After facing a very intense testing program on and off the track, Jack was selected in the Final 18 to take part in the 2012 FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy. Jack will also be joined by fellow Australian Brendan Reeves who competes on the World Rally Stage.

Le Brocq faced many challenges throughout the gruelling 4 day selection process which was held in Melk, Austria. After completing set challenges in Fitness Testing, Team Challenges, an Interview Process, Psychology and Computer testing and also many driving tasks on the track which involved obstacles from a bump pad and skid pans to completing a lap around the Circuit as quick as you could in the 350hp BMW M3’s provided. Jack topped the overall fitness testing and was also looking very good for the Race of Champions honours before a small mistake had him miss the cross over and exit the challenge.

"The FIA Young Driver Excellence Academy was a great experience and I would like to thank CAMS for nominating me for selection. I have learnt a great deal during the selection process, where we were faced with many different situations on the track, and also really came to appreciate that there is so much more to racing success. The Academy’s main focus is on areas of track and road safety which helps the drivers further refine their racing skills and respect of changing track situations.”

After a very challenging weekend in central Tasmania at the final round of the Australian Formula Ford Championship, Le Brocq was strong enough to secure 2nd place in the Championship standings to top off a stellar year that has seen him secure 2 round wins, 4 race wins, 12 podium finishes and a lap record at Eastern Creek.

“I am ecstatic to walk away with 2nd in the Championship. It has been a hard year for us all in the Cams Rising star/Minda Motorsport squad as it was our first year with the Mygale chassis and with the small amount of testing we completed, we have all done an awesome job! To also walk away with 2 round wins on top of that with all the wins and podiums along the way is a huge credit to the guys.”

Le Brocq and the Cams Rising Star/Minda Motorsport squad started the weekend off on a high with Jack topping the time sheets in Practice 1 before being 5th quickest in session 2. From there the Team worked hard at trying to improve the setup of the Mygale Chassis for Saturday morning’s Qualifying session.

Jack Le Brocq will compete against 29 other young motorsport hopefuls in the FIA’s Young Driver Excellence Academy selection in Melk, Austria.

Le Brocq is part of the FIA Institute’s announcement where 30 young drivers from 26 different countries will compete for 18 places in the 2012 Academy program. The FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy is a project to develop young driver talent worldwide. It offers a fully-funded training programme that helps drivers develop their motor sport careers, whilst increasing safety skills and actively promoting the principles of safety, fairness and responsibility on and off the track.

The selection process will be led by former F1 driver and two time Le Mans winner Alex Wurz and 2001 World Rally Champion Robert Reid.

At the selection event in Melk, Austria on the 15-18th November, Wurz and Reid will evaluate driving ability, fitness and performance, media techniques, team work and psychology.

Jack Le Brocq has yet again impressed the Australian Motorsport scene by taking a very comfortable round win up on the streets of Surfers Paradise at the Gold Coast 600 for Round 7 of the Australian Formula Ford Championship. Jack went into the round on a high after racing at the British Formula Ford Championship in the UK where he took pole position in qualifying and a race win. This showed throughout the weekend as the walls and close racing around the circuit didn’t faze the Melbourne driver. Jack’s speed and consistency gave him 2 race wins and a 3rd position for the weekend, giving him the round win by a clear 12 point margin.

“I am stoked to get another round win under my belt and at the moment we just seem to be getting better and better as the season progresses. I didn’t get off to the best start with a 6th in qualifying, but being only 3 tenths off 2nd place it was very tight and it provided some very close racing throughout the three races over the weekend. I finished 3rd in Race 1 and then I was able to hold onto the win in Race 2, taking my third win for the season which was great and that really helped with the Championship side of things.”

After spending 6 days at the famous Brands Hatch circuit, Jack Le Brocq has walked away with a pole position, a race win and a bucket load of experience to take back to Australia with him. After completing close to 500 laps around the 1.9km circuit, Jack came to grips with the UK spec Formula Ford quite quickly being right on the pace on Tuesday’s 1st day of practice. Jack soon found out as the days went on just how technical the circuit can be and every lap has to be millimetre perfect to get a consistently good time out of it.

“I was very pleased with how testing went and it was a lot of seat time which was exactly what I was after to try and get the most out of the trip over to the UK. The cars are quite different with the tyres and this being the first time I had really completed any real laps on a slick tyre it was definitely an eye opener! It was totally different to what I was used to as with the grooved tyre used in Australia the cars are a lot more forgiving when the tyre lets go but with the slicks it really bites hard and it takes no prisoners as I found out a couple of times during the week. I was able to get my times down and very consistent by Friday and this left me in a very good position to attack it head on Saturday morning with Qualifying.”

Having shown consistent development and ongoing achievements in his racing so far, and with both race and round victories this year to sit third in the Australian Formula Ford Championship, 19 year old CAMS Rising Star Jack Le Brocq is about to take his career to the next level, taking the first steps to an international career this week as he heads to the United Kingdom with the Jamun Racing Team.

Taking on this year’s Australian Formula Ford Championship, the young star was already aware of the challenges of the series, and the challengers in the field, but took the step up to become one of the senior faces of the Minda Motorsport team, a role model and an achiever. Securing eight top three finishes so far this season, along with race wins, a lap record and a hard fought round victory in relentless conditions at Sandown’s round five, Le Brocq has proven that he is ready to take on the next big thing, all the while maintaining a focus on moving to the next rung in the Australian Championship this year.

Cams Rising Star driver Jack Le Brocq rounded out Round 6 of the Australian Formula Ford Championship on a high as he crossed the line in first place in front of championship leader Cameron Waters. Although it wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Melbourne based driver as he was involved in an incident at turn 4 after a safety car restart which sent him to the rear of the 21 car field during Race 1 as he was battling for the top spot on the podium. Jack recovered in Race 2 with a stellar drive through the field from 13th position to 4th, right on the tail of the 2nd and 3rd place finishers.

“I was very disappointed with the result from Race 1 as we were in a very good position but unfortunately those incidents happen and we all move on from that. It did make for a very exciting Race 2 as I had to come through the field which always makes it very interesting as every driver doesn’t want to give an inch! It took me a couple of laps to really start making headway back through the field as I was having trouble finding some room on the track around a couple of the back marker drivers but after I cleared them, I put my head down and started to make my way through the field. We had some awesome speed and to be able to close onto the back of the 2nd and 3rd place finishers on the last lap is just a huge credit to what we can do! I settled for 4th which set me up for a chance at taking out Race 3.”

CAMS Rising Star Jack LeBrocq broke through for his maiden Australian Formula Ford Championship round win at a wet and wild Sandown Raceway on the weekend. LeBrocq didn’t take a race win from any of the three heats but his consistency proved vital. After qualifying on the back row due to being caught out by the red flag midsession which didn’t allow Jack to get a lap in on the drying track, he was able to claw his way back through the field in Race 1 to take 3rd position.

“It’s absolutely fantastic to finally get a round win under my belt! It has been a long time coming with the Minda Motorsport squad but we have finally got here and it’s just a massive credit to everyone who has been involved! We haven’t completed a great deal of testing with the French built Mygale chassis this year but with every outing we just keep on getting stronger and that has shown in our results throughout the year. I was pretty disappointed with qualifying but that’s Motorsport and I just put my head down in Race 1 and I think that showed when I walked away with a podium finish”

Jack Le Brocq has walked away from a very successful weekend at Queensland Raceway with his first race win under his belt at Round 4 and now moves into 3rd position for the 2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship.

The weekend brought about some ups and downs but Jack and the Minda Motorsport team walked away with a big grin. Jack’s weekend started off with a time to put him 6th overall on the practice time sheets and also qualified 6th for the start of Race 1. From here the weekend started to look promising with some positive changes made to the cars, Jack was able to claim 4th position in Race 1 after a race long battle with the opposition.

“I was really happy to move up a couple of positions and claim some good points to try and keep us in the title hunt. We were showing some good speed over most of the circuit with the fastest sector in sector 3 but I was just struggling to get the car through turn 1 and that’s where I needed to find a tenth a lap to put us on par with the top few.”

Following an outstanding weekend at the AFFC Round 3 at Eastern Creek where CAMS Rising Star, Jack Le Brocq walked away with a lap record, he was then invited to be a Driver at the Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport - Gulf Western Oil Sponsor Drive Day at Eastern Creek for 2 days early last week.

Jack was then invited back to take part in a Rookie Evaluation day at Winton Motor Raceway on the 2nd of August. He tested alongside British Formula Ford front runner Nick McBride and experienced racer Kristian Lindbom.

Jack completed close to 40 laps at both Eastern Creek and Winton over the three days and this gave him a very good understanding of what the cars are all about and how they work.

“I was absolutely rapt to get the call a couple of weeks ago and to get an opportunity like this, you just need to grab it with both hands and run with it!”