Holder of one of racing’s greatest names, David Brabham will return to Acura and Patrón Highcroft Racing for the 2008 American Le Mans Series in LMP2. ... He will be paired with Scott Sharp for the full season and adding 2007 full-season teammate Stefan Johansson. ... Is the only driver in Series history to win races and pole positions in four classes. ... Ranks among the all-time leaders in virtually every statistical category. ... Won for first time at Le Mans in 2007 with Aston Martin Racing. ... Son of three-time Formula One World Champion Sir Jack Brabham and is one of more than 20 Series drivers to boast F1 experience.

2008: At Sebring, brought home Patrón Highcroft Acura ARX-01b sixth overall and fourth in LMP2 with Scott Sharp/Stefan Johansson. Entry struggled with pace early in week but ran clean race. ... At St. Petersburg, finished second in P2 and third overall as highest-finishing Acura entry for second straight year. ... At Long Beach, made Series history by winning in fourth different class. Passed Penske's Romain Dumas with three minutes left and drove to victory with Sharp in Patrón-sponsored race. ... At Salt Lake City, could not repeat Long Beach magic with troubling ninth-place run in P2 (24th overall). Saw teammate Sharp crash with Dyson Racing Porsche in opening half-hour, and subsequent hit from Andretti Green Acura severely damaged rear suspension. Crew returned car to track in time for duo to score points but fell well behind class leaders Bernhard/Dumas. ... At Lime Rock, scored first overall Series victory since Washington in 2002 by driving to win with Sharp. Claimed overall pole and passed Bernhard for lead with three minutes left with daring Turn 1 move. Win also was first for Patrón Highcroft and first for Acura in Series. ... At Mid-Ohio, nearly pulled off another late-race win but settled for second in P2 and fourth overall with Sharp. Pressured Dumas in final minutes before harmless spin late in chase. ... At Road America, scored third P2 win in previous five rounds with nail-biting four-hour triumph. Drove first and third stints and led overall twice for 13 laps. Team fuel strategy set up Acura for late-race thrills. Passed by Andretti Green's Franck Montagny with 10 minutes left for P2 lead and then watched Acura driver crash trying to overtake GT2 Aston Martin. Gained four points on class leaders Bernhard/Dumas. … At Mosport, earned season’s fourth victory in unlikeliest of ways by taking lead on final lap when Gil de Ferran’s Acura ran out of fuel. Qualified second in P2 and posted record P2 race lap at 1:06.164 (133.795 mph). … At Detroit, earned second overall pole of season as he/Sharp led for combined 49 laps. Got as close as one second behind AGR’s Montagny late in race but ended second. … At Road Atlanta, never saw seat time and watched championship hopes go down with Sharp crash after just 16 laps due to rear suspension damage. … At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, again scored overall pole position with record run of 1:10.103 (114.928 mph). Duo finished ninth class and 15th overall after Acura suffered power-steering issues. Finished second in championship.

2007: With Johansson, led Acura contingent in marque’s first Series season with four podiums, one overall pole position and fifth-place P2 championship finish. ... At Sebring, fourth in class with Johansson/team owner Duncan Dayton in new Acura ARX. Qualified second in class but battled late electrical issues. ... At St. Petersburg, recorded first P2 podium for Highcroft. Had chance for win until Johansson drive-through in pit lane without stopping. ... At Long Beach, in position for overall and class win early following pit stop strategy until Brabham spun on out-lap. Car was undamaged and finished fourth overall and in P2. ... At Houston, qualified on overall pole position with stunning final-lap run to best Audi’s Allan McNish by 0.006 seconds in becoming first Series driver to win poles in four different classes. Dropped back to third at race’s start and missed P2 podium by one lap with fourth-place finish. ... At Utah, electrical issues early in week gave way to gearbox problems in race. Team made repair in time for Brabham to turn final lap and qualify team for points. ... At Lime Rock, returned to podium in home race for Connecticut-based Highcroft. Finished 16 seconds behind winning Porsche. ... At Mid-Ohio, sixth in class and eighth overall in tight P2 battle. ... At Road America, returned to P2 podium in rain-soaked four hours. Recovered from Turn 8 spin in opening stint after qualifying third in P2. ... At Mosport, didn’t see seat time in the race after Johansson’s early crash with GT2 Porsche forced car’s retirement after 48 laps. ... At Detroit, rebounded for season’s fourth podium. Suffered minor contact in race’s opening hour before solid pit work and Johansson’s driving brought car home at the finish. ... At Petit, led P2 class early and saw Johansson run car second overall before pit-stop dramas resulted in lost time (starter problems). Ended sixth in class. ... At Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, narrowly missed disaster at start following second-corner spin of Andretti Green Acura. Brabham recovered and handed off to Johansson with the car running in sixth place. Johannson moved up to third overall before contact with No. 16 Dyson Racing Porsche sent Highcroft entry into gravel at the top of the Corkscrew with major damage. Car was retired after 89 laps.

2006: Returned to Panoz marque in Esperante GTLM in GT2. Posted one victory and finished fifth in championship with Scott Maxwell. ... Opened season with victory and class pole, teaming with Maxwell/Sebastien Bourdais. Was second straight class win at 12 Hours. ... Struggled at Houston as soft tire compound led to rear suspension issues and sixth-place finish. ... Rebounded with runner-up finish to Flying Lizard Porsche at Mid-Ohio but found difficulty at Lime Rock with series of incidents for sixth-place GT2 finish. ... Quiet fifth-place at Utah before more mechanical problems and ninth-place finish at Portland. ... Eighth at Road America (gearbox) and didn’t see seat time at Mosport after Lap 7 crash with Maxwell at wheel. ... Added Bourdais at Petit Le Mans and returned to podium with third-place class showing. ... Ended season with disappointing 10th in GT2 after Maxwell crash.

2005: Limited schedule with Aston Martin Racing and its DBR9, racing just three times. ... Made his 50th career start in Series a memorable one at Sebring, winning in GT1 with Darren Turner/Stephane Ortelli. ... Runner-up at Petit Le Mans with Turner/Jonny Kane in eventful week that saw spare parts shipped from England following Wednesday crash. ... Fourth at Laguna Seca with Turner in race-long GT1 battle between Aston Martin, Corvette, Saleen and Maserati.

2004: Five starts for two teams, initially for ACEMCO Motorsports at Sebring with Terry Borcheller/Johnny Mowlem, taking third place in GTS. ... Signed on with Krohn Barbour Racing to pilot Lamborghini Murcielago. Fourth at Mid-Ohio with Peter Kox and then well back at Lime Rock, Infineon and Portland. ... Retired before halfway point at Petit Le Mans in partnership with Nic Jonsson/Kox.

2003: Second in GTS championship with three wins for Prodrive in Ferrari 550 with longtime cohort Jan Magnussen. ... Began season with third-place finish at Sebring in Bentley prototype with Johnny Herbert/Mark Blundell. ... Moved to Prodrive Ferrari at Infineon with third-place GTS finish behind two Corvettes. ... Fourth at Trois-Rivieres and third at Mosport. ... Won at Road America, then declared GTS winner at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca when No. 88 Ferrari was excluded. ... Won third consecutive race at Miami, with Anthony Davidson substituting for Magnussen, before dropping to second position at Petit Le Mans.

2002: Two wins and sixth in LMP900 championship for Panoz factory effort with Magnussen. ... Retired after 56 laps at Sebring before taking overall win at Infineon, besting Audi’s Tom Kristensen/Johnny Herbert. ... Ran third at Mid-Ohio but did not finish at Road America. ... Highlight of season came at Washington stadium circuit, a 0.766-second win over Kristensen/Rinaldo Capello after tense on-track battle with factory Audis. ... Fifth at Trois-Rivieres with fourth at Mosport and Laguna Seca before fifth-place at Miami. ... Seventh at Petit Le Mans in final race with Panoz prototype.

2001: Back with Magnussen in cockpit of new Panoz LMP07 design, which was shelved after Sebring retirement despite third-place overall finish at Texas. ... Returned to previous Panoz LMP with third at Sears Point before breaking Audi dominance with win at Portland, then followed up with solid second position at Mosport. ... Claimed second win at Mid-Ohio, fending off three challengers on final lap. ... Dropped out at Laguna Seca after 57 laps (accelerator), then ended season eighth at Petit Le Mans.

2000: Started 11 events with Magnussen and placed seventh in prototype championship. ... Blew engine at Sebring before strong run that started with second at Charlotte. Followed with repeat at Silverstone. ... Turned tables with win at Nurburgring over Audi and BMW. ... Took fifth position at Sears Point, then did not see action at Mosport after Magnussen was involved in crash on lap 41. Third at Texas, second at Portland and third at Petit Le Mans before retiring very early at Laguna Seca (engine). ... Sixth at Las Vegas and after Magnussen ran just two laps at Adelaide (alternator), Brabham partnered with Greg Murphy/Jason Bright in another Panoz car and finished third, ninth overall.

1999: Second in prototype championship with pair of wins for Panoz and teammate Eric Bernard. ... Dropped out at Sebring after 103 laps (fire). ... Drove to fifth position at Road Atlanta, before runner-up finish at Mosport. . . Sears Point yielded second place finish, followed by victory at Portland. ... Brabham/Bernard/Andy Wallace then won Petit Le Mans, one lap up on nearest competitor. ... Mechanical failures forced dropout late at Laguna Seca and suffered blown engine at Las Vegas.