Sir John Arthur Brabham (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an
Australian racing driver who was
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in , , and . He was a founder of the
Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
racing team and race car constructor that bore his name.
Brabham was a
Royal Australian Air Force
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flight mechanic and ran a small engineering workshop before he started
racing midget cars in 1948. His successes with midgets in Australian and New Zealand road racing events led to his going to Britain to further his racing career. There he became part of the
Cooper Car Company
The Cooper Car Company is a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small gara ...
's racing team, building as well as racing cars. He contributed to the design of the mid-engined cars that Cooper introduced to
Formula One
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and the
Indianapolis 500
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, and won the Formula One world championship in
1959
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and
1960. In 1962 he established his own Brabham marque with fellow Australian
Ron Tauranac
Ronald Sidney Tauranac (13 January 1925 – 17 July 2020) was a British-Australian engineer and racing car designer, who with Formula One driver Jack Brabham founded the Brabham constructor and racing team in 1962. Following Brabham's retireme ...
, which in the 1960s became the largest manufacturer of customer racing cars in the world. In the
1966 Formula One season Brabham became the first – and still, the only – man to win the Formula One world championship driving one of his own cars. He was the last surviving World Champion of the 1950s.
Brabham retired to Australia after the
1970 Formula One season, where he bought a farm and maintained business interests, which included the
Engine Developments racing engine manufacturer and several garages.
Early life
John Arthur 'Jack' Brabham was born on 2 April 1926 in
Hurstville, New South Wales
Hurstville is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD and is part of the St George area. Hurstville is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Georges R ...
, then a commuter town outside Sydney. Brabham was involved with cars and mechanics from an early age. At the age of 12, he learned to drive the family car and the trucks of his father's grocery business. Brabham attended technical college, studying metalwork, carpentry, and technical drawing.
Brabham's early career continued the engineering theme. At the age of 15 he left school to work, combining a job at a local garage with an evening course in mechanical engineering. Brabham soon branched out into his own business selling motorbikes, which he bought and repaired for sale, using his parents' back veranda as his workshop.
One month after his 18th birthday on 19 May 1944 Brabham enlisted into the
Royal Australian Air Force
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(RAAF). Although he was keen on becoming a pilot, there was already a surplus of trained aircrew and the Air Force instead put his mechanical skills to use as a flight mechanic, of which there was a wartime shortage. He was based at
RAAF Station Williamtown, where he maintained
Bristol Beaufighters at
No. 5 Operational Training Unit. On his 20th birthday, 2 April 1946, Brabham was discharged from the RAAF with the rank of
leading aircraftman. He then started a small service, repair, and machining business in a workshop built by his uncle on a plot of land behind his grandfather's house.
[Brabham, Nye (2004) p.26]
Racing career
Australia
![AJ Foyt dirt car 1961](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/AJ_Foyt_dirt_car_1961.jpg)
Brabham started racing after an American friend, Johnny Schonberg, persuaded him to watch a
midget car
Midget cars, also speedcars in Australia, is a class of racing cars. The cars are very small with a very high power-to-weight ratio and typically use four cylinder engines. They originated in the United States in the 1930s and are raced on m ...
race. Midget racing was a category for small open-wheel cars racing on dirt ovals. It was popular in Australia, attracting crowds of up to 40,000. Brabham records that he was not taken with the idea of driving, being convinced that the drivers "were all lunatics" but he agreed to build a car with Schonberg.
At first Schonberg drove the homemade device, powered by a modified
JAP
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In the United States, some Japanese Americans have come to find the term very offensive, even when used as an abbreviation. Prior to t ...
motorcycle engine built by Brabham in his workshop. In 1948, Schonberg's wife persuaded him to stop racing and on his suggestion Brabham took over. He almost immediately found that he had a knack for the sport, winning on his third night's racing. From there he was a regular competitor and winner in Midgets (known as Speedcars in Australia) at tracks such Sydney's
Cumberland Speedway, the
Sydney Showground, and the
Sydney Sports Ground
The Sydney Sports Ground No. 1 was a Stadium and Dirt track racing venue in Sydney, New South Wales. The ground was located where the car park of the Sydney Football Stadium (SFS) currently sits. The ground had two main grandstands and was surro ...
, as well as interstate tracks such as
Adelaide
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's
Kilburn and
Rowley Park speedways and the
Ekka
The Ekka is the annual agricultural show of Queensland, Australia. Its formal title is the Royal Queensland Show, and it is held at the Brisbane Showgrounds. It was originally called the Brisbane Exhibition, but it is more commonly known as the ...
in
Brisbane
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. Brabham has since said that it was "terrific driver training. You had to have quick reflexes: in effect you lived—or possibly died—on them." Due to the time required to prepare the car, the sport also became his living. Brabham won the
1948 Australian Speedcar Championship, the 1949 Australian and
South Australian
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Speedcar championships, and the 1950–1951 Australian championship with the car.
[Unique (pp.30–31) "Jack Brabham potential world champion..." Article reproduced from a 1958 edition of ''Australian Motor Sport''.]
After successfully running the midget at some
hillclimbing
Hillclimbing, also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing, or speed hill climbing, is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. It is one of the oldest forms of motorsport, since the firs ...
events in 1951, Brabham became interested in
road racing. He bought and modified a series of racing cars from the
Cooper Car Company
The Cooper Car Company is a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small gara ...
, a British constructor, and from 1953 concentrated on this form of racing, in which drivers compete on closed tarmac circuits. He was supported by his father and by the Redex fuel additive company, although his commercially aware approach—including the title ''RedeX Special'' painted on the side of his Cooper-Bristol—did not go down well with the
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
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(CAMS), which banned the advertisement. Brabham competed in Australia and New Zealand until early 1955, taking "a long succession of victories", including the 1953 Queensland Road Racing championship.
During this time, he picked up the nickname "Black Jack", which has been variously attributed to his dark hair and stubble, to his "ruthless" approach on the track, and to his "propensity for maintaining a shadowy silence".
After the 1954
New Zealand Grand Prix
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, Brabham was persuaded by Dean Delamont, competitions manager of the
Royal Automobile Club
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in the United Kingdom, to try a season of racing in Europe, then the international centre of road racing.
Europe
Cooper
![Cooper T51 rear Donington](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Cooper_T51_rear_Donington.jpg)
Upon arriving in Europe on his own in early 1955, Brabham based himself in the UK, where he bought another Cooper to race in national events. His crowd-pleasing driving style initially betrayed his dirt track origins: as he put it, he took corners "by using full
teeringlock and lots of throttle". Visits to the Cooper factory for parts led to a friendship with Charlie and
John Cooper, who told the story that after many requests for a drive with the factory team, Brabham was given the keys to the transporter taking the cars to a race. Brabham soon "seemed to ''merge'' into Cooper Cars":
[Lawrence (1989) p.80] he was not an employee, but he started working at Cooper daily from the midpoint of the 1955 season building a Bobtail mid-engined
sports car
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, intended for
Formula One
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, the top category of single seater racing. He made his Grand Prix debut at the age of 29 driving the car at the
1955 British Grand Prix
The 1955 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Aintree on 16 July 1955. It was race 6 of 7 in the 1955 World Championship of Drivers. British driver Stirling Moss led a Mercedes 1–2–3–4 domina ...
. It had a 2-litre engine, half a litre less than permitted, and ran slowly with a broken clutch before retiring.
Later in the year Brabham, again driving the Bobtail, tussled with
Stirling Moss
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British Formula One racing driver. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of comp ...
for third place in a non-championship Formula One race at
Snetterton
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. Although Moss finished ahead, Brabham saw the race as a turning point, proving that he could compete at this level. He shipped the Bobtail back to Australia, where he used it to win the 1955
Australian Grand Prix
The Australian Grand Prix is an annual motor racing event which is under contract to host Formula One until 2035. One of the oldest surviving motorsport competitions held in Australia, the Grand Prix has moved frequently with 23 different venu ...
before selling it to help fund a permanent move to the UK the following year with his wife Betty and their son
Geoff.
Brabham briefly and unsuccessfully campaigned his own second hand Formula One
Maserati 250F
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during 1956, but his season was saved by drives for Cooper in
sports cars
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and
Formula Two
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, the junior category to Formula One. At that time, almost all racing cars had their engines mounted at the front but Coopers were different, having the engine placed behind the driver, which improved their handling. In 1957, Brabham drove another mid-engined Cooper, again only fitted with a 2-litre engine, at the
Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor racing event held annually on the Circuit de Monaco, in late May or early June. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigiou ...
. He avoided a large crash at the first corner and was running third towards the end of the race when the fuel pump mount failed. After more than three hours of racing, the exhausted Brabham, who "hated to be beaten", pushed the car to the line to finish sixth. The following year, he was Autocar Formula Two champion in a Cooper, while continuing to score minor points-scoring positions with the small-engined Coopers in the World Drivers' Championship and driving for
Aston Martin
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in Sportscars.
His schedule necessitated a considerable amount of travel on the roads of Europe. Brabham's driving on public roads was described as "safe as houses", unlike many of his contemporaries—on the way back from the
1957 Pescara Grand Prix
The 1957 Pescara Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on 18 August 1957, at the Pescara Circuit near Pescara in Italy. The race was the 7th round of the 1957 World Championship of Drivers. The circuit is the longest to ever hold a wo ...
, passenger
Tony Brooks took over driving after Brabham refused to overtake a long line of lorries. In late 1958, Brabham rekindled his interest in flying and began taking lessons. He bought his own plane and on gaining his
licence began to make heavy use of it piloting himself, his family, and members of his team around Europe to races.
[Brabham (1971) pp.98—117]
In
1959
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, Cooper obtained 2.5-litre engines for the first time and Brabham put the extra power to good use by winning his first world championship race at the season-opening
Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor racing event held annually on the Circuit de Monaco, in late May or early June. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigiou ...
after
Jean Behra's Ferrari and
Stirling Moss
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British Formula One racing driver. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of comp ...
's Cooper failed. More podium places were followed by a win in the
British Grand Prix
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at Aintree after Brabham preserved his tyres to the end of the race, enabling him to finish ahead of Moss who had to pit to replace worn tyres. This gave him a 13-point championship lead with four races to go. At the
Portuguese Grand Prix
The Portuguese Grand Prix (''Grande Prémio de Portugal'') is a motorsports event that was first held in 1951 as a sportscar event, and then intermittently disappearing for many years before being revived again. In 1964 event was held as a spo ...
at Monsanto Park, Brabham was chasing race leader Moss when a backmarker moved over on him and launched the Cooper into the air. The airborne car hit a telegraph pole, throwing Brabham onto the track, where he narrowly avoided being hit by one of his teammates but escaped with no serious injury.
[Straw, Edd (7 May 2009 ) "Jack of All Trades" ''Autosport''] With two wins each, Brabham, Moss, and Ferrari's Tony Brooks were all capable of winning the championship at the final event of the season, the
United States Grand Prix
The United States Grand Prix is a motor racing event that has been held on and off since 1908, when it was known as the American Grand Prize. The Grand Prix later became part of the Formula One World Championship. , the Grand Prix has been held ...
at Sebring. Brabham was among those up until 1 am the morning before the race working on the Cooper team cars. The next day, after pacing himself behind Moss, who soon retired with a broken gearbox, he led almost to the end of the race before running out of fuel on the last lap. He again pushed the car to the finish line to place fourth, although in the event this was unnecessary as his other title rival, Brooks, finished only third. His championship-winning margin over Brooks was four points. According to Gerald Donaldson, "some thought
is titleowed more to stealth than skill, an opinion at least partly based on Brabham's low-key presence."
Despite his success with Cooper, Brabham was sure he could do better. He considered buying Cooper in partnership with Roy Salvadori and then in late 1959 he asked his friend
Ron Tauranac
Ronald Sidney Tauranac (13 January 1925 – 17 July 2020) was a British-Australian engineer and racing car designer, who with Formula One driver Jack Brabham founded the Brabham constructor and racing team in 1962. Following Brabham's retireme ...
to come to the UK and work with him, producing upgrade kits for
Sunbeam Rapier
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and
Triumph Herald
The Triumph Herald is a small two-door car introduced by Standard-Triumph of Coventry in 1959 and made through to 1971. The body design was by the Italian stylist Giovanni Michelotti, and the car was offered in saloon, convertible, coupé, est ...
road cars at his car dealership, Jack Brabham Motors, but with the long-term aim of designing racing cars. Brabham continued to drive for Cooper, but on the long flight back from the
1960 season-opening
Argentine Grand Prix
The Argentine Grand Prix (Spanish: ''Gran Premio de Argentina'') was a round of the Formula One championship, held intermittently from to , all at the same autodrome in the Argentine national capital of Buenos Aires.
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The B ...
, he had a heart-to-heart with John Cooper. John's father Charlie and the designer
Owen Maddock
Owen Richard Maddock (24 January 1925 – 19 July 2000)Jenkins (2016) was a British engineer and racing car designer, who was chief designer for the Cooper Car Company between 1950 and 1963. During this time Maddock designed a string of success ...
had been reluctant to update their car, but although a Cooper had won in Argentina, other cars had been faster before they broke down. Brabham helped design the more advanced
Cooper T53
The Cooper T53 is a Formula One car built by British motorsport team Cooper for the 1960 Formula One season. Jack Brabham drove it to his second World Championship that year, and with teammate Bruce McLaren gave Cooper its second Constructors' Cham ...
, including advice from Tauranac. Brabham spun the new car out of the next championship race, the
Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor racing event held annually on the Circuit de Monaco, in late May or early June. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigiou ...
, but then embarked on a series of five straight victories. He won from the front at the
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,
French, and
Belgian Grands Prix, where title rival Moss was badly injured in a practice accident that put him out for two months. Two other drivers were killed during the race. At the
British Grand Prix
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, Brabham was closing on Graham Hill's BRM before Hill spun off, leaving Brabham the victory. He then came back from eighth place to second at the
Portuguese Grand Prix
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after sliding off on
tramlines
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and won after race leader John Surtees crashed. Brabham's points total was put out of reach when the British teams withdrew from the Italian GP on safety grounds. Mike Lawrence writes that Brabham's expertise in setting up the cars was a significant factor in Cooper's 1960 drivers' and constructors' titles.
Coventry Climax were late in producing the smaller 1.5-litre engine required for the
1961 season and the Cooper-Climaxes were outclassed by new mid-engined cars from
Porsche
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, Lotus, and championship-winners Ferrari. Brabham scored only three points and finished 11th in the championship. He had a little more success in the non-championship Formula One races, where he ran his own private Coopers and took three victories at
Snetterton
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(26 March),
Brussels
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(9 April), and
Aintree
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(22 April).
The same year, Brabham entered the famous
Indianapolis 500
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oval race for the first time in a modified version of the Formula One Cooper. It had a 2.7-litre Climax engine producing compared to the 4.4-litre,
Offenhauser engines used by the front-engined
roadsters
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driven by all the other entrants. Jack qualified a respectable 17th at 145.144 mp/h (pole winner
Eddie Sachs
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qualified at 147.481 mp/h), and while the front-engined roadsters were much faster on the long front and back straights, the rear-engined Cooper's superior handling through the turns and the shorter north and south sections kept the reigning World Champion competitive. Brabham ran as high as third before finishing ninth, completing all 200 laps. Although most of the doubters in the American Indycar scene claimed that rear-engine cars were for drivers who like to be pushed around, as Brabham put it, it "triggered the rear-engined revolution at Indy" and within five years most of the cars that raced at
Indianapolis
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would be rear-engined.
Brabham
![1970 Brands Hatch Race of Champions Jack Brabham BT33](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/1970_Brands_Hatch_Race_of_Champions_Jack_Brabham_BT33.jpg)
Brabham and Tauranac set up a company called Motor Racing Developments (MRD), which produced customer racing cars, while Brabham himself continued to race for Cooper. MRD produced cars for
Formula Junior
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, with the first one appearing in mid-1961. Brabham left Cooper in 1962 to drive for his own team: the Brabham Racing Organisation, using cars built by Motor Racing Developments.
[Lawrence (1999) p. 31] A newly introduced engine limit in Formula One of 1500 cc did not suit Brabham and he did not win a single race with a 1500 cc car. His team suffered poor reliability during this period and motorsport authors Mike Lawrence and David Hodges have said that Brabham's reluctance to spend money may have cost the team results, a view echoed by Tauranac. During the
1965 season, Brabham started to consider retirement to manage his team.
Dan Gurney
Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in 1958. Gurney won races in the Formula One, Indy Car, NASCAR, Can-Am, ...
took the lead driver role, and the team's first world championship win, while Brabham gave up his car to several other drivers towards the end of the season. At the end of the season, Gurney announced his intention to leave and set up his own team and Brabham decided to carry on.
In 1966, a new 3-litre formula was created for Formula One. The new engines under development by other suppliers all had at least 12
cylinders and proved difficult to develop, being heavy and unreliable. Brabham took a different approach to the problem of obtaining a suitable engine: he persuaded Australian engineering company
Repco
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to develop a new 3-litre eight-cylinder engine for him. Repco had no experience in designing complete engines. Brabham had identified a supply of suitable
engine block
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s obtained from
Oldsmobile
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's aluminium alloy
215
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engine and persuaded the company that an engine could be designed around the block, largely using existing components. Brabham and Repco were aware that the engine would not compete in terms of outright power, but felt that a lightweight, reliable engine could achieve good championship results while other teams were still making their new designs reliable.
The combination of the Repco engine and the
Brabham BT19 chassis designed by Tauranac worked. At the
French Grand Prix
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at
Reims-Gueux, Jack Brabham took his first Formula One world championship win since 1960 and became the first man to win such a race in a car of his own construction. Only his two former teammates,
Bruce McLaren
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His name lives on in the McLaren team which has been one of the most successful in Formula One championship history, ...
and
Dan Gurney
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, have since matched this achievement. It was the first in a run of four straight wins for the Australian veteran. The 40-year-old Brabham was annoyed by press stories about his age and, in a highly uncharacteristic stunt, at the
Dutch Grand Prix
The Dutch Grand Prix ( nl, Grote Prijs van Nederland) is a Formula One motor racing event held at Circuit Zandvoort, North Holland, the Netherlands, from 1950 to 1985 and from 2021 onwards. It was a part of the World Championship from 1952, ...
he hobbled to his car on the starting grid before the race wearing a long false beard and leaning on a cane before going on to win the race. Brabham confirmed his third championship at the
Italian Grand Prix
The Italian Grand Prix ( it, Gran Premio d'Italia) is the fifth oldest national Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix (after the French Grand Prix, the United States Grand Prix, the Spanish Grand Prix and the Russian Grand Prix), having been he ...
and became the only driver to win the Formula One World Championship in a car that carried his own name.
The season also saw the fruition of Brabham's relationship with Japanese engine manufacturer
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a product ...
in Formula Two. After a generally unsuccessful season in 1965, Honda revised their 1-litre engine completely. Brabham won ten of the year's 16 European Formula Two races in his Brabham-Honda. There was no European Formula Two championship that year, but Brabham won the ''Trophées de France'', a championship consisting of six of the French Formula Two races.
In 1967, the Formula One title went to Brabham's teammate
Denny Hulme
Denis Clive Hulme (18 June 1936 – 4 October 1992), commonly known as Denny Hulme, was a New Zealand racing driver who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship for the Brabham team. Between his debut at Monaco in 1965 and his ...
. Hulme had better reliability through the year, possibly due to Brabham's desire to try new parts first.
Despite taking pole position in the first two rounds, mechanical problems halted his chances of victory. He spun numerous times in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
, and at
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
, his engine blew up at the start, and the win went to his teammate
Denny Hulme
Denis Clive Hulme (18 June 1936 – 4 October 1992), commonly known as Denny Hulme, was a New Zealand racing driver who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship for the Brabham team. Between his debut at Monaco in 1965 and his ...
. At the
Dutch Grand Prix
The Dutch Grand Prix ( nl, Grote Prijs van Nederland) is a Formula One motor racing event held at Circuit Zandvoort, North Holland, the Netherlands, from 1950 to 1985 and from 2021 onwards. It was a part of the World Championship from 1952, ...
, he scored his first podium of the season, with second place, behind Scotsman
Jim Clark. He retired in the
Belgian Grand Prix
The Belgian Grand Prix (French: ''Grand Prix de Belgique''; Dutch: ''Grote Prijs van België''; German: ''Großer Preis von Belgien'') is a motor racing event which forms part of the Formula One World Championship.
The first national race of ...
with another blown engine. He fixed this by winning the
French Grand Prix
The French Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix de France), formerly known as the Grand Prix de l'ACF (Automobile Club de France), is an auto race held as part of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One World Championsh ...
at the
Bugatti Circuit
The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport Race track, race course, chiefly known as the venue for ...
in
Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...
. He came fourth at the
British Grand Prix
The British Grand Prix is a Grand Prix motor race organised in the United Kingdom by the Royal Automobile Club. First held in 1926, the British Grand Prix has been held annually since 1948 and has been a round of the FIA Formula One World Ch ...
, behind
Chris Amon
Christopher Arthur Amon (20 July 1943 – 3 August 2016) was a New Zealand motor racing driver. He was active in Formula One racing in the 1960s and 1970s, and is widely regarded as one of the best F1 drivers never to win a championship Grand ...
, his teammate Hulme, and Clark. At the
German Grand Prix
The German Grand Prix (german: Großer Preis von Deutschland) was a motor race that took place most years since 1926, with 75 races having been held. The race has been held at only three venues throughout its history; the Nürburgring in R ...
, he had a huge battle with Amon, and Brabham eventually finished ahead of the New Zealander, by only half a second. Hulme was the winner. At the first ever
Canadian Grand Prix
The Canadian Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix du Canada) is an annual motor racing event held since 1961. It has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967. It was first staged at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, as a sports ...
at Mosport International Raceway, Mosport Park, he took a huge win, ahead of Hulme, in cold and rainy conditions. At the 1967 Italian Grand Prix, Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Brabham had to finish second, only a few car lengths behind John Surtees, who took his last GP win. Hulme retired from the race, cutting the gap to 3 points between the two, as the circus headed for the United States, at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen for the 1967 United States Grand Prix, United States Grand Prix. Brabham outqualified his teammate, and finished fifth in the race, and with Hulme on the podium, this meant the championship chances were looking slim for Black Jack, as the circus went to 1967 Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico for the championship deciding and final race of the season. Once again, he outqualified his teammate, and needed to win, with Hulme fifth or lower. But
Jim Clark was simply too fast during the whole weekend, and dominated the race from pole to win, with Brabham finishing over 1 minute and 25 seconds behind. Hulme finished third, and so the New Zealander won the championship, while Brabham settled for second place. The team secured the Constructors' Championship, with 67 total points scored, and 23 points ahead of Lotus which scored a total of 44 points.
Brabham raced alongside his teammate Jochen Rindt during the 1968 Formula One season, 1968 season. It wasn't a good season for him. He retired from the first seven races, before scoring two points for fifth place at the 1968 German Grand Prix, German Grand Prix. He retired from the remaining four races. At the end of the year, he fulfilled a desire to fly from Britain to Australia in a small twin-engined Beechcraft Queen Air.
Partway through the 1969 Formula One season, 1969 season, Brabham suffered serious injuries to his foot in a testing accident. He returned to racing before the end of the year, but promised his wife that he would retire after the season finished and sold his share of the team to Tauranac.
Finding no top drivers available despite coming close to bringing Rindt back to the team, Brabham decided to race for one more year. He began auspiciously, winning the first race of the season, the South African Grand Prix, and then led the third race, the Monaco Grand Prix until the very last turn of the last lap. Brabham was about to hold off the onrushing Rindt (the eventual 1970 F1 champion) when his front wheels locked in a skid on the sharp right turn only yards from the finish and he ended up second. While leading at the British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, he ran out of fuel at Clearways and Rindt passed him to take the win while Brabham coasted to the finish in second place. After the 13th and final race of the season, the Mexican Grand Prix, Brabham did retire. He had tied Jackie Stewart for fifth in the points standings in the season he drove at the age of 44. Brabham also drove for the works Equipe Matra Sports, Matra team during the 1970 World Sportscar Championship season and won the final race of the season and his final top level race at the Paris 1000 km in October that year. He then made a complete break from racing and returned to Australia, to the relief of his wife who had been "scared stiff" each time he drove.
Retirement
![Brabham Moss BT19 Goodwood Revival 2004](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Brabham_Moss_BT19_Goodwood_Revival_2004.jpg)
Following his retirement, Brabham and his family moved to a farm between Sydney and Melbourne. Brabham says that he "never really wanted"
[Brabham, Nye (2004) pp.250– 253] the move, but his wife hoped their sons could grow up away from motorsport. As well as running the new venture, he continued his interest in businesses in the UK and Australia, including a small aviation company and garages and car dealerships. He also set up Engine Developments Ltd. in 1971 with John Judd, who had worked for Brabham on the Repco engine project in the mid 1960s. The company builds engines for racing applications. Brabham was also a shareholder in Jack Brabham Engines Pty Ltd., an Australian company marketing Jack Brabham memorabilia.
The Brabham team continued in Formula One, winning two further Drivers' Championships in the early 1980s under Bernie Ecclestone's ownership. Although the original organisation went into administration in 1992, the name was attached to a German company selling cars and accessories in 2008, and an unsuccessful attempt to set up a new Formula One team the following year. On both occasions the Brabham family, which was unconnected to the ventures, announced its intention to take legal advice. In September 2014, Brabham's youngest son David Brabham, David announced Project Brabham, a new team planning to use a crowdsourcing business model to enter the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMP2 category.
Despite his three titles, and although John Cooper considered him "the greatest", Formula One journalist Adam Cooper wrote in 1999 that Brabham is never listed among the Top 10 of all time, noting that "Stirling Moss and Jim Clark dominated the headlines when Jack was racing, and they still do".
Brabham was the first post-war racing driver to be knighted when he received the honour in 1978 for services to motorsport.
He has received several other honours and in 2011, the suburb of Brabham, Western Australia, Brabham in Perth, Western Australia, was named after him. A race circuit and an automotive training school were also named after him in the early 2010s.
![Brabham R230 Classic Adelaide 2002](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Brabham_R230_Classic_Adelaide_2002.jpeg)
In retirement, Brabham continued to be involved in motorsport events, appearing at contemporary and historic motorsport events around the world where he often drove his former Cooper and Brabham cars until the early 2000s. In 1999, after competing at the Goodwood Revival at the age of 73 he commented that driving stopped him getting old.
Despite a large accident at the 2000 Revival, the first racing accident to put him in hospital overnight, he continued to drive until at least 2004.
By the late 2000s, ill-health was preventing him from driving in competition. In addition to the deafness caused by years of motor racing without adequate ear protection, his eyesight was reduced due to macular degeneration and he had kidney disease for which by 2009 he was receiving Kidney dialysis, dialysis three times a week. Nonetheless, that year he attended a celebration of the 50th anniversary of his first world championship at the Phillip Island Classic festival of motorsport, and in 2010 flew to Bahrain with most of the other Formula One world Drivers' Champions for a celebration of 60 years of the Formula One world championship. Brabham was the oldest surviving F1 champion.
Brabham and Betty had three sons together:
Geoff, Gary Brabham, Gary, and David Brabham, David. All three became involved in motorsport, with support from Brabham in their early years. Between them, they have won sportscar and single-seater races and championships. Geoff was an Indycar and sportscar racer who won five North American sportscar championships as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, while David competed in Formula One for the Brabham team and has also won the Le Mans race as well as three Japanese and North American sportscar titles. Gary also drove briefly in Formula One, although his F1 career consisted of two DNPQ's for the Life Racing Engines, Life team. Brabham and Betty divorced in 1994 after 43 years. Brabham married his second wife, Margaret in 1995 and they lived on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Brabham's grandson Matthew Brabham, Matthew (son of Geoff) graduated from karts in 2010 and won two ladders of the Road to Indy, eventually racing in the 2016 Indianapolis 500 and winning three Stadium Super Trucks championships. Another grandson, Sam Brabham, Sam, the son of David and Lisa Thackwell, Lisa, whose brother Mike Thackwell, Mike also was an F1 driver, stepped up to car racing from karts in 2013 when he made his debut in the British Formula Ford Championship. The Brabham family have been involved in world-class motorsport for over 60 years.
Death
Brabham made his last public appearance on 18 May 2014, appearing with one of the cars he built.
He died at his home on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast on 19 May 2014, aged 88, following a lengthy battle with liver
disease. He was eating breakfast with his wife, Margaret, when he died.
In a statement on the family's website, Brabham's son David Brabham, David confirmed his father's death.
"It's a very sad day for all of us", David Brabham stated. "My father passed away peacefully at home at the age of 88 this morning. He lived an incredible life, achieving more than anyone would ever dream of and he will continue to live on through the astounding legacy he leaves behind."
Brabham was the last surviving world champion from the 1950s era.
At his request, his ashes were scattered at the Tamborine Mountain Skywalk in Queensland Australia by his wife, Lady Margaret Brabham on 4 September 2014. Brabham was a frequent visitor to the Skywalk.
Honours and awards
* Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE; for services to international motor-car racing, 1966 Birthday Honours, 1966)
* Australian of the Year (1966)
* Knight Bachelor (for distinguished service to the sport of motor racing, 1979 New Year Honours, 1979)
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* Inductee, Sport Australia Hall of Fame (1985, elevated to Legend status in 2003)
* Australian Sports Medal (2000)
* Centenary Medal (2001)
* Officer of the Order of Australia (AO; for service to motor sport as an ambassador, mentor and promoter of safety, and to the community through support of charitable organisations, 2008 Australia Day Honours, 2008)]
* Inductee, Australian Speedway Hall of Fame (2011)
* Named a Australian Living Treasures, National Living Treasure (2012)
Racing record
Career summary
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT11, BT11
! Coventry Climax#FWMV, Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 engine, V8
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1965 South African Grand Prix, RSA
{{small, 8
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1965 Monaco Grand Prix, MON
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1965 Belgian Grand Prix, BEL
{{small, 4
, 1965 French Grand Prix, FRA
, style{{="background:#fff;", 1965 British Grand Prix, GBR
{{small, DNS
, 1965 Dutch Grand Prix, NED
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1965 German Grand Prix, GER
{{small, 5
, 1965 Italian Grand Prix, ITA
, style{{="background:#ffdf9f;", 1965 United States Grand Prix, USA
{{small, 3
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1965 Mexican Grand Prix, MEX
{{small, Ret
,
,
,
! 10th
! 9
, -
, rowspan{{="2", 1966 Formula One season, 1966
!rowspan{{="2", Brabham, Brabham Racing Organisation
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT19, BT19
!rowspan{{=2, Repco
Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high r ...
620 3.0 V8 engine, V8
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1966 Monaco Grand Prix, MON
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1966 Belgian Grand Prix, BEL
{{small, 4
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 1966 French Grand Prix, FRA
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", ''1966 British Grand Prix, GBR''
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 1966 Dutch Grand Prix, NED
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 1966 German Grand Prix, GER
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1966 Italian Grand Prix, ITA
{{small, Ret
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,
,
, rowspan{{="2" style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 1st
, rowspan{{="2" style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 42 (45)
, -
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT20, BT20
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,
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,
,
,
,
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1966 United States Grand Prix, USA
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1966 Mexican Grand Prix, MEX
{{small, 2
,
,
,
,
, -
, rowspan{{="3", 1967 Formula One season, 1967
!rowspan{{="3", Brabham, Brabham Racing Organisation
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT20, BT20
! Repco
Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high r ...
620 3.0 V8 engine, V8
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1967 South African Grand Prix, RSA
{{small, 6
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, rowspan{{="3" style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 2nd
, rowspan{{="3" style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 46 (48)
, -
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT19, BT19
!rowspan{{=2, Repco
Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high r ...
740 3.0 V8 engine, V8
,
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, MON
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1967 Dutch Grand Prix, NED
{{small, 2
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,
,
,
, -
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT24, BT24
,
,
,
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1967 Belgian Grand Prix, BEL
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 1967 French Grand Prix, FRA
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1967 British Grand Prix, GBR
{{small, 4
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1967 German Grand Prix, GER
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 1967 Canadian Grand Prix, CAN
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1967 Italian Grand Prix, ITA
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1967 United States Grand Prix, USA
{{small, 5
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1967 Mexican Grand Prix, MEX
{{small, 2
,
,
, -
, rowspan{{="2", 1968 Formula One season, 1968
!rowspan{{="2", Brabham, Brabham Racing Organisation
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT24, BT24
! Repco
Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high r ...
740 3.0 V8 engine, V8
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1968 South African Grand Prix, RSA
{{small, Ret
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!rowspan{{="2", 23rd
!rowspan{{="2", 2
, -
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT26, BT26
! Repco
Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high r ...
860 3.0 V8 engine, V8
,
, style{{="background:white;", 1968 Spanish Grand Prix, ESP
{{small, DNS
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1968 Monaco Grand Prix, MON
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1968 Belgian Grand Prix, BEL
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1968 Dutch Grand Prix, NED
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1968 French Grand Prix, FRA
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1968 British Grand Prix, GBR
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1968 German Grand Prix, GER
{{small, 5
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1968 Italian Grand Prix, ITA
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1968 Canadian Grand Prix, CAN
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1968 United States Grand Prix, USA
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1968 Mexican Grand Prix, MEX
{{small, 10
,
, -
, 1969 Formula One season, 1969
! Brabham, Motor Racing Developments Ltd
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT26, BT26A
! Ford Motor Company, Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 engine, V8
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1969 South African Grand Prix, RSA
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1969 Spanish Grand Prix, ESP
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1969 Monaco Grand Prix, MON
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1969 Dutch Grand Prix, NED
{{small, 6
, 1969 French Grand Prix, FRA
, 1969 British Grand Prix, GBR
, 1969 German Grand Prix, GER
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1969 Italian Grand Prix, ITA
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", ''1969 Canadian Grand Prix, CAN''
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1969 United States Grand Prix, USA
{{small, 4
, style{{="background:#ffdf9f;", 1969 Mexican Grand Prix, MEX
{{small, 3
,
,
! 10th
! 14
, -
, 1970 Formula One season, 1970
! Brabham, Motor Racing Developments Ltd
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT33, BT33
! Ford Motor Company, Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 engine, V8
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", ''1970 South African Grand Prix, RSA''
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", ''1970 Spanish Grand Prix, ESP''
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1970 Monaco Grand Prix, MON
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1970 Belgian Grand Prix, BEL
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1970 Dutch Grand Prix, NED
{{small, 11
, style{{="background:#ffdf9f;", ''1970 French Grand Prix, FRA''
{{small, 3
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", ''1970 British Grand Prix, GBR''
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1970 German Grand Prix, GER
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1970 Austrian Grand Prix, AUT
{{small, 13
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1970 Italian Grand Prix, ITA
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1970 Canadian Grand Prix, CAN
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1970 United States Grand Prix, USA
{{small, 10
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1970 Mexican Grand Prix, MEX
{{small, Ret
! 6th
! 25
:''* Indicates shared drive with Mike MacDowel''
:''† Indicates Formula 2 car''
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(:Template:F1 driver results legend 3, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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, rowspan{{=3, 1955
!rowspan{{=2, J. A. Brabham
! Cooper Car Company, Cooper Cooper T24, T24
! Alta Car and Engineering Company, Alta Straight-4
, 1955 Buenos Aires Grand Prix, BUE
, 1955 Valentino Grand Prix, VLN
, 1955 Pau Grand Prix, PAU
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1955 Glover Trophy, GLV
{{small, Ret
, 1955 Bordeaux Grand Prix, BOR
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1955 BRDC International Trophy, INT
{{small, 7
, 1955 Naples Grand Prix, NAP
, 1955 Albi Grand Prix, ALB
, 1955 Curtis Trophy, CUR
, 1955 Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race, CRN
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!rowspan{{="2", Cooper Car Company, Cooper Cooper T40, T40
!rowspan{{="2", Bristol Cars, Bristol Straight-6
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, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1955 RedeX Trophy, RDX
{{small, 4
, 1955 Daily Telegraph Trophy, TLG
, 1955 International Gold Cup, OUL
, 1955 Avon Trophy, AVO
, 1955 Syracuse Grand Prix, SYR
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! Cooper Car Company
The Cooper Car Company is a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small gara ...
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, style{{="background:#fff;", 1955 London Trophy, LON
{{small, DNS
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1955 Daily Record Trophy, REC
{{small, 4
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, 1956
! J. A. Brabham
! Maserati in motorsport, Maserati Maserati 250F, 250F
! Maserati in motorsport, Maserati Straight-6
, 1956 Buenos Aires Grand Prix, BUE
, 1956 Glover Trophy, GLV
DNA
, 1956 Syracuse Grand Prix, SYR
, style{{="background:#ffdf9f;", 1956 BARC Aintree 200, AIN
{{small, 3
, style{{="background:#000; color:white;", 1956 BRDC International Trophy, INT
{{small, DSQ
, 1956 Naples Grand Prix, NAP
, 1956 Aintree 100, 100
DNA
, style{{="background:#ffdf9f;", 1956 Vanwall Trophy, VNW
{{small, 3
, 1956 Caen Grand Prix, CAE
, 1956 BRSCC Formula 1 Race, BRH
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, rowspan{{=3, 1957
!rowspan{{=2, Rob Walker Racing Team
! Cooper Car Company, Cooper Cooper T41, T41 (F2)
!rowspan{{=3, Coventry Climax, Climax Straight-4
, 1957 Buenos Aires Grand Prix, BUE
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1957 Syracuse Grand Prix, SYR
{{small, NC
, 1957 Pau Grand Prix, PAU
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!rowspan{{=2, Cooper Car Company, Cooper Cooper T43, T43
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,
, style{{="background:#000; color:white;", 1957 Moroccan Grand Prix, MOR
{{small, DSQ
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! Cooper Car Company
The Cooper Car Company is a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small gara ...
,
,
,
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1957 Glover Trophy, GLV
{{small, 4
, 1957 Naples Grand Prix, NAP
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1957 Reims Grand Prix, RMS
{{small, NC
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1957 Caen Grand Prix, CAE
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1957 BRDC International Trophy, INT
{{small, Ret
, 1957 Modena Grand Prix, MOD
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, 1958
! Cooper Car Company
The Cooper Car Company is a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small gara ...
! Cooper Car Company, Cooper Cooper T45, T45
! Coventry Climax, Climax Straight-4
, 1958 Buenos Aires Grand Prix, BUE
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1958 Glover Trophy, GLV
{{small, 2
, 1958 Syracuse Grand Prix, SYR
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", ''1958 BARC Aintree 200, AIN''
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1958 BRDC International Trophy, INT
{{small, 5
, 1958 Caen Grand Prix, CAE
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, 1959
! Cooper Car Company
The Cooper Car Company is a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small gara ...
! Cooper Car Company, Cooper Cooper T51, T51
! Coventry Climax, Climax Straight-4
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1959 Glover Trophy, GLV
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1959 BARC Aintree 200, AIN
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 1959 BRDC International Trophy, INT
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1959 International Gold Cup, OUL
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1959 Silver City Trophy, SIL
{{small, 2
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, rowspan{{=2, 1960
!rowspan{{=2, Cooper Car Company
The Cooper Car Company is a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small gara ...
! Cooper Car Company, Cooper Cooper T51, T51
!rowspan{{=2, Coventry Climax, Climax Straight-4
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1960 Buenos Aires Grand Prix, BUE
{{small, Ret
, 1960 Glover Trophy, GLV
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! Cooper Car Company, Cooper Cooper T53, T53
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,
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1960 BRDC International Trophy, INT
{{small, 2
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", ''1960 Silver City Trophy, SIL''
{{small, 1
, 1960 Lombank Trophy, LOM
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1960 International Gold Cup, OUL
{{small, 2
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, rowspan{{=2, 1961
!rowspan{{=2, Cooper Car Company
The Cooper Car Company is a British car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper. Together with John's boyhood friend, Eric Brandon, they began by building racing cars in Charles's small gara ...
! Cooper Car Company, Cooper Cooper T53, T53
!rowspan{{=2, Coventry Climax, Climax Straight-4
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 1961 Lombank Trophy, LOM
{{small, 1
, 1961 Glover Trophy, GLV
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1961 Pau Grand Prix, PAU
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 1961 Brussels Grand Prix, BRX
{{small, 1
, 1961 Vienna Grand Prix, VIE
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,
,
,
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1961 Silver City Trophy, SIL
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1961 Solitude Grand Prix, SOL
{{small, 5
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1961 Kanonloppet, KAN
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1961 Danish Grand Prix, DAN
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1961 Modena Grand Prix, MOD
{{small, 5
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1961 Flugplatzrennen, FLG
{{small, 2
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! Cooper Car Company, Cooper Cooper T55, T55
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,
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", ''1961 Aintree 200, AIN''
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1961 Syracuse Grand Prix, SYR
{{small, 4
, 1961 Naples Grand Prix, NAP
, 1961 London Trophy, LON
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, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1961 International Gold Cup, OUL
{{small, 2
, 1961 Lewis-Evans Trophy, LEW
, 1961 Coppa Italia, VAL
, 1961 Rand Grand Prix, RAN
, 1961 Natal Grand Prix, NAT
, 1961 South African Grand Prix, RSA
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, rowspan{{=3, 1962
!rowspan{{=3, Brabham Racing Organisation
! Team Lotus, Lotus Lotus 21, 21
!rowspan{{=3, Coventry Climax, Climax V8 engine, V8
, 1962 Cape Grand Prix, CAP
, 1962 Brussels Grand Prix, BRX
, 1962 Lombank Trophy, LOM
DNA
, 1962 Lavant Cup, LAV
, 1962 Glover Trophy, GLV
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1962 Pau Grand Prix, PAU
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1962 Aintree 200, AIN
{{small, Ret
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! Team Lotus, Lotus Lotus 24, 24
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, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1962 BRDC International Trophy, INT
{{small, 6
, 1962 Naples Grand Prix, NAP
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1962 International 2000 Guineas, MAL
{{small, 2
, 1962 Crystal Palace Trophy, CLP
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1962 Reims Grand Prix, RMS
{{small, 4
, 1962 Solitude Grand Prix, SOL
, 1962 Kanonloppet, KAN
, 1962 Mediterranean Grand Prix, MED
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", ''1962 Danish Grand Prix, DAN''
{{small, 1
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! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT3, BT3
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,
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,
,
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,
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,
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,
, style{{="background:#ffdf9f;", 1962 International Gold Cup, OUL
{{small, 3
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1962 Mexican Grand Prix, MEX
{{small, 2
, 1962 Rand Grand Prix, RAN
, 1962 Natal Grand Prix, NAT
,
, -
, rowspan{{=2, 1963
!rowspan{{=2, Brabham Racing Organisation
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT3, BT3
!rowspan{{=2, Coventry Climax, Climax V8 engine, V8
, 1963 Lombank Trophy, LOM
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1963 Glover Trophy, GLV
{{small, 6
, 1963 Pau Grand Prix, PAU
, 1963 Imola Grand Prix, IMO
, 1963 Syracuse Grand Prix, SYR
, style{{="background:#fff;", 1963 Aintree 200, AIN
{{small, DNS
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1963 BRDC International Trophy, INT
{{small, 7
, 1963 Rome Grand Prix, ROM
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 1963 Solitude Grand Prix, SOL
{{small, 1
,
,
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", ''1963 Austrian Grand Prix, AUT''
{{small, 1
,
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,
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,
, -
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT7, BT7
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
, style{{="background:#ffdf9f;", 1963 Kanonloppet, KAN
{{small, 3
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix, MED
{{small, 12
,
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1963 International Gold Cup, OUL
{{small, 4
, 1963 Rand Grand Prix, RAN
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, 1964
! Brabham Racing Organisation
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT7, BT7
! Coventry Climax, Climax V8 engine, V8
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1964 Daily Mirror Trophy, DMT
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1964 News of the World Trophy, NWT
{{small, Ret
, 1964 Syracuse Grand Prix, SYR
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 1964 Aintree 200, AIN
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", ''1964 BRDC International Trophy, INT''
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1964 Solitude Grand Prix, SOL
{{small, Ret
, 1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix, MED
, 1964 Rand Grand Prix, RAN
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, rowspan{{=2, 1965
! Brabham Racing Organisation
!rowspan{{=2, Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT11, BT11
!rowspan{{=2, Coventry Climax, Climax V8 engine, V8
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1965 Race of Champions, ROC
{{small, Ret
, 1965 Syracuse Grand Prix, SYR
, style{{="background:#ffdf9f;", 1965 Sunday Mirror Trophy, SMT
{{small, 3
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1965 BRDC International Trophy, INT
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1965 Mediterranean Grand Prix, MED
{{small, 6
,
,
,
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,
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,
,
,
, -
! Scuderia Scribante
,
,
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,
,
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", ''1965 Rand Grand Prix, RAN''
{{small, 1
,
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, 1966
! Brabham Racing Organisation
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT19, BT19
! Repco
Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high r ...
V8 engine, V8
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", ''1966 South African Grand Prix, RSA''
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, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1966 Syracuse Grand Prix, SYR
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", ''1966 BRDC International Trophy, INT''
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, rowspan{{=3, 1967
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! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT20, BT20
!rowspan{{=3, Repco
Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high r ...
V8 engine, V8
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1967 Race of Champions, ROC
{{small, 7
, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", ''1967 Spring Cup, SPC''
{{small, 1
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", 1967 BRDC International Trophy, INT
{{small, 2
, 1967 Syracuse Grand Prix, SYR
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! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT24, BT24
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Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
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! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT26, BT26
! Repco
Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high r ...
V8 engine, V8
, 1968 Race of Champions, ROC
, 1968 BRDC International Trophy, INT
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1968 International Gold Cup, OUL
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! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT26, BT26A
! Cosworth V8 engine, V8
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1969 Race of Champions, ROC
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, style{{="background:#ffffbf;", 1969 BRDC International Trophy, INT
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, 1969 International Gold Cup, OUL
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! Brabham Racing Organisation
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
Brabham BT33, BT33
! Cosworth V8 engine, V8
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", ''1970 Race of Champions, ROC''
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Complete Tasman Series results
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! Year
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! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! Rank
! Points
, -
, 1964 Tasman Series, 1964
! Brabham BT7A
, Levin, New Zealand, LEV
, style="background:#efcfff;", 1964 New Zealand Grand Prix, PUK
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, style="background:#dfdfdf;", Wigram Airfield Circuit, WIG
{{small, 2
, Teretonga Park, TER
, style="background:#ffffbf;", 1964 Australian Grand Prix, SAN
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, style="background:#ffffbf;", Warwick Farm Raceway, WAR
{{small, 1
, style="background:#ffffbf;", Lakeside International Raceway, LAK
{{small, 1
, style="background:#efcfff;", Longford Circuit, LON
{{small, Ret
! style="background:#dfdfdf;", 2nd
! style="background:#dfdfdf;", 33
, -
, 1965 Tasman Series, 1965
! Brabham BT11A
, 1965 New Zealand Grand Prix, PUK
, Levin, New Zealand, LEV
, Wigram Airfield Circuit, WIG
, Teretonga Park, TER
, style="background:#dfdfdf;", Warwick Farm Raceway, WAR
{{small, 2
, style="background:#ffffbf;", Sandown Raceway, SAN
{{small, 1
, style="background:#dfdfdf;", 1965 Australian Grand Prix, LON
{{small, 2
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! style="background:#ffdf9f;", 3rd
! style="background:#ffdf9f;", 21
, -
, 1966 Tasman Series, 1966
! Brabham BT19
, 1966 New Zealand Grand Prix, PUK
, Levin, New Zealand, LEV
, Wigram Airfield Circuit, WIG
, Teretonga Park, TER
, Warwick Farm Raceway, WAR
, 1966 Australian Grand Prix, LAK
, style="background:#efcfff;", Sandown Raceway, SAN
{{small, Ret
, style="background:#ffdf9f;", Longford Circuit, LON
{{small, 3
! 10th
! 4
, -
, 1967 Tasman Series, 1967
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
BT23A
, style="background:#efcfff;", 1967 New Zealand Grand Prix, PUK
{{small, Ret
, style="background:#cfcfff;", Wigram Airfield Circuit, WIG
{{small, 13
, style="background:#dfdfdf;", Lakeside International Raceway, LAK
{{small, 2
, style="background:#dfffdf;", 1967 Australian Grand Prix, WAR
{{small, 4
, style="background:#efcfff;", Sandown Raceway, SAN
{{small, NC
, style="background:#ffffbf;", Longford Circuit, LON
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! style="background:#ffdf9f;", 18
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, 1968 Tasman Series, 1968
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
BT21E
, 1968 New Zealand Grand Prix, PUK
, Levin, New Zealand, LEV
, Wigram Airfield Circuit, WIG
, Teretonga Park, TER
, style="background:#cfcfff;", Surfers Paradise International Raceway, SUR
{{small, 7
, style="background:#efcfff;", Warwick Farm Raceway, WAR
{{small, Ret
, 1968 Australian Grand Prix, SAN
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! NC
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, 1969 Tasman Series, 1969
! Brabham
Brabham () is the common name for Motor Racing Developments Ltd., a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team. Founded in 1960 by Australian driver Jack Brabham and British-Australian designer Ron Tauranac, the team won four ...
BT31B
, 1969 New Zealand Grand Prix, PUK
, Levin, New Zealand, LEV
, Wigram Airfield Circuit, WIG
, Teretonga Park, TER
, 1969 Australian Grand Prix, LAK
, Warwick Farm Raceway, WAR
, style="background:#ffdf9f;", Sandown Raceway, SAN
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! 4
Complete World Sportscar Championship results
(:Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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{{wikitable, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! DC
! Points
, -
! 1957 World Sportscar Championship, 1957
! {{flagicon, GBR Cooper Cars
! Cooper T39
, 1000km of Buenos Aires, BUE
, 12 Hours of Sebring, SEB
, Targa Florio, TAR
, 6 Hours of Nürburgring, NUR
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 24 Hours of Le Mans, LMS
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, Swedish Grand Prix, SWE
, Venezuelan Grand Prix, VEN
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! 0
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! 1958 World Sportscar Championship, 1958
! {{flagicon, GBR David Brown (entrepreneur), David Brown, Aston Martin Ltd.
! Aston Martin DBR1/300
, 1000km of Buenos Aires, BUE
, 12 Hours of Sebring, SEB
, Targa Florio, TAR
, 6 Hours of Nürburgring, NUR
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 24 Hours of Le Mans, LMS
{{small, Ret
, style{{="background:#dfdfdf;", RAC Tourist Trophy, RAC
{{small, 2
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! 0
, -
! 1959 World Sportscar Championship, 1959
! {{flagicon, GBR John Coombs Racing Organisation
! Cooper Cars, Cooper-Climax Monaco T49
, 12 Hours of Sebring, SEB
, Targa Florio, TAR
, 6 Hours of Nürburgring, NUR
, 24 Hours of Le Mans, LMS
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", RAC Tourist Trophy, RAC
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! 1967 World Sportscar Championship, 1967
! {{flagicon, IRE Sidney Taylor
! Lola T70 Chevrolet small-block engine, Chevrolet
, 24 Hours of Daytona, DAY
, 12 Hours of Sebring, SEB
, 1000 km Monza, MNZ
, 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, SPA
, Targa Florio, TAR
, 6 Hours of Nürburgring, NUR
, 24 Hours of Le Mans, LMS
, Hockenheimring, HOC
, Mugello Circuit, MUG
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 1000 km Brands Hatch, BRA
{{small, Ret
, Autodromo di Pergusa, PER
, 1000 km Zeltweg, ZEL
, Villars-sur-Ollon, VIL
, Nürburgring, NUR
! NC
! 0
, -
! 1968 World Sportscar Championship, 1968
! {{flagicon, GBR Alan Mann Racing Limited
! Ford P68, Ford F3L
, 24 Hours of Daytona, DAY
, 12 Hours of Sebring, SEB
, style{{="background:#ffffff;", 1000 km Brands Hatch, BRA
{{small, DNS
, 1000 km Monza, MNZ
, Targa Florio, TAR
, 6 Hours of Nürburgring, NUR
, 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, SPA
, 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, WAT
, 1000 km Zeltweg, ZEL
, 24 Hours of Le Mans, LMS
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! 0
, -
! 1969 World Sportscar Championship, 1969
! {{flagicon, GBR Alan Mann Racing Ltd.
! Ford P68, Ford F3L
, 24 Hours of Daytona, DAY
, 12 Hours of Sebring, SEB
, style{{="background:#ffffff;", 1000 km Brands Hatch, BRA
{{small, DNS
, 1000 km Monza, MNZ
, Targa Florio, TAR
, 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, SPA
, 6 Hours of Nürburgring, NUR
, 24 Hours of Le Mans, LMS
, 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, WAT
, 1000 km Zeltweg, ZEL
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! NC
! 0
, -
! 1970 World Sportscar Championship, 1970
! {{flagicon, FRA Matra Sports / Matra, Equipe Matra-Elf
! Matra MS650
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 24 Hours of Daytona, DAY
{{small, 10
, 12 Hours of Sebring, SEB
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1000 km Brands Hatch, BRA
{{small, 12
, style{{="background:#dfffdf;", 1000 km Monza, MNZ
{{small, 5
, Targa Florio, TAR
, 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, SPA
, 6 Hours of Nürburgring, NUR
, style{{="background:#efcfff;", 24 Hours of Le Mans, LMS
{{small, Ret
, 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, WAT
, 1000 km Zeltweg, ZEL
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! NC
! 0
, -
! 1984 World Sportscar Championship season, 1984
! {{flagicon, FRG Rothmans Porsche, Rothmans Porsche in motorsport, Porsche
{{flagicon, GBR GTi Engineering
! Porsche 956B
, 1000 km Monza, MNZ
, 6 Hours of Silverstone, SIL
, 24 Hours of Le Mans, LMS
, 6 Hours of Nürburgring, NUR
, 1000 km Brands Hatch, BRA
, Grand Prix of Mosport, MOS
, 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, SPA
, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, IMO
, Fuji Speedway, FJI
, Kyalami, KYL
, style{{="background:#cfcfff;", 1984 Sandown 1000, SAN
{{small, NC
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! 0
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
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! {{abbr, Pos., Overall position
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! 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1957
, align="left", {{flagicon, UK Cooper Cars
, align="left", {{flagicon, UK Ian Raby
, align="left", Cooper T39
, S
1.1
, 254
, 15th
, style="background:#ffdf9f;", 3rd
, -
! 1958 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1958
, align="left", {{Flagicon, GBR David Brown (entrepreneur), David Brown Racing Dept.
, align="left", {{flagicon, UK Stirling Moss
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British Formula One racing driver. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of comp ...
, align="left", Aston Martin DBR1/300
, S3.0
, 30
, colspan=2, DNF
(Con rod)
, -
! 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1970
, align="left", {{flagicon, FRA Equipe Matra-Simca
, align="left", {{flagicon, FRA François Cevert
, align="left", Equipe Matra, Matra-Simca MS650
, P
3.0
, 76
, colspan="2" , DNF
Indy 500 results
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!1964 Indianapolis 500, 1964
, 52 , , 25 , , 152.504 , , 15 , , 20 , , 77 , , 0 , , Fuel Tank
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!1969 Indianapolis 500, 1969
, 95 , , 29 , , 163.875 , , 29 , , 24 , , 58 , , 0 , , Ignition
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!1970 Indianapolis 500, 1970
, 32 , , 26 , , 166.397 , , 22 , , 13 , , 175 , , 1 , , Piston
, -
, colspan="6", Totals , , 510 , , 1 , ,
,
{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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!Starts
, 4
, -
!Poles
, 0
, -
!Front row
, 0
, -
!Wins
, 0
, -
!Top 5
, 0
, -
!Top 10
, 1
, -
!Retired
, 3
Complete British Saloon Car Championship results
(:Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! {{Tooltip, Pos., Championship position
! Pts
! Class
, -
, 1963 British Saloon Car Championship season, 1963
! Alan Brown (racing driver), Alan Brown Racing Ltd
! Ford Galaxie
! {{Tooltip, D, Class D
, Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, SNE
, Oulton Park, OUL
, Goodwood Circuit, GOO
, Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, AIN
, Silverstone Circuit, SIL
, Crystal Palace circuit, CRY
, Silverstone Circuit, SIL
, Brands Hatch, BRH
, Brands Hatch, BRH
, Oulton Park, OUL
, style="background:#FFFFBF;", ''Silverstone Circuit, SIL''
1
! 22nd
! 9
! 6th
, -
, 1964 British Saloon Car Championship season, 1964
! Alan Brown (racing driver), Alan Brown Racing Ltd
! Ford Galaxie
! {{Tooltip, D, Class D
, style="background:#FFFFBF;", ''Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, SNE''
1
, style="background:#FFFFFF;", Goodwood Circuit, GOO
DNS
, Oulton Park, OUL
, Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, AIN
, Silverstone Circuit, SIL
, Crystal Palace circuit, CRY
, Brands Hatch, BRH
, style="background:#FFFFBF;", Oulton Park, OUL
3
,
,
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! 12th
! 14
! 5th
, -
, 1965 British Saloon Car Championship season, 1965
! Alan Brown (racing driver), Alan Brown Racing Ltd
! Ford Mustang
! {{Tooltip, D, Class D
, Brands Hatch, BRH
, Oulton Park, OUL
, Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, SNE
, Goodwood Circuit, GOO
, Silverstone Circuit, SIL
, style="background:#FFDF9F;", Crystal Palace circuit, CRY
6†
, style="background:#FFFFBF;", Brands Hatch, BRH
1
, style="background:#000000; color:white", Oulton Park, OUL
DSQ
,
,
,
! 15th
! 12
! 4th
, -
, 1966 British Saloon Car Championship, 1966
! Alan Brown (racing driver), Alan Brown Racing Ltd
! Ford Mustang
! {{Tooltip, D, Class D
, style="background:#FFFFBF;", ''Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, SNE''
1
, style="background:#DFDFDF;", Goodwood Circuit, GOO
2
, style="background:#FFFFFF;", Silverstone Circuit, SIL
DNS
, style="background:#DFDFDF;", Crystal Palace circuit, CRY
2†
, Brands Hatch, BRH
, Brands Hatch, BRH
, Oulton Park, OUL
, Brands Hatch, BRH
,
,
,
! 12th
! 20
! 4th
, -
, 1980 British Saloon Car Championship season, 1980
! SRG
! Renault 5 Gordini
! {{Tooltip, B, Class B
, Mallory Park, MAL
, Oulton Park, OUL
, Thruxton Circuit, THR
, Silverstone Circuit, SIL
, Silverstone Circuit, SIL
, style="background:#DFFFDF;", Brands Hatch, BRH
18
, Mallory Park, MAL
, Brands Hatch, BRH
, Thruxton Circuit, THR
, Silverstone Circuit, SIL
,
! 37th
! 2
! 12th
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
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! Year
! Team
! Co-drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{abbr, Pos., Overall position
! {{abbr, Class
pos., Class position
, -
! 1976 Hardie-Ferodo 1000, 1976
, align="left", {{flagicon, AUS Esmonds Motors
, align="left", {{flagicon, GBR Stirling Moss
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British Formula One racing driver. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of comp ...
, align="left", Holden Torana#LH, Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34
, 3001cc – 6000cc
, 37
, colspan="2" , DNF
, -
! 1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000, 1977
, align="left", {{Flagicon, AUS John Goss (racing driver), John Goss Racing Pty Limited
, align="left", {{Flagicon, AUS Geoff Brabham
, align="left", Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop
, 3001cc – 6000cc
, 141
, 18th
, 9th
, -
! 1978 Hardie-Ferodo 1000, 1978
, align="left", {{flagicon, AUS Jack Brabham Holdings Pty Ltd
, align="left", {{flagicon, AUS brian Muir (racing driver), Brian Muir
, align="left", Holden Torana#LX, Holden LX Torana SS A9X 4 Door
, A
, 153
, 6th
, 6th
Notes
{{Reflist, group=note
References
Citations
{{reflist
Sources
{{refbegin
* {{cite book
, last = Brabham
, first = Jack
, title = When the Flag Drops
, publisher=Kimber
, location = London
, year = 1971
, isbn = 978-7-183-00920-4
* {{cite book
, last = Brabham
, first = Jack
, author2=Nye, Doug
, title = The Jack Brabham Story
, publisher=Motorbooks International
, year=2004
, isbn = 0-7603-1590-6
* {{cite book , last1=Davis , first1=Tony , last2=Armont , first2=Akos , title=Brabham: The Untold Story of Formula One , date=2019 , publisher=HarperCollins Publishers , location=Sydney , isbn=9781460757475
* {{cite book
, last = Drackett
, first = Phil
, title = Brabham—Story of a racing team
, publisher=Arthur Baker Ltd
, year=1985
, isbn = 0-213-16915-0
* {{cite book
, last = Henry
, first = Alan
, title = Brabham, the Grand Prix Cars
, publisher=Osprey
, year = 1985
, isbn = 0-905138-36-8
* {{cite book
, last = Lawrence
, first = Mike
, title = Grand Prix Cars 1945–1965
, publisher=Motor Racing Publications
, year = 1998
, isbn = 1-899870-39-3
* {{cite book
, last = Lawrence
, first = Mike
, title = Brabham+Ralt+Honda: The Ron Tauranac story
, publisher=Motor Racing Publications
, year = 1999
, isbn = 1-899870-35-0
* {{cite book
, last = Unique
, first = (Various)
, title = Brabham – the man and the machines
, date = January 2009
, publisher=Unique Motor Books
, isbn = 978-1-84155-619-2
{{refend
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* {{IMDb name, 0102642
* {{DriverDB driver, id=jack-brabham
* {{Racing-Reference driver, Jack_Brabham
* {{NPG name
Jack Brabham statistics
Interactive Jack Brabham Statistics – compare Jack with other F1 drivers
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{{s-bef, before=Mike Hawthorn
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{{s-bef, before= Jim Clark
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{{s-aft, after= Denny Hulme
Denis Clive Hulme (18 June 1936 – 4 October 1992), commonly known as Denny Hulme, was a New Zealand racing driver who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship for the Brabham team. Between his debut at Monaco in 1965 and his ...
{{s-bef, before=Denny Hulme
Denis Clive Hulme (18 June 1936 – 4 October 1992), commonly known as Denny Hulme, was a New Zealand racing driver who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship for the Brabham team. Between his debut at Monaco in 1965 and his ...
{{s-ttl, title=BRDC International Trophy
Winner, years=1969
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Christopher Arthur Amon (20 July 1943 – 3 August 2016) was a New Zealand motor racing driver. He was active in Formula One racing in the 1960s and 1970s, and is widely regarded as one of the best F1 drivers never to win a championship Grand ...
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Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss (17 September 1929 – 12 April 2020) was a British Formula One racing driver. An inductee into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, he won 212 of the 529 races he entered across several categories of comp ...
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{{s-ttl, title=Hawthorn Memorial Trophy, years=1966
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Denis Clive Hulme (18 June 1936 – 4 October 1992), commonly known as Denny Hulme, was a New Zealand racing driver who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship for the Brabham team. Between his debut at Monaco in 1965 and his ...
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84 entries, 82 starts
(1950 Formula One season, 1950–1964 Formula One season, 1964)
{{s-ttl, title = List of Formula One driver records#Total entries, Most Grand Prix entries, years = 128 entries, 126 starts
(1955 Formula One season, 1955 – 1970 Formula One season, 1970),
85th at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix, 1966 Monaco GP
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178 entries (176 starts),
129th at the 1971 Dutch Grand Prix, 1971 Dutch GP
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