Started his Formula 1 career at Cooper racing in that seasons' British Grand Prix heald at at Aintree, were he retired after 30 laps with engine troubles. Took his first full season in Formula 1, in 1958, with once again with Cooper taking only three points that season. Then the next season, still driving for Cooper, in the hands of the Cooper T51; took Sir Jack Brabham to two Grand Prix wins at Monaco and Aintree, to his first drivers title and Copper's fisrt Constructors Championship.
Then the next season in 1960, he took five more wins, in the hands of the Cooper T53 and took Sir Jack Brabham to another drivers title and Coppers to another Constructors Championship in 1960.
Then in 1962, started his own team called Brabham Racing Organisation, mainly know as Brabham. Then in 1966, still driving and mangering his own team Brabham, he took the Brabham BT19 to four race wins and his third and final drivers title and Brabham's fisrt Constructors Championship as an Constructor. In 1967, Sir Jack Brabham finished second in the drivers standings with two wins. But, his team-mate Denny Hulme took the drivers title instead and Brabham's took their second and final Constructors Championship as an Constructor.
In 1970, Sir Jack Brabham took his final Grand Prix win at the South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami. And finished his Formula 1 career later that season with three Formula 1 World Drivers' Titles and 14 Grand Prix wins. And sold the team to Bernie Ecclestone in 1971 to end his Formula 1 carrer for good.
Sir Jack Brabham had three sons: Geoff, Gary and David. All three became involved in motorsport, with support from Brabham in their early years. Between them, they have won many 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 team.
Sir Jack Brabham has two grandson who are at the beginning of the motorsport ladder, Matthew (son of Geoff) currently drives with Andretti Autosport in the Indy Lights series. Another grandson, Sam Brabham (son of David), currently driving in the British Formula Ford Championship.
Australia's first Formula 1 World Champion gone but not forgotten.
R.I.P. Sir Jack Brabham
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