FR Americas winner Bowling partners with Brabham

Young American racer Jett Bowling has partnered with one of the most iconic and historic names in global motorsport – Brabham, led by former Formula 1 driver and multiple Le Mans winner David Brabham, son of legendary three-time F1 world champion, Sir Jack Brabham.

David Brabham will bring his 35 years of elite-level experience to guide and mentor Fomula Regional Americas racer Bowling, who drives for Kiwi Motorsport and is a Chip Ganassi Racing junior driver, and will manage his transition up the international racing ladder.

“We are super excited to sign young American driver Jett Bowling," Brabham said. "Jett joins Brabham Group’s family of drivers under our management and mentoring business. He’s a talented individual who, in a very short space of time with limited experience, has shown real pace, and that’s something you can’t always teach.

"The more time I’ve spent with Jett, the more I see shades of Oscar Piastri in him. He has a calmness and emotional control that’s rare at this stage of a driver’s development, qualities that are vital at the highest levels of racing.

"This year, Jett has shown flashes of brilliance, pole positions, fastest laps, and now his first win in the Formula Regional Americas Championship at the Indy road course. There’s a quiet determination about him and a natural skill set that, with the right support and development, I believe will make him a champion of the future.”

Bowling came to David’s attention earlier this year during the Castrol Formula Regional Oceania Championship in New Zealand, where Brabham was mentoring Australian driver Patrick Heuzenroeder, currently 2nd in the GB3 Championship in the UK.

Despite starting his single-seater career later than most, Bowling has made rapid progress and is on a fast-track learning curve. Partnering with Brabham Group represents a major step in accelerating his development as he aims for the top tiers of global motorsport.

“Signing with David is massive," Bowling said. "Brabham is such a big name in motorsport and to have that name behind me, on top of the Chip Ganassi name, not only does it add wisdom and all of his repertoire I can pull from when I’m talking about a car, but also a bit of pressure. And I think it’s a privilege to have that pressure. I have to uphold the Brabham name and what it stands for now, so it’s such an honor and privilege. I just need to be a sponge at this point of my career. Act like I know nothing. Be confident, but act like I know nothing. I just need to learn. David has so much experience, 35 years of racing all kinds of cars, and he's learned from his dad and his brother, I can learn so much from him. I just want to absorb as much as I can.”