The 2024 Supercars champion is showcasing the Australian-built machine at the event as part of a Red Bull promotional tour involving four countries.
Owned by Ford, the car is the Dick Johnson Racing-built Mustang that has lived in the United States since the 2023/24 off-season wind tunnel testing.
Red Bull’s tour with it began with last weekend’s Mondello Drift Masters, where Brit Matt Nicoll-Jones was behind the wheel.
Brown was selected for Austria as part of a program that also had him spend time at Red Bull’s global headquarters, athlete performance centre and Hangar-7.
“Never thought I’d be taking the Supercar to a Formula 1 Grand Prix in Europe – and in Austria, the home of Red Bull, what an unreal opportunity,” he said ahead of the trip.
“Probably one of the biggest things I’ve done with the team so far.”
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Brown’s time on the 4.3km Red Bull Ring across the weekend is expected to come as part of scheduled Red Bull drift shows.
The car will be driven at the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month by Jamie Whincup, before Scott Pye tackles the Red Bull Showrun in Latvia.
Brown was selected over teammate Broc Feeney for the Austria trip as the latter has previously visited Red Bull’s key facilities.
The Latvia outing is meanwhile just a week before the Ipswich Supercars event, with the team not wanting to risk any travel issues for its championship leader.
Triple Eight and Red Bull have spruiked the European tour as a chance to promote Supercars to the world.
“We see so many people commenting on Supercars race highlights, and they’re commenting from overseas,” said Brown.
“They’re loving what we’re doing here when we race!
“It’s another way to connect with them and get them into the sport – how many people have heard an Aussie V8 screaming around the Red Bull Ring?”
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