Three-time Formula 1 World Champion, Sir Jack Brabham has died aged 88 after a long battle with ill-health.
Born in New South Wales, Australia in 1926, Brabham was a member of the Royal Australian Air Force before going to race midget cars in the late 1940s. After moving to the UK he started work with the Cooper team both building and racing cars, he would later go on to win his first World Championship with the squad in 1959 and then his second in 1960.
Having proven himself as a worthy car designer and racer, the Australian founded Motor Racing Developments (MRD) in 1961 with his long-time friend and designer, Ron Tauranac. He later left Cooper in 1962 to race for his own team and won his final title in 1966, behind the wheel of the Brabham BT-19 at the age of 40.
The team would also see drivers such as Graham Hill, Jacky Ickx and Denny Hulme race for the Australian founded squad under the guise of Brabham.
The triple World Champion later sold the team to Bernie Ecclestone in 1972 which saw the Brazilian Nelson Piquet take the crown some ten years following. Other noteable drivers included Carlos Reutemann, John Watson and Niki Lauda.
Two out of his three sons - Gary and David - both competed in Formula 1 in the 1990s, with the latter having more success with Simtek and of course, the Brabham team.
After retiring from Motorsport in 1970, Jack's health sadly deteriorated over the years with limited vision and hearing plaguing him, as well as kidney disease. He sadly passed away in the early hours this morning.
F1Today.net would like to send its deepest condolences to the Brabham family and their friends.
Sir Jack Brabham dies aged 88
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