Jack Brabham

Jack Brabham was an Australian racing driver and team owner who won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship in 1959, 1960, and 1966. He became the first driver to win the championship in a car bearing his own name.

Ron Tauranac: An Australian racing-car designer and engineer who co-founded the Brabham racing team with Jack Brabham. Tauranac designed the cars behind Brabham’s move from driver to constructor.
1959 Formula One season: The Formula One season in which Jack Brabham won his first World Drivers’ Championship. Brabham secured the title at the season finale after his Cooper ran out of fuel near the finish.
Rear-engine configuration: A vehicle layout that places its engine behind the driver, commonly over or near the rear axle. Brabham’s Cooper championships demonstrated the racing advantages of this layout.
Formula One World Drivers’ Championship: The annual title awarded to the driver with the strongest results across a Formula One season. Brabham’s three titles place his career within the championship’s history.
Bruce McLaren: A New Zealand racing driver and constructor who founded the McLaren racing team. McLaren was a fellow New Zealander-born team founder and a contemporary Formula One rival.
1960 Formula One season: The Formula One season in which Jack Brabham won his second consecutive World Drivers’ Championship. Brabham and Cooper dominated the championship as rear-engined cars became the standard.
Repco: An Australian engineering company that developed the V8 engines used by Brabham’s team in the mid-1960s. Repco’s lightweight engine made Brabham’s 1966 championship campaign possible.
Formula One constructors: Organizations that design or build cars and compete in the Formula One World Championship. Brabham helped establish the independent constructor as a route to winning the drivers’ title.
Stirling Moss: A British racing driver widely regarded as one of Formula One’s greatest drivers never to win its championship. Moss was among Brabham’s leading rivals in the late 1950s.
1966 Formula One season: The Formula One season in which Jack Brabham won his third World Drivers’ Championship. Brabham became champion in a car built by his own team, a unique achievement.

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