JONATHAN BROWNE
Jonathan began participating in kart races when he was eight years old. Up until the age of fifteen, he participated in the Motorsport Ireland Championship. As his love for the sport increased and a "hobby" started to turn into a desire, he decided to travel to England to race, in order to participate on a bigger stage.
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Jonathan began racing Formula Fords the next year. Jonathan won the prestigious Formula Ford Festival in 2019, his second year of car racing. In 2020 Jonathan won all five Champion of Brands races in a single year, an achievement never before accomplished by any driver.
In 2021 Jonathan decided to take part in the final three races of the GB3 Championship. He had a strong performance in his debut weekend, finishing on the podium. Jonathan then made the leap to America to start his journey on the "Road to Indy". Where he competed in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship in 2022. Jonathan remained in the renamed series "USF Pro Championship for 2023 where he secured two podiums, five top five finishes and many top 10's.
TIMELINE OF JONATHAN'S CAREER
2008 - 2013
In the Irish Karting Cadet division, Jonathan started his racing career as a hobby. During this time, he had a lot of victories in the Motorsport Ireland Karting Championship.
2016 - 2017
After having success in Junior X30, he advanced to Senior X30 karting with the team "T-Sport" in 2016, where he went on to place third overall. He went back to the IAME World Finals in 2016 and 2017 and competed for Ireland. In 2017, Jonathan competed in races with "MLC Motorsport" in England and throughout Europe.
2019 - 2020
Jonathan won the Formula Ford Festival in 2019 and did it without a single error from qualification to the championship race. He stayed with the newly renamed "Low Dempsey Racing" in 2020, where he finished second in the Formula Ford Festival and won all five Champion of Brands races, being the only driver to ever do so.
2022
Jonathan made the decision to move to America in 2022 and race for the team "Turn 3 Motorsport" in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship. Jonathan spent the entire year traveling from Ireland to America while he finished and received his Mechanical Engineering degree. Jonathan won his first pole position at the renowned "Indianapolis Motor Speedway" this year. In his first season, he came in ranking 12th.
2014 - 2015
In 2014, Jonathan advanced from Cadets to Junior X30 while honing his talents. He came in second place in the 2015 championship. This got him into the 2015 IAME Finals.
2018
Jonathan made the move up to car racing in the Avon Tyres National Formula Ford Championship with "Cliff Dempsey Racing". Here Jonathan adapted and learned the skills of car racing. He claimed 2 podiums and multiple top 10's in his first year.
2021
Jonathan studied for his mechanical engineering degree in college for a significant portion of 2021. He did opt to race with "Hillspeed Racing" in the final three GB3 Championship events. Jonathan made his racing debut at Silverstone, finishing on the podium.
2023
For his second year, Jonathan returned to the newly titled "USF Pro Championships" with Turn 3 Motorsport. Jonathan quickly gathered momentum, finishing in the top 5 five times. He won his first podium at Road America and his second at Portland International Raceway in the season finale. Jonathan had some difficulties throughout the season, which caused him to place eighth overall in the most competitive field he has ever competed within.
GET TO KNOW ME
I've become very interested in fitness over the past few years. Years ago I used to think it was something I "had to do" as a part of racing. Now I enjoy working out in particular running. I am currently training to try complete a marathon at the end of my 2024 racing season.
Most people are surprised to learn that I have a full degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technological University of Dublin. I studied this course for 3 years and completed my final year whilst going over and back to America to continue racing. I am currently studying to become a personal trainer and nutritionist.
In addition to watching racing, I also love watching rugby and soccer. I support Arsenal in the Premier League. I try to attend as many games of Irish Rugby in the Aviva Stadium when I am home.
My favourite movie is "Avatar" and I am also a huge fan of "Star Wars".