Jack Brabham

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Jack Brabham's achievements are extraordinary. He is the only driver in Formula One history to win the World Championship in a car bearing his own name, a feat accomplished at age 40 in 1966. He won three world titles and 14 Grands Prix. His Brabham team became the largest custom racing car manufacturer in the world. He was knighted in 1979, the first post-war racing driver to receive that honour. His sons and grandsons continue his racing legacy, making the Brabham name synonymous with motorsport excellence.

AwardsJack Brabham won three Formula One World Drivers' Championships in 1959, 1960, and 1966. As a constructor, his Brabham team won the Constructors' Championship in 1966 and 1967. He also won the Australian Speedcar Championship four times (1948-1951), the Australian Hill Climb Championship in 1953, and the Queensland Road Racing Championship in 1953.

Honours & Distinctions

Knighted

British Royal Family·1979

For services to motorsport; first post-war racing driver knighted.

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Government of Australia00

For services to motorsport.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

British Government00

For services to motorsport.

Australian of the Year

Australia·1966

National honour for his achievements.

International Motorsports Hall of Fame

International Motorsports Hall of Fame·1990

Inducted as a legend of motorsport.

Formula 1 Hall of Fame

Formula 100

Inducted as one of the sport's all-time greats.

Rankings & Lists

#Age 40 in 1966

Oldest driver to win the World Championship

Formula 1·1966

#Unique

Only driver to win championship in own car

Formula 1·1966

Records & Feats

Only driver to win World Championship in car bearing his own name

Historic First·1966

Jack Brabham won the 1966 Formula One World Drivers' Championship driving a Brabham BT19, a car built by his own team.

Oldest driver to win the World Championship at age 40

Career Milestone·1966

At 40 years old, Brabham became the oldest F1 champion at the time, a record that stood for decades.

Last surviving F1 champion from the 1950s

Historic First·2014

At his death in 2014, Brabham was the last living world champion from the 1950s.