Brabham

American

[brab-uhm] / ˈbræb əm /

noun

Sir John Arthur Jack, 1926–2014, Australian racing-car driver and designer.

Brabham British

/ ˈbræbəm /

noun

Sir John Arthur , known as Jack . born 1926, Australian motor-racing driver: Formula One world champion 1959, 1960, and 1966

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Other Australian drivers to be given the honour of a grandstand at Albert Park include three-time world champion Jack Brabham, 1980 title-winner Alan Jones, plus Daniel Ricciardo and Mark Webber.

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The collection includes Ferraris driven by world champions Schumacher, Lauda and Mike Hawthorn, as well as Brabham cars raced by Piquet and Carlos Pace, among others.

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The former Brabham team boss has appointed specialist sports and race cars sellers Tom Hartley Jnr Ltd to manage the sale.

From BBC

Also included are the Brabham BT46B, dubbed the 'fan car' and designed by Gordon Murray, which Lauda drew to victory at the 1978 Swedish GP and the BT45C in which the Austrian made his debut for Ecclestone's team the same year.

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By the end of the race, only Jack Brabham had managed to stay on the same lap - and he was nearly five minutes behind the Scot.

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