1928) and Vern Schuppan in 1983. David Brabham would also go on to win Le Mans in 2009, also driving for the factory Peugeot team.

### Touring car racing

Later in his career, Brabham returned to Australia, where he was runner-up in the 1995 and 1997 Australian Super Touring Championship, and won the 1997 Bathurst 1000 Super Touring race driving a BMW 320i alongside brother David. The pair initially finished second behind BMW Motorsport Australia teammates Paul Morris and Craig Baird, but a blunder by the team left Baird in his car at the final pit stop which meant that by the end of the race, the Kiwi driver had breached the race regulation which limited any one driver to a maximum of three hours continuous driving. This caused their disqualification and handed the win to the Brabham brothers.
Brabham dabbled in V8 Supercar drives in his native Australia throughout his career. He is still one of the few drivers to win his first race, Sandown 500 in 1993. He started eleven races for one victory.

### Stock car racing

Brabham took two race victories in the International Race of Champions stock car series (1992 and 1993), both at Michigan. He made his only NASCAR Winston Cup Series start at the first ever Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis in 1994, driving for Michael Kranefuss. Brabham crashed in the second half of the race.

## Personal life

He is the son of three-time Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham. He has two younger brothers; Gary and David. Geoff teamed with David to win the 1997 Bathurst 1000 in a BMW, becoming the only brothers to have combined to win the race. Although the most successful of the second generation of racing Brabhams, unlike his siblings he did not compete in World Championship Formula One.
Married to Roseina Brabham, a multi-time jet-ski champion, Brabham has retired from competition himself to focus on his son Matthew's racing career. After a successful karting career, Matthew moved into international open-wheel racing and the Road to Indy ladder; he is also a three-time Stadium Super Trucks champion.

## Awards

He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2004. In 2014, Brabham was assigned as the chief director of Nissan and its developer Nismo.

## Racing record

| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
| 1973 | TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series | 7th | Elfin 620 Ford | Jack Brabham Ford |
| 1974 | TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series | 3rd | Bowin P6F Ford | |
| 1975 | Australian Formula 2 Championship | 1st | Birrana 274 Ford | Grace Bros - Levi's Racing Team |
| 1976 | Shellsport F3 Series | 11th | Ralt RT1 Toyota | |
| 1976 | BP Super Visco F3 Series | 8th | Ralt RT1 Toyota | |
| 1977 | Vandervell F3 Series | 6th | Ralt RT1 Toyota | |
| 1977 | BP F3 Series | 4th | Ralt RT1 Toyota | |
| 1978 | British Formula One Championship | 24th | Boxer PR2 Hart | Boxer Cars |
| 1979 | Formula Super Vee Championship | 1st | Ralt RT1 Volkswagen | |
| 1979 | Canadian-American Challenge Cup | 15th | Hogan HR-001 Chevrolet | Hogan Racing |
| 1980 | Canadian-American Challenge Cup | 3rd | Lola T530 Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS |
| 1981 | Canadian-American Challenge Cup | 1st | Lola T530 Chevrolet VDS 001 Chevrolet | Racing Team VDS |
| 1982 | CART PPG Indy Car World Series | 8th | March 81C Cosworth | Bignotti-Cotter Racing |
| 1982 | Canadian-American Challenge Cup | 14th | Frissbee GR2 Chevrolet | Rick Galles Racing |
| 1983 | CART PPG Indy Car World Series | 21st | Penske PC-10/82 Cosworth March 83C Cosworth | Racing Team VDS Kraco Racing |
| 1984 | CART PPG Indy Car World Series | 8th | March 84C Cosworth | Kraco Racing |
| 1985 | CART PPG Indy Car World Series | 15th | March 85C Cosworth | Kraco Racing |
| 1986 | CART PPG Indy Car World Series | 12th | Lola T8600 Cosworth | Galles Racing |
| 1987 | CART PPG Indy Car World Series | 8th | March 87C Honda | Galles Racing |
| 1988 | IMSA GTP Championship | 1st | Nissan GTP ZX-T | Nissan Motorsport |
| 1989 | IMSA GTP Championship | 1st | Nissan GTP ZX-T | Nissan Performance Technology |
| 1989 | International Race of Champions | 10th | Chevrolet Camaro | |
| 1990 | IMSA GTP Championship | 1st | Nissan GTP ZX-T Nissan NPT90 | Nissan Performance Technology |
| 1990 | International Race of Champions | 11th | Dodge Daytona | |
| 1991 | IMSA GTP Championship | 1st | Nissan R90C Nissan NPT90 Nissan NPT91 | Nissan Performance Technology |
| 1991 | International Race of Champions | 7th | Dodge Daytona | |
| 1992 | International Race of Champions | 6th | Dodge Daytona | |
| 1993 | International Race of Champions | 6th | Dodge Daytona | |
| 1994 | International Race of Champions | 11th | Dodge Avenger | |
| 1995 | Australian Super Touring Championship | 2nd | BMW 318i | Paul Morris Motorsport |
| 1996 | Australian Super Touring Championship | 4th | BMW 318i | Paul Morris Motorsport |
| 1997 | Australian Super Touring Championship | 2nd | BMW 320i | Paul Morris Motorsport |
| 1999 | Shell Championship Series | 31st | Ford AU Falcon | Glenn Seton Racing |
| 2001 | Shell Championship Series | 36th | Ford AU Falcon | Steven Ellery Racing |

### American Open-Wheel racing results
#### Complete USAC Mini-Indy Series results

| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
| 1978 | David Psachie | PIR1 | TRE1 | MOS 12 | MIL1 6 | TEX | MIL2 | OMS1 | OMS2 | TRE2 1 | PIR2 | 13th | 290 |
| 1979 | | TEX1 19 | IRP 3 | MIL1 3 | POC 4 | TEX2 5 | MIL2 2 | MIN1 6 | MIN2 6 | | | 3rd | 824 |

#### Complete USAC Championship Car results

| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos | Points |
| 1981-82 | INDY 5 | POC 2 | ILL | DUQ | ISF | INDY 28 | 2nd | 1,310 |
| 1982–83 | ISF | DSF | NAZ | INDY 4 | | | 4th | 600 |
| 1983-84 | DSF | INDY 33 | | | | | 38th | 5 |

#### CART

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
| 1981 | Kraco Racing | 54 | Penske PC-7 | Cosworth DFX V8t | PHX1 9 | MIL1 | ATL1 | ATL2 | MIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27th | 14 | |
| 1981 | All American Racers | 48 | Eagle 81 | Chevrolet V8 | | | | | | RIV 19 | MIL2 | MIS2 | WGL | MEX 9 | PHX2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 27th | 14 |
| 1982 | Pentax Super | 21 | March 81C | Cosworth DFX V8t | PHX1 15 | ATL 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 110 | |
| 1982 | Pentax Super | 21 | March 82C | Cosworth DFX V8t | | | MIL1 7 | CLE 6 | MIS1 7 | MIL2 10 | POC 4 | RIV 28 | ROA 15 | MIS2 3 | PHX2 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 110 |
| 1983 | Team VDS | 12 | Penske PC-10 | Cosworth DFX V8t | ATL | INDY 4 | MIL | CLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 13 | |
| 1983 | Wysard Racing | 34 | March 83C | Cosworth DFX V8t | | | | | MIS1 22 | ROA | POC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21st | 13 |
| 1983 | Kraco Racing | 18 | March 83C | Cosworth DFX V8t | | | | | | | | RIV 18 | MDO | MIS2 12 | LVG 20 | LS 16 | PHX | | | | | | | | 21st | 13 | |
| 1984 | Kraco Racing | 18 | March 84C | Cosworth DFX V8t | LBH 2 | PHX1 16 | INDY 33 | MIL 17 | POR 2 | MEA 3 | CLE 8 | MIS1 9 | ROA 5 | POC 14 | MDO 21 | SAN 15 | MIS2 11 | PHX2 16 | LS 5 | LVG 5 | | 8th | 87 | |
| 1985 | Galles Racing | 7 | March 85C | Cosworth DFX V8t | LBH 6 | INDY 19 | MIL 12 | POR 14 | MEA 24 | CLE 2 | MIS1 29 | ROA 15 | POC 19 | MDO 13 | SAN 4 | MIS2 16 | LS 10 | PHX 12 | MIA 22 | | | 15th | 41 | |
| 1986 | Galles Racing | 8 | Lola T86/00 | Cosworth DFX V8t | PHX1 10 | LBH 3 | INDY 12 | MIL 21 | | | | | | | | SAN 11 | MIS2 11 | | LS 6 | PHX2 8 | MIA 5 | 12th | 64 | |
| 1986 | Galles Racing | 8 | Lola T86/00 | Brabham-Honda V8t | | | | | POR 7 | MEA 22 | CLE 14 | TOR 14 | MIS1 4 | POC 12 | MDO 20 | | | ROA 22 | | | | | | 12th | 64 | |
| 1987 | Galles Racing | 15 | March 87C | Brabham-Honda V8t | LBH 16 | PHX 8 | INDY 24 | MIL 12 | POR 9 | MEA 4 | CLE 22 | TOR DNS | MIS 8 | POC 2 | ROA 2 | MDO 7 | NAZ 12 | LS 5 | MIA 3 | | | 8th | 90 | |
| 1989 | Team Penske | 1 | Penske PC-18 | Chevrolet 265A V8t | PHX | LBH | INDY Wth | MIL | DET | POR 14 | CLE | MEA | TOR | MIS | POC | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LS | | | 39th | 0 | |
| 1990 | Truesports | 21 | Lola T89/00 | Judd AV V8t | PHX | LBH | INDY 19 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MIS | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LS | | 41st | 0 | |
| 1991 | Truesports | 21 | Truesports 91C | Judd AV V8t | SRF | LBH | PHX | INDY 20 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | MEA | TOR | MIS | DEN | VAN | MDO | ROA | NAZ | LS | 45th | 0 | |
| 1993 | Team Menard | 27 | Lola T93/00 | Menard V6t | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY 26 | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | NHA | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | LS | | 50th | 0 | |
| 1994 | Team Menard | 59 | Lola T93/00 | Menard V6t | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MIS | MDO | NHA | VAN | ROA | NAZ | LS | | NC | - | |

#### Indianapolis 500

| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
| 1981 | Penske PC-9 | Ford Cosworth DFX | 15 | 5 | Kraco Racing |
| 1982 | March 82C | Ford Cosworth DFX | 20 | 28 | Bignotti-Cotter |
| 1983 | Penske PC-10 | Ford Cosworth DFX | 26 | 4 | Team VDS |
| 1984 | March 84C | Ford Cosworth DFX | 8 | 33 | Kraco Racing |
| 1985 | March 85C | Ford Cosworth DFX | 9 | 19 | Galles Racing |
| 1986 | Lola T86/00 | Ford Cosworth DFX | 20 | 12 | Galles Racing |
| 1987 | March 87C | Brabham-Honda | 14 | 24 | Galles Racing |
| 1989 | Penske PC-18 | Chevrolet 265A | Withdrew | Withdrew | Team Penske |
| 1990 | Lola T89/00 | Judd AV | 19 | 19 | Truesports |
| 1991 | Truesports 91C | Judd AV | 22 | 20 | Truesports |
| 1993 | Lola T93/00 | Menard V6 (t/c) | 29 | 26 | Team Menard |
| 1994 | Lola T93/00 | Menard V6 (t/c) | DNQ | DNQ | Team Menard |

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
| 1989 | Nissan Motorsport | Chip Robinson Arie Luyendyk | Nissan R89C | C1 | 250 | DNF | DNF |
| 1990 | Nissan Performance Technology Inc. | Chip Robinson Derek Daly | Nissan R90CK | C1 | 251 | DNF | DNF |
| 1993 | Peugeot Talbot Sport | Éric Hélary Christophe Bouchut | Peugeot 905 Evo 1B | C1 | 375 | 1st | 1st |

#### V8 Supercar results

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final pos | Points |
| 1999 | Ford Tickford Racing | ECK | ADL | PTH | PHI | HDV | SAN | CDR | SYM | WIN | OPR | QLD 8 | BAT 10 | | 31st | 360 |
| 2000 | Larkham Motor Sport Rod Nash Racing | PHI | PTH | ADL | ECK | HDV | CAN | QLD | WIN | OPK | CDR | QLD Ret | SAN | BAT Ret | NC | 0 |
| 2001 | Steven Ellery Racing | PHI | ADL | ECK | HDV | CAN | PTH | CDR | OPK | QLD 6 | WIN | BAT 7 | PUK | SAN | 36th | 565 |

#### Complete Bathurst 1000 results

| Year | Car# | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
| 1974 | 31 | WA Fisher (Holdings) Pty Ltd | Bernie Haehnle | Mazda RX-3 | 2001 – 3000cc | 151 | 8th | 3rd |
| 1975 | 36 | B S Stillwell Ford & Co Pty Ltd | Mike Stillwell | Ford Escort RS2000 | B | 141 | 12th | 5th |
| 1977 | 4 | John Goss Racing Pty Limited | Jack Brabham | Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop | 3001cc – 6000cc | 141 | 18th | 9th |
| 1993 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | David Parsons | Ford EB Falcon | A | 154 | 6th | 6th |
| 1997* | 83 | BMW Motorsport Australia | David Brabham | BMW 320i | A | 161 | 1st | 1st |
| 1998 | 25 | Longhurst Racing | Tony Longhurst | Ford EL Falcon | OC | 157 | 8th | 8th |
| 1999 | 6 | Ford Tickford Racing | Neal Bates | Ford AU Falcon | | 160 | 10th | 10th |
| 2000 | 54 | Rod Nash Racing | Cameron McConville | Holden VT Commodore | | 105 | DNF | DNF |
| 2001 | 31 | Steven Ellery Racing | Steven Ellery | Ford AU Falcon | | 161 | 7th | 7th |
* Super Touring race

#### Complete Sandown 500 results

| Year | Car# | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
| 1993 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | David Parsons | Ford EB Falcon | V8 | 161 | 1st | 1st |
| 1994 | 23 | Diet Coke Racing | Paul Morris | Holden VP Commodore | V8 | 94 | NC | NC |
| 1998 | 25 | Longhurst Racing | Tony Longhurst | Ford EL Falcon | OC | 7 | DNF | DNF |

#### Complete Australian Super Touring Championship results

| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Pts |
| 1995 | Diet Coke BMW Motorsport | BMW 318i | PHI 1 6 | PHI 2 3 | ORA 1 2 | ORA 2 1 | SYM 1 2 | SYM 2 1 | CAL 1 1 | CAL 2 2 | MAL 1 1 | MAL 2 1 | LAK 1 2 | LAK 2 11 | WIN 1 3 | WIN 2 2 | EAS 1 3 | EAS 2 Ret | 2nd | 232 |
| 1996 | BMW Motorsport | BMW 318i | AMA 1 4 | AMA 2 4 | LAK 1 Ret | LAK 2 4 | AMA 1 3 | AMA 2 4 | MAL 1 4 | MAL 2 3 | WIN 1 1 | WIN 2 5 | PHI 1 5 | PHI 2 5 | LAK 1 2 | LAK 2 Ret | ORA 1 Ret | ORA 2 5 | 4th | 114 |
| 1997 | BMW Motorsport | BMW 320i | LAK 1 2 | LAK 2 2 | PHI 1 5 | PHI 2 1 | CAL 1 2 | CAL 2 1 | AMA 1 4 | AMA 1 3 | WIN 1 8 | WIN 2 3 | MAL 1 Ret | MAL 2 2 | LAK 1 2 | LAK 2 2 | AMA 1 1 | AMA 2 3 | 2nd | 171 |

### NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | NWCC | Pts | Ref |
| 1994 | Kranefuss-Haas Racing | 07 | Ford | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | DAR | BRI | NWS | MAR | TAL | SON | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | DAY | NHA | POC | TAL | IND 38 | GLN | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS | CLT | CAR | PHO | ATL | 76th | 49 | |