Jack Brabham

Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham AO, OBE (born 2 April, 1926 in Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia – died 19 May, 2014 in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia) was an Australian former racing driver and Formula One driver, who won three world championships, in 1959, 1960 and 1966. Brabham was the second triple champion after Juan Manuel Fangio, who won five titles.

Brabham also started his own constructor, Motor Racing Developments, Ltd. with Ron Tauranac, which was much better known as Brabham. The team competed from 1962 to 1992. Jack's third championship (1966) was won with his own car, and he his the only driver to ever win the championship in a car of his own make or his own name. He was also the first driver to win a race in a car bearing his own name, a feat also achieved by Bruce McLaren.

After his Formula One career ended in 1970, Brabham founded Engine Developments Ltd. in 1971, which are known as Judd engines after its other co-founder, John Judd.

Brabham had three sons, Geoff, Gary and David. Geoff did not manage to reach Formula One, but Gary and David did so. Gary drove for Life in 1990, while David drove for Brabham in 1990 and Simtek in 1994.

Brabham died in May 2014, aged 88, after a long battle with liver disease. Fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo dedicated his Canadian Grand Prix win to Brabham.

Starting in 2015, the Australian Grand Prix winners' trophy will be renamed The Sir Jack Brabham Trophy in his memory.

Formula One Career[edit | edit source]

1955[edit | edit source]

1956[edit | edit source]

1957[edit | edit source]

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1966[edit | edit source]

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1969[edit | edit source]

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Formula One Statistical Overview[edit | edit source]

Formula One Record[edit | edit source]

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Pts.	WDC Pos.	Report
1955	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Bristol	0	NC	Report
1956	Jack Brabham	Maserati	0	NC	Report
1957	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	0	NC	Report
1957	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	0	NC	Report
1958	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	3	18th	Report
1959	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	31 (34)	1st	Report
1960	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	43	1st	Report
1961	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	4	11th	Report
1962	Brabham Racing Organisation	Lotus-Climax	9	9th	Report
1962	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	9	9th	Report
1963	Brabham Racing Organisation	Lotus-Climax	14	7th	Report
1963	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	14	7th	Report
1964	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	11	8th	Report
1965	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	9	10th	Report
1966	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Repco	42 (45)	1st	Report
1967	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Repco	46 (48)	2nd	Report
1968	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Repco	2	23rd	Report
1969	Motor Racing Developments Ltd.	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	14	10th	Report
1970	Motor Racing Developments Ltd.	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	25	5th	Report

Career Statistics[edit | edit source]

Entries	129
Starts	127
Pole Positions	13
Front Row Starts	38
Race Wins	14
Podiums	31
Fastest laps	12
Points	261
Laps Raced	6193
Distance Raced	32979.883 km (20493 mi)
Races Led	28
Laps Led	825
Distance Led	4540.108 km (2821 mi)
Doubles	6
Hat-Tricks	3
Grand Chelems	2

Race Wins[edit | edit source]

Win Number	Grand Prix
1	1959 Monaco Grand Prix
2	1959 British Grand Prix
3	1960 Dutch Grand Prix
4	1960 Belgian Grand Prix
5	1960 French Grand Prix
6	1960 British Grand Prix
7	1960 Portuguese Grand Prix
8	1966 French Grand Prix
9	1966 British Grand Prix
10	1966 Dutch Grand Prix
11	1966 German Grand Prix
12	1967 French Grand Prix
13	1967 Canadian Grand Prix
14	1970 South African Grand Prix

Career Results[edit | edit source]

Complete Formula One results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pts	Pos
1955														0	NC
1955						C	Ret	C	C		C			0	NC
1956														0	NC
1956						Ret								0	NC
1957														0	NC
1957		6th		7th^[1]	Ret	Ret^[2]	7th							0	NC
1958														3	18th
1958		4th	8th		Ret	6th	6th	Ret^[2]	7th	Ret	11th^[2]			3	18th
1959														31 (34)	1st
1959	1st		2nd	3rd	1st	Ret	Ret	3rd	4th					31 (34)	1st
1960														43	1st
1960	Ret	DSQ		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st		4th				43	1st
1961														4	11th
1961	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	Ret						4	11th
1962														9	9th
1962	Ret	8th	6th	Ret	5th	Ret		4th	4th					9	9th
1963														14	7th
1963	9th	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	7th	5th	4th	2nd	13th				14	7th
1964														11	8th
1964	Ret	Ret	3rd	3rd	4th	12th	9th	14th	Ret	15th				11	8th
1965														9	10th
1965	8th	Ret	4th		DNS		5th		3rd	Ret				9	10th
1966														42 (45)	1st
1966	Ret	4th	1st	1st	1st	1st	Ret	Ret	2nd					42 (45)	1st
1967														46 (48)	2nd
1967	6th	Ret	2nd	Ret	1st	4th	2nd	1st	2nd	5th	2nd			46 (48)	2nd
1968														2	23rd
1968	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th		2	23rd
1969														14	10th
1969	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	INJ	INJ	INJ	Ret	2nd	4th	3rd			14	10th
1970														25	5th
1970	1st	Ret	2nd	Ret	11th	3rd	2nd	Ret	13th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	25	5th

Key
Symbol	Meaning	Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner	Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish	DSQ	Disqualified
3rd	Podium finish	DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish	DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish	TD	Test driver
NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)	DNS	Did not start
Italics	Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap	[+] More Symbols

Notes[edit | edit source]

↑ Shared drive with Mike MacDowel
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Drove a Formula Two car

External links[edit | edit source]

V T E	List of World Drivers' Champions
1950: Giuseppe Farina 1951: Juan Manuel Fangio 1952: Alberto Ascari 1953: Alberto Ascari 1954: Juan Manuel Fangio 1955: Juan Manuel Fangio 1956: Juan Manuel Fangio 1957: Juan Manuel Fangio 1958: Mike Hawthorn 1959: Jack Brabham 1960: Jack Brabham 1961: Phil Hill 1962: Graham Hill 1963: Jim Clark 1964: John Surtees 1965: Jim Clark 1966: Jack Brabham 1967: Denny Hulme 1968: Graham Hill 1969: Jackie Stewart		1970: Jochen Rindt 1971: Jackie Stewart 1972: Emerson Fittipaldi 1973: Jackie Stewart 1974: Emerson Fittipaldi 1975: Niki Lauda 1976: James Hunt 1977: Niki Lauda 1978: Mario Andretti 1979: Jody Scheckter 1980: Alan Jones 1981: Nelson Piquet 1982: Keke Rosberg 1983: Nelson Piquet 1984: Niki Lauda 1985: Alain Prost 1986: Alain Prost 1987: Nelson Piquet 1988: Ayrton Senna 1989: Alain Prost	1990: Ayrton Senna 1991: Ayrton Senna 1992: Nigel Mansell 1993: Alain Prost 1994: Michael Schumacher 1995: Michael Schumacher 1996: Damon Hill 1997: Jacques Villeneuve 1998: Mika Häkkinen 1999: Mika Häkkinen 2000: Michael Schumacher 2001: Michael Schumacher 2002: Michael Schumacher 2003: Michael Schumacher 2004: Michael Schumacher 2005: Fernando Alonso 2006: Fernando Alonso 2007: Kimi Räikkönen 2008: Lewis Hamilton 2009: Jenson Button	2010: Sebastian Vettel 2011: Sebastian Vettel 2012: Sebastian Vettel 2013: Sebastian Vettel 2014: Lewis Hamilton 2015: Lewis Hamilton 2016: Nico Rosberg 2017: Lewis Hamilton 2018: Lewis Hamilton 2019: Lewis Hamilton 2020: Lewis Hamilton

V T E	List of World Drivers' Championship runners-up
1950: Juan Manuel Fangio 1951: Alberto Ascari 1952: Giuseppe Farina 1953: Juan Manuel Fangio 1954: José Froilán González 1955: Stirling Moss 1956: Stirling Moss 1957: Stirling Moss 1958: Stirling Moss 1959: Tony Brooks 1960: Bruce McLaren 1961: Wolfgang von Trips 1962: Jim Clark 1963: Graham Hill 1964: Graham Hill 1965: Graham Hill 1966: John Surtees 1967: Jack Brabham 1968: Jackie Stewart 1969: Jacky Ickx		1970: Jacky Ickx 1971: Ronnie Peterson 1972: Jackie Stewart 1973: Emerson Fittipaldi 1974: Clay Regazzoni 1975: Emerson Fittipaldi 1976: Niki Lauda 1977: Jody Scheckter 1978: Ronnie Peterson 1979: Gilles Villeneuve 1980: Nelson Piquet 1981: Carlos Reutemann 1982: Didier Pironi 1983: Alain Prost 1984: Alain Prost 1985: Michele Alboreto 1986: Nigel Mansell 1987: Nigel Mansell 1988: Alain Prost 1989: Ayrton Senna	1990: Alain Prost 1991: Nigel Mansell 1992: Riccardo Patrese 1993: Ayrton Senna 1994: Damon Hill 1995: Damon Hill 1996: Jacques Villeneuve 1997: Heinz-Harald Frentzen* 1998: Michael Schumacher 1999: Eddie Irvine 2000: Mika Häkkinen 2001: David Coulthard 2002: Rubens Barrichello 2003: Kimi Räikkönen 2004: Rubens Barrichello 2005: Kimi Räikkönen 2006: Michael Schumacher 2007: Lewis Hamilton 2008: Felipe Massa 2009: Sebastian Vettel	2010: Fernando Alonso 2011: Jenson Button 2012: Fernando Alonso 2013: Fernando Alonso 2014: Nico Rosberg 2015: Nico Rosberg 2016: Lewis Hamilton 2017: Sebastian Vettel 2018: Sebastian Vettel 2019: Valtteri Bottas
* Michael Schumacher was disqualified from the 1997 championship.

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