Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The unscripted documentary series hosted by Keanu Reeves tells the remarkable story of how Ross Brawn, in 2009, competing in the most expensive and technologically advanced racing series on Earth, made the impossible happen. His understaffed, underfinanced, and independent team won the World Championship taking on the biggest titans of the industry – all after purchasing the team for just £1.

Go behind the scenes of this Formula 1 fairytale with the people who were there – on the track, in the garage and the boardroom – giving their own recounts of this miraculous year. With access to the F1 archives – much of it previously unseen – this series brings you along for the ride to victory, led by British F1 driver Jenson Button and Ross Brawn.

Series details

• Title: Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 2023-11-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-11-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Disney+
• Typical episode runtime: 58 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 71978
• IMDb ID: tt22297946
• TVDB ID: 438650

Cast and credited roles

• Keanu Reeves — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-11-15; final listed air date 2023-11-15; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.