Ed Brown (born 1963) is an American businessman and retired race car driver who last competed in the United SportsCar Championship.
Racing career
editHe 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
editYear | 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 |
Sources:[4][5] |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
edit(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 | |
Source:[4] |
Business career
editBrown 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.[6]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Ed Brown Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Ed Brown". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "Patron Spirits CEO Ed Brown Doubles As Company's Car Racing Champion". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
External links
edit- Ed Brown driver statistics at Racing-Reference