Luke Browning (born 31 January 2002) is a British racing driver set to compete in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Hitech TGR.
His season highlight would end up being a pole position he scored in the second Silverstone race, and he placed eleventh in the standings.
[30] He ended the season in Nürburgring with another double podium, putting him third overall in the championship, behind Tim Tramnitz and champion Oliver Bearman.
He finished his first race in the category in second place, only behind the dominant Zak O'Sullivan, but was disqualified due to an illegal skid block.
[46] However, the pair of victories would be his last of his campaign, and he went podium-less for the first time during the second Silverstone round due to being disqualified in qualifying.
[48] A double podium in Brands Hatch brought the championship lead back to Browning, as 15.5 points split the pair heading into the finale at Donington.
[52] During the 2023 pre-season, Browning joined Hitech Grand Prix for the second and third rounds of the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship.
He had his most successful weekend, finishing eighth in the sprint and narrowly missing the podium to Paul Aron in the feature race.
[62] In Barcelona, he had a tussle for the lead with his former British F4 rival and Williams Driver Academy member Zak O'Sullivan during the sprint race, but ultimately settled for second place as he took his first F3 podium.
[77] From there in the main race, despite a challenge from Dennis Hauger, he persevered to take the Macau Grand Prix victory despite multiple restarts.
[81] He was hit with a ten-second penalty during the sprint race for gaining an advantage whilst running off-track, which demoted him from seventh to 15th.
[83][84] He secured fifth in qualifying at Melbourne, but was forced to pit early in the sprint race due to a steering wheel issue.
[85][86] Making up a place of Nikita Bedrin early on and a battle with Gabriele Minì, he would finish the feature race in fourth, retaining his championship lead.
[87] He qualified ninth in Imola, but was hit with disappointment in the sprint as he attempted an unsuccessful overtake on Kacper Sztuka during the penultimate lap, which broke his front wing and beached him in the gravel.
[90] He made up two places on the opening lap to finish eighth in the sprint race, and maintained his position in the feature to grab third.
[91][92] He secured a fifth place in the feature race at Barcelona, as Leonardo Fornaroli and Oliver Goethe both passed him on the final lap for the podium position.
[94][95] Despite a grid penalty for the sprint race,[96] he advanced to the points early on, but was forced to take avoiding action in an incident and dropped to 11th.
[99][100] A collision with Tim Tramnitz curtailed his sprint early, and the wrong choice of tyres during a damp track led to Browning finishing eighth.
[108] Needing to outscore standings leader Fornaroli by seven points to win the title, his chances ended abruptly with a spin at Ascari in the ppening laps.
After Zak O'Sullivan was forced to vacate his seat at ART Grand Prix, Browning was confirmed by the French team to make his Formula 2 debut for the final three rounds of the 2024 season.
[110] Browning qualified 11th on debut in Baku, and scored his first points with seventh place in a solid drive during the feature race.
[111] He failed to score points from 14th in Qatar, after an unfortunate safety car timing in the feature race meant his alternate strategy did not pay off.
[112] In Yas Marina, Browning qualified 17th, but a chaotic feature meant he shot up the order to sixth, scoring points.
[115] Browning is set to continue his relationship with Hitech TGR for the full 2025 Formula 2 season, alongside Dino Beganovic.
[119] During late October, Browning drove the Aston Martin AMR21 at the Silverstone Circuit as part of his reward for claiming the Autosport BRDC Award the previous year.