- Won three Formula 1 World Championships (1959, 1960 & 1966)
- Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for Cooper (1955 (1 GP), 1957 (3 GPs)-1958 (7 GPs)-1959 (8 GPs)-1960 (8 GPs)-1961), Jack Brabham (privater team) (1956 (1 GP)), Rob Walker (privater team) (1957 (1 GP)) and Brabham (1962 (8 GPs)-1965 (7 GPs)-1969 (9 GPs)-1970)). Jack Brabham started 123 Grands Prix, 14 Wins, 13 Pole Positions, 12 Fastests Laps, 31 Podiums and 261 Points.
- Sons Geoff, Gary and David are also race car drivers.
- He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1967 Queen's Honours List before being awarded a Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 1979 Queen's Honours List for his services to motor-racing.
- Winner of the 1966 Australian of the Year award.
- He became the first man to win a grand prix, and then to win a world title, in a car bearing his own name.
- In 1966 Formula 1, he became the first man to win a grand prix, and then to win a world title, in a car bearing his own name.
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