- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJohn Arthur Brabham
- Nickname
- Black Jack
- Three-time Formula 1 World Champion Jack Brabham had a long and fruitful career in racing. The Australian native won numerous titles in his home country before taking on the world. After Brabham entered the prestigious Formula 1 series, he raced for the Cooper Car Co., who provided him with his first two World Championships in 1959 & 1960. After a short stint with Lotus, he designed and built his own car, Brabham, taking it to Indianapolis in 1961 and creating a sensation as the first rear-engined racer there. He won his third and final championship in 1966 with his own car, the Brabham BT19 & BT20. He retired in 1970 with 14 wins, 13 poles in more than 125 starts.- IMDb mini biography by: Ken Severson
- SpousesMargaret Taylor(1995 - May 19, 2014) (his death)Betty Evelyn Beresford(? - 1994) (divorced, 3 children)
- ChildrenDavid BrabhamGeoff BrabhamGary Brabham
- ParentsCyril Thomas BrabhamMay Maddeford
- RelativesMatthew Brabham(Grandchild)Sam Brabham(Grandchild)
- Won three Formula 1 World Championships (1959, 1960 & 1966)
- Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for Cooper (1955 (1 GP), 1957 (3 GPs)-1958 (7 GPs)-1959 (8 GPs)-1960 (8 GPs)-1961 (8 GPs)), Maserati (privé) (1956 (1 GP)), Rob Walker (privateer team) (1957 (1 GP)) and Brabham (1962 (8 GPs)-1963 (10 GPs)-1964 (10 GPs)-1965 (6 GPs)-1966 (9 GPs)-1967 (11 GPs)-1968 (11 GPs)-1969 (8 GPs)-1970 (13 GPs)). He started 123 Grands Prix, 14 Wins, 13 Pole Positions, 12 Fastests Laps, 31 Podiums and 261 Points.
- He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1967 Queen's Honours List before being awarded a Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 1979 Queen's Honours List for his services to motor-racing.
- Winner of the 1966 Australian of the Year award.
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