Brabham aims for 2022 Le Mans 24 Hours

The revived Brabham marque is aiming to be on the grid at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2022.

Australian-based Brabham Automotive, which launched last May with 2009 Le Mans winner David Brabham – son of marque co-founder Sir Jack Brabham – at the helm, is planning a World Endurance Championship entry in the GTE Pro class at the start of the 2021/22 season.

The GTE car will be based on a new road-going sportscar that will have its roots in the million-pound BT62 trackday car unveiled last May.

Brabham said: “It is important that we return to racing, because it is in our DNA.

“We told everyone when we launched that we wanted to go racing and that the ultimate goal was to get to Le Mans.

“There has been a lot of speculation about how we might do it, so we want to confirm the direction in which we are going and that’s GTE in 2021/22.”