| Jack Brabham | ||
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| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality | {{{{{natflag}}}}} Australian 
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| Date of Birth | 02/04/1926[1] | |
| Date of Death | 19/05/2014[1] | |
| Début | Snetterton 1963 | |
| Championships | 0 (10th 1966) | |
| Previous Teams | Alan Brown Racing | |
| Career Statistics | ||
| Total Entries | 0 (0 Starts) | |
| Pole Positions | 0 | |
| Fastest Laps | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 (0 in Class) | |
| Total Points | 0 | |
Jack Brabham was a British Saloon Car Championship driver and race winner, having won five races for Alan Brown Racing between 1963 and 1966.
Background[]
Better known for his Formula One exploits, Brabham was already a double world champion before he entered his first race in the BSCC in 1963.[1] Before he won the 1959 and 1960 world championships, Brabham had competed in both Australia and the UK in numerous club events, as well as sports cars.[1] Having entered his first Grand Prix in 1955, Brabham had a wide range of experience before he was asked to race for Alan Brown Racing in 1963, and continued to race in Formula One during and beyond his BSCC career.[1]
BTCC History[]
Alan Brown Racing asked Brabham to drive for them at the final round of the 1963 season.[2] Driving a Ford Galaxie around Snetterton, Brabham demonstrated his talent, taking victory on his debut.[2] Alan Brown then asked Brabham to drive for them at the first two rounds of 1964, with Brabham once again showing his talent, taking victory at the first race (although a pre-race issue prevented him from starting the second round of the year).[3] Brabham also attended the final meeting of 1964, taking victory for the third time in only his fourth race.[3]
Brabham would not attend another BSCC race meeting until the sixth round of 1965, once again driving for Alan Brown Racing.[4] A third place finish resulted, with Brabham using one of the team's new Ford Mustangs, before he took victory at the following race at Brands Hatch.[4] Brabham looked to have also taken victory at Oulton Park in the final race of the year, but was disqualified in post-race scrutineering.[4] Brabham returned for the first four races of 1966, taking his final victory at the year's opening race.[5] He would take the Alan Brown Mustang to two further podiums before he left the BSCC for the final time, focusing on building his own Formula One team, Motor Racing Developments.[5][1]
BTCC Record[]
A table containing Jack Brabham's best results in the BTCC. The figures after the information about the car used indicate Jack Brabham's best finish at that meeting.
| Jack Brabham's BTCC Record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Pos | Pts | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 1963 | Alan Brown Racing | - | 8 | Ford Galaxie | bgcolor="#FFA500" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|D | N | 1 | |||||||||
| 1964 | 12th | 14 | 1 | bgcolor="white" style="color:black; font-size:90%; border-radius:5px;"|DNS | N | 1 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 1965 | - | 12 | Ford Mustang | N | 3 | 1 | bgcolor="black" style="color:white; font-size:90%; border-radius:5px;"|DSQ | - | - | - | ||||||
| 1966 | 10th | 20 | 1 | 2 | bgcolor="white" style="color:black; font-size:90%; border-radius:5px;"|DNS | 2 | N | - | - | - | ||||||
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Brabham
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1963%20BSCC.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1964%20BSCC.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1965%20BSCC.html
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1966%20BSCC.html