#29 Lucas
Brown
United Kingdom
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Red Bull Rookies Cup
Date of birth | 4 April 2008 |
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Place of birth | Haywards Heath, London, Great Britain |
Age | 18 |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Career start | 2016 |
Disciplines | Rookies Cup |
01
About Me
“My dad used to do track days so I was always into bikes. For my 7th birthday, my mum and dad got me a bike lesson at a little go-kart track near me, we then visited the track every Saturday for the next year to have lessons. We then found out about a local junior bike championship at another local go-kart track called Angmering. I took part in my first race and won a couple of championships on my mini moto and my Metrakit. It was a great track and I have lots of great memories until November 2020 when it was sadly sold for houses.”
“In 2017 we discovered FAB Racing, which was a national championship for juniors. We went to their next round to see what it was about and we came away with a new bike and kit ready to take part in the last two rounds of that year! I progressed through the FAB championships moving from mini motos to Metrakit mini GP 50cc and 70cc, and in 2020 I became the FAB Racing Metrakit mini GP 70cc Champion. Due to winning the Championship, I went on to ride in the British Talent Cup's last two rounds as a wildcard, even managing to score points!”
2023 SP125
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First ever go on a mini moto
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Brand new 50cc Metrakit
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Sitting on my Amphibian Scaffolding new 70cc bike
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“I then raced from 2021 to 2023 under the SP125 racing team where I would achieve a number of podiums but never a race win. In 2024 I joined the SENCAT Talent Team – Mortimer Racing team, we headed to Navarra in Spain for the first round of the season, new track and a new team and I got my first win. Our lives have always revolved around racing. My mum and dad have always been heavily involved in my racing career since day one. They have been supporting me every step of the way. My dad has always been my mechanic and mum has always done everything else that is needed to go racing. I'm sure they will both enjoy stepping back now that I am a Rookie.”
“My Dad owns a building company and my Mum is a procurement Specialist for a healthcare company. I am an only child. I was home-schooled from the age of nine, I recently started going to college and my favourite subject is personal development class because I like the teacher. When I am in the UK, I enjoy having fun with my friends and when I am in Spain, road cycling with my coach and mentor Kyle Smith."
02
2024 Season
“My racing heroes are Kyle Smith, Shane Byrne and Jorge Lorenzo. I want to be the most successful British rider on the world stage and of course, be a MotoGP World Champion. I learnt a lot in 2024 about my riding. I learnt to be very consistent not only in races but from race to race as well I was also able to learn to start my weekends strong by being in the right head space on the build-up to the race events. There will be a lot to learn in my first year in Rookies Cup, adjusting to the bike and learning the tracks but I would like to have a very solid 1st year in Rookies. I would like to be inside the points and end the year as top Brit."
“So far my best races, I have two in mind. It would be Race 1 of the final round in the 2024 British Talent Cup season, where I dominated the group in the race and played the last lap really well to take my last win of the year. Or it would be another race from this season, Race 1 from Round 3 at Snetterton. I dominated the race in the wet, coming across the line 19 seconds ahead of 2nd place. 90 bikes crashed that day across all classes but I managed to stay on. I most enjoy the fast and flowy sections they really suit me and often times in races I find myself being really strong in these sections.”
“The best feeling in racing is winning. That feeling of knowing that on that day you are the fastest out of everyone on track is always good. Equally rolling into the podium area and seeing my team and the smile on everyone’s faces is a good feeling and means a lot as that is the ultimate ‘thank-you’ you can give them. The biggest mistake I have ever made? It would be in 2021 at Donington Park for me. After a terrible year with no results inside the top nine of the championship. I found myself in a wet race comfortably in P3 and catching the leading two unfortunately I was tight for a corner meaning I had to use more lean angle and I folded the front and threw away an easy podium.
“I was truly humbled to be awarded the Dave Simmonds trophy for winning the 2024 British Talent Cup Championship, it was presented to me by John McGuinness. I was so pleased I was able to share the moment with my team owner, Rich Mortimer. At the beginning of 2024, I didn’t have a ride and he stepped in and offered me my ride. I am forever grateful to have had Rich and Keith in my corner this season and to win the championship for them and my mum and dad means the world."
2024 style on the Sencat Honda
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Snetterton Race 1 2024 staying on to win
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2024 Champion
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Lucas Brown H&S
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2025 Season
The 2025 season marked Lucas Brown's debut year in the Rookies Cup, competing as the reigning British Talent Cup Champion. He finished 20th overall in the RC championship standings, accumulating nine points. His best Rookies Cup race result was a 13th place finish achieved in the final race at Misano. Brown also contested the FIM JuniorGP World Championship with the British Talent Team – MLav Racing. In JuniorGP, he scored one championship point and finished 27th overall in the standings. Lucas will leave the Cup after 1 year.
Luca Agostinelli chased by Lucas Brown during Race 2 in Le Mans 2025
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Hakim Danish ahead of Lucas Brown in Le Mans - QP Session
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Lucas Brown in the garage of Rookies Cup 2025
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Lucas Brown in the garage of Le Mans 2025
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