Christian Brooks (born September 29, 2000) is an American racing driver. He most recently competed in the 2024 Indy NXT for HMD Motorsports and the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for Pabst Racing. Brooks previously drove for Turn 3 Motorsport in the USF Pro 2000 Championship and previously competed in the USF2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport.
Career
Rallycross
2017 In 2017, Brooks competed in the Global RallyCross Championship driving for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in GRC Lites. He took three wins and nine podiums en route to finish second in the standings.
2018 Brooks would return to rallycross with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in 2018. He would compete in the newly formed Americas Rallycross Championship after the Global RallyCross Championship shut down at the end of 2017. He would finish second in the championship with four podiums in five races.
Formula 4 United States Championship In 2019, Brooks would move up from karting to open-wheel racing driving for Jay Howard Driver Development in the Formula 4 United States Championship. Brooks would go on to have a competitive season with two wins and eight podiums finishing third in the championship.
USF2000 Championship
2020 On March 7, 2020, it was announced that Brooks would make his USF2000 Championship debut driving for Exclusive Autosport. At the final round of the season in St. Petersburg, Brooks would qualify in pole position for the first time all year and go on to get his first win in the series. He would finish fifth in the championship. Brooks won Rookie of the Year honors.
2021
Brooks would return to the series for the 2021 season once again driving for Exclusive Autosport. At the second round in St. Petersburg, he would take pole for the first race. Brooks would go on to win the race after a lengthy cleanup due to a major crash that took out six competitors. He would also win the second race at St. Petersburg after battling with Kiko Porto during the final laps of the race. Brooks would finish sixth in the championship with two poles, two wins, and four podiums.
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2017Global RallyCross ChampionshipDreyer & Reinbold Racing123N/AN/A96922nd2018Americas Rallycross ChampionshipDreyer & Reinbold Racing50N/AN/A41142nd2019Formula 4 United States ChampionshipJay Howard Driver Development1620282093rd2020USF2000 ChampionshipExclusive Autosport1710032845th2021USF2000 ChampionshipExclusive Autosport1622142576th Indy Pro 2000 Championship200003417th 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport000000NC 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport411017922nd2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship Pabst Racing1401042326th Indy NXT HMD Motorsports8000020816th2025Formula Regional Americas ChampionshipToney Driver Development221225010th *Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints 2019 Jay Howard Driver Development ATL1 ATL2 ATL3 PIT1 PIT2 PIT3 VIR1 VIR2 VIR3 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 SEB1 SEB2 SEB3 COA1 COA2 3rd 209
Complete Formula Regional Americas Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints 2025 Toney Driver DevelopmentNOL1NOL2NOL3ROA1ROA2ROA3IMS1IMS2IMS3 MOH1MOH2MOH3NJM1NJM2NJM3MOS1MOS2MOS3VIR1VIR2BAR1BAR2 10th 50
American open-wheel racing results
USF2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints2020Exclusive AutosportROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2MOH3LORIMS1IMS2IMS3MOH4MOH5MOH6NJMP1NJMP2NJMP3STP1STP2* 5th 2842021ALA1ALA2STP1*STP2IMS1*IMS2IMS3LORROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2MOH3NJMP1NJMP2NJMP3MOH1MOH2 6th 257
Indy Pro 2000 Championship / USF Pro 2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints2021Exclusive AutosportALA1ALA2STP1STP2IMS1IMS2IMS3LORROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2GMPNJMP1NJMP2NJMP3MOH3MOH4 17th 342022Exclusive AutosportSTP1STP2ALA1ALA2IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2TOR1TOR2GMPPOR1POR2POR3 — 0 2023 Turn 3 MotorsportSTP1STP2SEB1SEB2IMS1IMS2IRPROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2TOR1TOR2COA1COA2POR1POR2POR3 22nd 792024Pabst RacingSTP1STP2LOU1LOU2LOU3IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2TOR1TOR2POR1POR2 6th 232 *Season still in progress.
Indy NXT Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2024 HMD Motorsports STP BAR IMS IMS DET RDA LGA LGA MOH IOW GMP POR MIL NSH 16th 208
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