Person
Brabham, John Arthur (1926 - )
Kt OBE
- Born
- 2 April 1926
- Occupation
- Racing car driver
- Alternative Names
- Brabham, Jack
Summary
Sir Jack Brabham is a very successful racing driver, who used the Repco Brabham racing engine developed during the 1960s. He was knighted in 1979 and was also appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Brabham was a member of the Commonwealth Government Road Safety Committee.
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Chronology
- 1959 - 1960
- Career position - World Champion Racing Driver
- 1966
- Award - Ferodo World Trophy for Motor Sport received
- 1966
- Career position - World Champion Racing Driver
- 1967
- Award - Constructors Champion for the World award received
- 1971
- Career position - When the Flag Drops published
- 1979
- Award - Knight Bachelor (Kt)
- 1996
- Award - Constructors Champion for the World award received
Published resources
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2125. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/20930266. Details
- 'Brabham, Jack (1926-2014)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-458774. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_b.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 16 June 2022
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