Jonathan Browne (born 10 July 2000) is an Irish racing driver. He most recently competed in the 2025 Indy NXT with Chip Ganassi Racing.
Career
Browne started racing in Irish and British karting competitions before moving into the UK's Formula Ford championship in 2018. He finished his first year sixteenth but improved to fifth overall during his sophomore season, taking a win and four further podiums. Browne also dominated the Formula Ford Festival in 2019, winning from pole for Cliff Dempsey Racing. He once again took pole in 2020 but finished the race in second place behind Rory Smith.
In 2021, Browne stepped up to the GB3 Championship with Hillspeed, competing in the series' final three events. At his debut round in Silverstone Browne finished third in the opening race. He would go on to end up nineteenth in the standings.
Browne moved onto the Road to Indy pathway in 2022, racing for Turn 3 Motorsport in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship. Though he scored his maiden pole position at Indianapolis, he only took a best race finish of fifth — in a year where Browne was juggling his driving commitments in the US with his final year of university in Ireland — and concluded the campaign twelfth overall. Despite this, Browne returned to Turn 3 for the 2023 season. His second year bore more fruit, as Browne took third place at Road America after a brief battle for the lead with Lirim Zendeli and Francesco Pizzi and capped off the season by finishing third at Portland. Browne finished eighth in the championship, four places below rookie teammate Michael d'Orlando.
After two years in the third-tier feeder series, Browne progressed to Indy NXT in 2024, driving for HMD Motorsports. He finished inside the top ten in eight of the 14 races but lacked any standout results, leaving him thirteenth at season's end, third-lowest of all full-time entrants.
Personal life Browne graduated from TU Dublin with a degree in mechanical engineering.
Racing record
Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2018 National Formula Ford Championship 230000 93 16th Formula Ford Festival10000N/A12th 2019 National Formula Ford Championship Cliff Dempsey Racing201225 376 5th Formula Ford Festival11111N/A1st 2020 BRSCC National FF1600 ChampionshipLow Dempsey Racing70011 150 4th Formula Ford Festival10101N/A2nd 2021 GB3 Championship Hillspeed90001 83 19th Formula Ford Festival Vamos Racing10000N/A8th 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport170100 187 12th 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport180002 230 8th2024 Indy NXT HMD Motorsports14000027913th2025 Indy NXT Chip Ganassi Racing100002625th2026Michelin Pilot Challenge - GSCzabok-Simpson Motorsport * Season still in progress.
American open–wheel racing results
Indy Pro 2000 Championship / USF Pro 2000 Championship
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points2022 Turn 3 Motorsport STP1 STP2 ALA1 ALA2 IMS1 IMS2 IMS3IRP ROA1 ROA2MOH1 MOH2 TOR1 TOR2GMP POR1 POR2 POR312th1872023 Turn 3 MotorsportSTP1 STP2 SEB1 SEB2 IMS1 IMS2 IRP ROA1 ROA2 MOH1 MOH2 TOR1 TOR2COTA1 COTA1 POR1 POR2 POR3 8th 230
Indy NXT (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) 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 LAG LAG MOH IOW GMP POR MIL NSH 13th 279 2025 Chip Ganassi Racing STP BAR IMS IMS DET GMP RDA MOH IOW LAG LAG POR MIL NSH 25th 26 * Season still in progress.
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