Brabham is the son of australian racing driver sir jack who was formula one champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966. The brabham name has been synonymous in worldclass motorsport for over 60 years. Like damon hill, jacques villeneuve and nico rosberg, david brabham knows only too well what its like to forge a path to f1 under the shadow of a famous father, in his case triple world champion jack brabham the only driver to win the title in a selfmade car. In 1978, gordon murray designed the bt46b, a ground effects car. Go to next page for details on david brabhams net worth and earnings. David brabham raced in formula 1 for a couple of seasons making his debut with the team that his father had founded but it is in endurance racing that he has become a champion. The bt62 continues the legendary bt naming convention established by founders jack brabham and ron tauranac in the 1960s and honors the legacy of the anglo. After a year outside the f1 fold, david secured the test driver role for footwork in. Approximately 720 brabhams were built but the exact number can never be known for sure. Its first product, the brabham bt62 race car, will join the fia world endurance championship and.
David brabham born september 5, 1965 in wimbledon, united kingdom is a britishborn australian racing driver, the youngest son of threetime world champion jack brabham. David also went on to found brabham automotive, honoring his fathers work as a race car builder. Brabham is back on track with the unveiling of an allnew. Brabham automotive confirm drivers for bt62 racing debut. Browse through highres photos for david brabham captured by some of the best professional motorsports photographers from around the world. Led by former f1 driver, multiple le mans winner, and son of jack brabham, david brabham, the company plans to build road cars that draw their inspiration from the track. Led by multiple le mans winner, david brabham, brabham automotive has been established as a manufacturer of high performance vehicles which challenge and reward the driver in equal measures. The legendary brabham name began in 1960 after race driver jack brabham left the cooper car companys race team after winning the formula one world drivers championship in 1959 and 1960. David brabham racing career profile driver database. Accomplished sports car racer and member of one of the sports most famous racing families, david brabham, is now on deck as the latest online driving instructor. Questions can be posed until november 10, and his answers will be posted beginning november 11. Watch the 700hp brabham bt62 pulp bathursts lap record home to australias v8 supercars, the mount panorama circuit is fast, tight, and easy prey for the brabham bt62. Triple formula 1 world champion 1959, 1960 and 1966, sir jack brabham is one of the most accomplished drivers and team owners in the history of the sport. David brabham raced in formula one in the 1990s, and won the le mans 24hour race in 2009.
Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. David brabham is a member of famous people who are known for being a race car driver, celebrities who are 54 years old, was born in september, in the year 1965. Nigel chiu talks to f1 driver and lemans winner david brabham at the 2020 autosport international show. The new brabham bt62, a mclaren sennarivalling 700bhp trackonly hypercar, has been demonstrated on track at the goodwood festival of speed the car s first moving public appearance since it. Jack and david brabham jack brabham helped usher in the modern midengine era of formula 1, and he is the first and only driver to win an f1. In his career, which lasted from 1986 to 2015, david brabham scored three 24h le mans victories overall win in 2009 and two gt1 class wins in 2007 and 2008 and two american le mans series titles in 2009 and 2010. Year, car, race, start, won, pod, class, best, pole, front, best, lap, hat, pts, pos. Click on the number of races to see individual races. David brabham on growing up as black jacks son, imola 94. He has won three international sports car series and is one of four australians to have won the le mans 24 hour sports car race, winning the event in 2009. The racing models website would like to use cookies to store information on your computer, to improve our website. Watch the 700hp brabham bt62 pulp bathursts lap record.
He has won three international sports car series and is one of four australians to have won the le mans 24 hour sports car race, winning the event in template. Geoff brabham career overview years in numbers the following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the career details further below on the page. David brabham born 5 september 1965 is an australian professional racing driver and one of the most successful and experienced specialists in sports car racing he has won three international sports car series and is one of four australians to have won the le mans 24 hour sports car race, winning the event in 2009. The youngest of the brabham boys enjoyed the longest racing career of all of them. Click on the race name to see the results of that race.
Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course. In 2014, david announced his intentions to bring the iconic brabham racing team back to worldclass competition, launching project brabham as an ambitious new way for people to experience motorsport through a unique online platform. Infobox le mans driver david brabham born 5 september 1965 is an australian racing driver and one of the most successful and experienced specialists in sports car racing. At gp level, brabham won four drivers and two constructors championships and jack brabham remains the only driver to win the world championship in a car bearing his own name. He is the son of the late sir jack brabham, threetime f1 world champion and the founder of the brabham f1 team, who made some of the leading track cars in the 1960s. The second rule of racing is as crucial as the first. He has won three international sports car series and is one of four australians to have won the le mans 24 hour sports car. Brabham automotive teases new sports car with exhaust note. Drivers drivers by state compare drivers driver rankings owners crew chiefs.
David brabhams worst day in a race car driver stories. David brabham was born in australia on sunday, september 5, 1965 generation x. Originally interested in pursuing farming and soccer, the lure of his family business proved too strong, and he went from go. History repeats itself as david brabham drives the brabham. The goal for both sam and matt is to have a long career in motorsport and i would love to see them racing a brabham at le mans, said david. Brabham won the american le mans series in 2009 and 2010. David brabham is an australian professional racing driver and one of the most successful and experienced specialists in sports car racing. Brabham automotive has confirmed that david brabham and will powell will form its proam driver lineup as the iconic marque returns to sports car racing for the britcar into the night race at the brands hatch indy circuit on november 910. His first two titles, in rearengined coopers he helped develop, confirmed the obsolescence of frontengined formula one cars. He will join the blancpain endurance series in 2012, driving a mclaren mp4 12c for united autosports.
One of australias most successful drivers, he won the le mans 24 hour race and three international sports car series. By your continued use of the racing models website you indicate your consent to our use of. Famous brabham name returns, promises road and race cars. His third title, in a brabham, made him the only driver to become champion in a car of his own make. Meanwhile david clark wanted me for their gtc mclaren programme with ray bellm but he. Building on a remarkable 70year racing pedigree, david brabham has announced brabham automotives return to manufacturing with the launch of its first product, the bt62 race car. Support race car driver included every porsche 918 spyder comes with the oncall support of professional race car driver david donohue, and just like the 918 spyder, david is built from legendary racing stock.
His brother gary brabham also raced in formula one for the unsuccessful life team in 1990, the same year as davids f1 debut. Sir jack brabhams son gary jailed for two years for. It was will powell who started the race for team brabham, davids protegee keeping the bt62 at the sharp end of the field as the lights on the gantry switched from red to green to signal the. A threetime f1 champion, your father was arguably australias most successful racing driver. Brabham also introduced major innovations into formula one, such as inrace refueling, carbon brakes, and hydropneumatic suspension. One of the cookies we use is essential for parts of the site to operate and has already been set. The name of brabham automotives mysterious new sports car has been revealed, along with a sound clip of an angrysounding machine. Jack brabham, australian racecar driver and threetime. Profile for racing driver david brabham from australia. The car was chassis number bt381, which is odd as hill did not even order it until a dozen others were racing, so it may have been to simplify carnet arangements, as he had already taken his previous car, bt361, to race at hockenheim. Hij maakte zijn formule 1debuut in 1990 bij brabham en nam deel. Your brothers raced but you werent meant to, were you. Jack brabhams three world championships were the product of both his engineering expertise and driving skill. His first car race victory in the australian ford laser series at amaroo park.
Jack brabham, an australian race car driver who won three formula one world championships including one in a vehicle that he had designed, a. David comes from a family of racers with his late father and brothers all having won in different competitions. In this extract from a new book about australian racing driver jack brabham, we relive the drama from when he pushed his stricken car across the finish line. Read more about the brabham bt62 and see pictures at car and driver. First deliveries of the brabham bt62 are expected later this year. Find out how one of the most successful names in motorsport history plans to return as a worldclass race team, powered by a global community of fans, drivers and engineers through the unique brabhamdigital online experience. David brabham, a former race car driver and youngest son of formula one legend jack brabham, has formally launched brabham automotive ltd. A race car is made for the tracks and who better to make one than a person who has the racing experience, david brabham. David brabham is a virgo and was born in the year of the serpent life. The company has been in the works for about two years. For his lifetime achievements, which also included. David brabham interview january 2020 motorsport radio. David brabham born 5 september 1965 is an australian professional racing driver and one of the most successful and experienced specialists in sports car racing.
Racing career of jack brabham documented in new film. The third of those titles was in a car with his own name on its nose, a unique achievement. David brabham biography david brabham is one of the worlds. David brabham wimbledon, 5 september 1965 is een voormalig australisch autocoureur. His three sons geoff, gary and david all became racing drivers too. Davids father, jack brabham was among the most accomplished team owners and drivers in the history of formula. Media reports suggest the younger brabham is a leading candidate to purchase the force india f1 team, then use the motorsports venture to help launch a. Driver david brabham 2009 american le mans series results. Click on the site to see david brabhams career results at that track glossary. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. A new trackonly supercar resurrects the name of a legendary formula 1 racer and constructor.
1492 348 140 989 1344 1464 155 533 1440 69 1561 563 101 405 251 714 321 1512 663 140 1119 1224 936 970 143 973 297 1418 342 924 675 1052 232 966 938