BIOGRAPHY
Uroš Brkić
Uroš Brkić is a professional racing driver from Serbia, born and raised in Belgrade. His love for driving and motorsport dates back to early childhood. As a three-year-old, he drove a battery-powered jeep in front of his grandparents’ house in Konjarnik, while his father Čeda was preparing a racing Yugo in the same parking lot. While his older brother Miloš and Uroš played around tools and cars, no one suspected that racing would shape his life.
His first real contact with racing karting came before he turned five, at the wheel of his brother’s Zastava DMB kart. On an improvised track near home, he also experienced his first off-track excursion—the accelerator pedal got stuck, and he saved himself at the last moment by spinning the kart. “You’re still too small—even for the smallest kart,” his father concluded, while they told his mother that the test went perfectly.
Although he long claimed he would never race, Uroš learned to drive a car at just six years old, and soon after a motorcycle. He spent his childhood on scooters and motorcycles, and when his brother started competing in the Yugo, as he says, “the gasoline virus woke up in me.”
The turning point came at the age of 15, when he began training at the Karting Center Floyd—the first indoor karting center in Serbia. He soon started posting serious lap times, breaking records, and showing a natural racing instinct. Floyd was then a gathering place for domestic champions, and for Uroš—the beginning of his professional journey.
His career grew out of a family tradition, but was built on personal dedication, patience, and a true passion for racing.
FAMILY TRADITION
Uroš Brkić comes from a racing family that has been present on the tracks for more than four decades—across three generations. The Brkić family has won over 40 championship titles, leaving a strong mark in the history of domestic motorsport.
His father, Čedomir Brkić, was a 24-time champion of major and minor Yugoslavia, and later of Serbia and Montenegro. His older brother, Miloš Brkić, is an eleven-time champion of Serbia. Uroš learns from them every day—both through conversations and through every corner he drives.
RACING CAREER
2004: Career start (16 years old)
2005: (17 years old)
2006: (18 years old)
He remained in the same class but competed in both disciplines—hill climb and circuit racing. In the Serbian Hill Climb Championship, he won his first championship titles, both junior and senior.
2007:
Third place in both hill climb and circuit racing. He recorded his first circuit racing victory in Novi Sad, where the trophy was presented to him by Miloš Pavlović—a major recognition for a junior driver.
2008: Key year
Notable performances with the Yugo in hill climb and circuit races. On the Ušće circuit he set a class record, took pole position in qualifying, led the race from the first to the last lap, and won. He broke class records on many hill climb and circuit tracks. He finished the season as both junior and senior champion in hill climb racing. In the final circuit race of the season, he competed for the first time in a much stronger class and a very fast race car, the Honda Civic 1600 E1. He finished the circuit season with the Yugo, with one race fewer, in 4th place.
2009:
He continued competing with the Yugo and finished the season as vice-champion of the Serbian Hill Climb Championship, having used three different Yugo cars during the season.
2010: Moving up to more powerful classes.
In hill climb races, he competed with a Yugo 1400 E1, switching between two Yugos and a VW Scirocco that was assembled right at the end of the season. He finished the season in 4th place.
2011:
He competes in a VW Scirocco 1400 E1 and captures the class championship title in hill climb racing. Towards the end of the season, after securing a dominant title in the 1400 E1 class, he modifies his Scirocco for the 1600 E1 category and finishes the hill climb season with an impressive third place in the final 1600 E1 standings. In circuit racing, he competes in a Yugo 55 Sport—a class founded by his father, Čedomir, in 1985.
2012:
Driving a VW Scirocco 1600 E1, he finishes the season as the class runner-up in hill climb racing. In circuit racing, he competes in a newly built Yugo 55 Sport. That same year, he also completes rally driving school under the legendary Finn, Tapio Laukkanen.
2013:
Driving a Yugo 55 Sport, he competes in hill climb and circuit races, finishing the season as the national class runner-up in the hill climb championship.
2014:
He competes in the Serbian Hill Climb Championship, facing numerous technical issues with his Honda Civic 1600 E1.
2015: Turning point
He enters the Central European (CEZ) Endurance Championship with a Clio IV RS Cup and finishes as the runner-up. He wins the Clio Cup within the European ESET V4 Endurance Cup, records multiple top-three finishes in the Twingo Cup, and gains his first experience on European circuits—a decisive step toward the international stage. In addition to his European campaign, he also competes in a national championship race at Ušće behind the wheel of a Yugo 55 Sport.
2016:
He competes in the domestic circuit championship, recording several class wins with a Honda Civic 1600 E1. Making a guest appearance at the final hill climb of the season, he defeats cars from more powerful classes in the overall standings and sets track and class records on the “short” Košutnjak course that have never been broken.
2017: Issues, a Title, and a Record
Due to technical issues and a significant crash, he goes through as many as four different cars during the season (three Honda Civic 1600 E1s and a VW Golf 1600 E1), yet still manages to win the Serbian Circuit Championship in the 1600 E1 class. At the “long” Košutnjak hill climb, he sets new track and class records that have never been broken.
2018: Developing a New Car
A VW Polo S2000 chassis arrives at the workshop from Slovakia, and the car is built for hill climb and circuit racing. During this development season, due to assembly delays with the VW Polo, he once again switches between four different cars (VW Scirocco, Honda Integra, Ford Focus, and VW Polo). He finishes the season as the runner-up in the up-to-2000 E1 class of the hill climb championship.
2019:
He finishes the season as the runner-up in the 2000 E1 class, continuing to drive the VW Polo.
2020:
The VW Polo reaches its full potential – he captures the Serbian Hill Climb Championship title in the up-to-2000 E1 class and takes first place in the overall standings of the Serbian Open Hill Climb Championship. At the final hill climb of the season on Avala, he claims the overall victory while setting a new track record, defeating international competitors driving significantly more powerful machinery, such as a Hyundai WRC.
2021:
Driving a VW Polo 2000 E1, he wins the Serbian Hill Climb Championship in his class, takes second place in the overall hill climb standings, and secures the runner-up title in the up-to-2000 E1 circuit racing class. He also competes in one circuit race in Banja Luka driving a Honda Civic in the same class.
2022: Return to Europe
He returns to the European scene, competing in the Central European Zone (CEZ) Hill Climb Championship with the VW Polo 2000 E1, where he captures the title in Group PF1.
2023: The Only Serbian in a Prototype
With the acquisition of a new car, he debuts in the prototype category driving the French-built Norma M20F. By choosing a prototype, he becomes- -and remains to this day – the only Serbian to compete in this category, representing the pinnacle of racing technology and speed. In his very first season with the prototype, he wins the CEZ title once again, this time in the CN E2-SC class, despite minimal testing. Making guest appearances at two Serbian Hill Climb Championship races, he sets two new track and class records at Kosmaj and Tara.
2024:
With minor refinements to the same Norma, he once again wins the Central European (CEZ) Championship in the same class, achieving even faster times.
2025: A New, More Modern Prototype and Another Title
A new, much more modern and powerful prototype, the Osella PA 21/S, arrives in Serbia. He drives the first two races with a more powerful 2500cc Honda engine, recording his first victory with the Osella at the second race in Albania. He then modifies the Osella and continues the season with a smaller 2000cc Honda engine, continuing his winning streak to capture his fourth consecutive Central European Hill Climb Championship at the end of the season.
FINAL WORD
Uroš Brkić’s career is a blend of family tradition, a love for speed, and tireless work. From a plastic jeep in Konjarnik to prototypes on European racetracks – every lap has contributed to his development, not only as a driver but as a person.
Today, he is in full competitive rhythm, but he never forgets where it all began. For Uroš, racing isn’t just a sport – it’s a way of life.