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Matthew Brabham joins LDM for one-race deal at Barbagallo

Matthew Brabham, who is the grandson of multiple F1 champion Jack Brabham, has signed a one-race Supercars deal for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport.

The 23-year-old will drive this weekend at Barbagallo Raceway, making his Supercars debut, coming from a background of single seaters and sports cars, including Formula E and IndyCar.

“It’s obviously been super last minute, I had no idea this was even a possibility when I’d packed my bags to head down here,” said Brabham to Supercars.com.

“There are no expectations whatsoever. I don’t expect to jump in and beat anyone at their own game with no testing at all. The goal for me is to get in, do some laps, not cause any trouble and just get some experience. These cars are so different to everything else I’ve driven, the tyres are so much smaller than something like an IndyCar which has a lot of mid-corner speed.”

Brabham is going to drive the Holden Commodore that Taz Douglas has driven in the opening rounds of the championship this year.