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 , and . 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 . The team competed from to . Jack's third championship (1966) was won with his own car, and he is 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 , Brabham founded Engine Developments Ltd. in 1971, which are known as 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 in , while David drove for Brabham in 1990 and in . 
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.
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==Formula One Career==
===1955===
===1956===
===1957===
===1958===
===1959===
===1960===
===1961===
===1962===
===1963===
===1964===
===1965===
===1966===
===1967===
===1968===
===1969===
===1970===
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year	Entrant 	Team	WDC Pts.	WDC Pos. 	Report
 	Cooper Car Company 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Jack Brabham 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Cooper Car Company 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	0 	NC 	Report
 	Cooper Car Company 	 	3 	18th 	Report
 	Cooper Car Company 	 	31 (34) 	align="center"	Report
 	Cooper Car Company 	 	43 	align="center"	Report
 	Cooper Car Company 	 	4 	11th 	Report
 	Brabham Racing Organisation 	 	9 	9th 	Report
 	Brabham Racing Organisation 	 	9 	9th 	Report
 	Brabham Racing Organisation 	 	14 	7th 	Report
 	Brabham Racing Organisation 	 	14 	7th 	Report
 	Brabham Racing Organisation 	 	11 	8th 	Report
 	Brabham Racing Organisation 	 	9 	10th 	Report
 	Brabham Racing Organisation 	 	42 (45) 	align="center"	Report
 	Brabham Racing Organisation 	 	46 (48) 	align="center"	Report
 	Brabham Racing Organisation 	 	2 	23rd 	Report
 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd.	 	14 	10th 	Report
 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd.	 	25 	5th 	Report
===Career Statistics===
===Race Wins===
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===
==Notes==
==External links==
* Official website (US)
* Official website (AUS)
* Wikipedia article
* Manipe F1 Article
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