Ed Brown (racing driver)
Ed Brown (born 1963) is an American businessman and retired race car driver who last competed in the United SportsCar Championship.
Racing career
He was the overall winner at the 2016 24 Hours of Daytona and the 2016 12 Hours of Sebring, both for Tequila Patrón ESM.[1][2]
Brown also competed in the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans.[3]
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek Jon Fogarty |
Ligier JS P2-Honda | LMP2 | 339 | 15th | 7th |
2016 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | Scott Sharp Johannes van Overbeek |
Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 341 | 16th | 10th |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Extreme Speed Motorsports | P | HPD ARX-03b | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo | DAY 7 |
SEB 5 |
LBH 7 |
LS 1 |
DET 7 |
WGL 11 |
MSP 7 |
IMS 7 |
ELK 8 |
COA 4 |
PET | 8th | 262 |
2015 | Tequila Patrón ESM | P | HPD ARX-04b 1 HPD ARX-03b 2 |
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo | DAY 14 |
SEB 8 |
LBH | LS | DET | WGL | MSP | ELK | COA | PET | 22nd | 42 | |
2016 | Tequila Patrón ESM | P | Ligier JS P2 | Honda HR35TT 3.5 L V6 Turbo | DAY 1 |
SEB 1 |
LBH | LS | DET | WGL | MSP | ELK | COA | PET | 19th | 72 | |
2017 | Tequila Patrón ESM | P | Nissan Onroak DPi | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 | DAY 7 |
SEB 10 |
LBH 9 |
COA 5 |
DET 7 |
WGL | MSP | ELK | LS | PET | 14th | 117 |
Business career
Brown was president and CEO of Patrón Spirits Company, and founder of Extreme Speed Motorsports, the racing team for whom he drove. ESM was sponsored by Patrón.[4]
References
- ^ "Honda, Ligier, ESM win Rolex 24 at Daytona". Autoweek.com. 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ AP (2016-03-20). "Tequila Patron ESM wins 12 Hours of Sebring". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ Matt (2016-06-13). "24 Hours of Le Mans Preview: Tequila Patrón ESM". Nasportscar.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Patron Spirits CEO Ed Brown Doubles As Company's Car Racing Champion". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
External links
- Ed Brown driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- 1963 births
- Living people
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- 12 Hours of Sebring drivers
- Extreme Speed Motorsports drivers
- Racing drivers from Tampa, Florida
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