2012 Scholarship Winner – Matthew Brabham

Born February 25, 1994; lives Boca Raton, Fla. The grandson of three-time Formula One World Champion Sir Jack Brabham and son of four-time U.S. sports car champion and Le Mans winner Geoff Brabham was born in Florida and brought up in Australia. He began karting at age 7 and won numerous races and titles before graduating to Formula Ford in 2009. After winning one National championship round, Brabham moved back to the U.S. in 2012, finishing third in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Winterfest, and won the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda with four wins, six poles and 11 podium finishes. After representing the Team USA Scholarship impressively in the Formula Renault BARC UK Winter Series, Brabham became the first driver ever to win successive MAZDASPEED Driver Development Scholarships by dominating the 2013 Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, thereby earning a graduation into the 2014 Indy Lights Championship Presented by Cooper Tires.