JOHN ARTHUR „JACK” BRABHAM (1926-2014) – Australian
Jack Brabham is the first Australian, who won the world title. During his twenty-year sports career, he won in 14 Scored Grand Prix races and has been recognized as world champion over the years 1959, 1960 i 1966. His victory of the year 1966 it is all the more valuable, that for the first time in the history of racing, a competitor won the world title in a car of his own construction. Jack Brabham was awarded the OBE title for his achievements – Order of the British Empire.
Jack Brabham is from Sydney. At the age of 27 for years he became Australia's mountaineering champion. In year 1955 moved to Great Britain, where Cooper used to drive. These cars led to the championship title in the years 1959 i 1960, Winning the competition seven times. W 1961 He founded his own racing car manufacturing company - Motor Racing Development, which has produced over 1000 cars, mostly formulas 2 i 3. In time, when he was no longer taken into account in Grand Prix races, easily won the third world title, and at the same time the world championship of producers, driving your own Brabham BT model 20. This is a unique case so far. Behind his design ideas was an excellent technician Ron Tauranac. Brabham is also an excellent pilot. There is talk of him, that he had bought his own plane, because he did not like the flight schedule of the airlines. But it was true, that he was still traveling, but was very reluctant to drive in normal vehicular traffic, to this level, that he didn't even have a car of his own for a while. He ended his career in Grand Prix racing in 1970 year, and handed his company over to Bernie Ecleston.