Jack Brabham

After winning the World Championship with his own car in 1966, Jack Brabham was content to play a supporting role within his own organisation, focussing on running the company alongside a strong teammate. Denny Hulme won the title for him in 1967, and then Rindt showed great speed in 1968, although results were few.<br>“Jochen was a great driver,” Brabham told this writer in 1999. “I’d ...

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Sir Jack Brabham will surely remain the only Formula 1 driver in history to win the World Championship in a car bearing his own name. Although known for his aggressive and vigorous driving style, that belied a deep mechanical understanding that made his machines some of the most sturdy and trustworthy in an era when open-wheel racecars were, as a whole, frighteningly fragile.<br>Brabham’s ...

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That season had been dominated by the Lotus 79, which introduced the world to 'ground effect' and led to championship glory for Mario Andretti.<br>However, it was this other machine that captured the hearts and minds of everyone involved in the sport that year too – the Brabham BT46B, or the fan car as it's more affectionately known.<br>Lotus had the jump on everyone when it came to ground ...

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The Brabham racing name is already in its fourth generation, and two of the seven family members were still racing as recently as last year.<br>Jack Brabham<br><br>Jack Brabham, Brabham BT19<br>Photo by: Sutton Images<br><br>John Arthur Brabham, who later became better known as Jack, was born in Hurstvile, Sydney in 1926.<br>After he raced mostly in the Australian Midget series, he came to ...

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Brundle should have been the man joining Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost for the champagne celebrations. Instead the Englishman had to content with a single point for sixth – a result achieved despite the highly unusual sight of him standing next to his car in the pitlane for couple of minutes in the middle of the race…<br>Brabham featured on the Formula 1 grid over a 30-year stretch from 1962 to ...

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