| Zak Brown | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Brown at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2021 | |
| Born | November 7, 1971 Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1] |
| Previous series | |
| 2012–13 2012 2012 2012 2010 2007–09 2005–06 2000, 2010–11 1999–2000, 2011 1997–98 1996 1996 1994–95 1994 1993–96, 1998 1992–93 1991 | British GT Championship Blancpain Endurance Series Le Mans Classic Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion FIA GT3 European Championship Ferrari Challenge North America Britcar Rolex Sports Car Series American Le Mans Series FIA GT Championship German Formula Three Indy Lights British Formula 3 EFDA Nations Cup Toyota Atlantics Opel-Lotus Benelux Series British Formula Vauxhall Lotus Formula Ford 1600 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1988–90 | International Kart Federation |
| Awards | |
| 2013–2019 2012 2012 2012 2005 2010 1994 1992 1986 | Formula One Power List NASCAR Power List Formula One Power List Sports Business Journal's 'Forty under 40' Promo Magazine 'Marketer of the Year' Jim Trueman Award RFA Promising Young Star AARWB Sports Car Driver GCKS Rookie of the Year |
| Occupation | Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Racing |
Zakary Challen Brown (born November 7, 1971)[2] is an American businessman and former professional racing driver, currently residing in England. He is the chief executive officer of McLaren Racing.[3] Born and raised in California,[4] Brown raced professionally around the world for ten years before developing his skills in motorsport's business and commercial worlds.
Brown co-founded and co-owns United Autosports, a professional team competing in international sportscar racing and various historic racing events around the world.[5] Through United, he co-owns Supercars Championship team Walkinshaw Andretti United alongside Michael Andretti and Ryan Walkinshaw, as well as Extreme E's Andretti United XE and McLaren XE. He was the non-executive chairman of Motorsport Network, a global market-leading motorsport and automotive digital platform, between 2016 and 2019.[6][7]
Brown has been recognised by a range of industry bodies and publications, including the Paddock Magazine F1 Power List[8] and his induction into the Sports Business Journal "Forty Under 40" Hall of Fame, where he was listed three times.[9][10] He was named Promo Marketer of the Year by PROMO Magazine,[11] and Just Marketing, Inc. (JMI), a motorsports marketing agency founded by Brown in 1995, has appeared five times in Inc. Magazine's "Inc 500" annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the United States.[12]
- ^ Is this failed Formula One driver the next Bernie Ecclestone? The Guardian. January 29, 2011.
- ^ "Zakary Challen BROWN". Companies House. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Zak Brown". McLaren Group. Retrieved August 18, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Zak Brown CEO". McLaren Group. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Zak Brown". united Autosports. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Motorsport.com Appoints Zak Brown Non-Executive Chairman". Motorsport. January 28, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Zak Brown leaves Motorsport Network". Pitpass. October 10, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "100 Most Influential People in Formula 1". Paddock Magazine. May 31, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame". Sports Business Journal. March 21, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Business Journal's Forty Under 40 Hall of Fame". Sports Business Daily. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "Zak Brown". Motorsport Network. January 28, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ Donald A. DePalma (August 30, 2010). "Inc. 5,000 List Includes Fast-Growing Language Service Providers". The Lingua House. Retrieved August 18, 2019.