Zak Brown
Zakary Challen Brown (born November 7, 1971) is an American businessman and former professional racing driver, currently residing in England. He is the Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Racing. Born and raised in California, Brown raced professionally around the world for ten years before developing his skills in motorsport's business and commercial worlds.
| Zak Brown | |
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Brown at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2021 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | November 7, 1971 Los Angeles, California U.S. |
| 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 |
Brown co-founded and co-owns United Autosports, a professional team competing in international sportscar racing and various historic racing events around the world. 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.
Brown has been recognised by a range of industry bodies and publications, including the Paddock Magazine F1 Power List and his induction into the Sports Business Journal "Forty Under 40" Hall of Fame, where he has been listed three times. He was named Promo Marketer of the Year by PROMO Magazine, and JMI has appeared five times in Inc. Magazine's "Inc 500" annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the United States.