Brabham is one of the most iconic and revered motorsport names
OUR HISTORY AND SUCCESS
Brabham Family
2003
David Brabham takes LMGTP class victory at the Sebring 12- Hour race driving for Team Bentley alongside Jonny Herbert & Mark Blundell at Sebring International Raceway in Florida, driving a Bentley Speed 8.
2009
David Brabham wins an outright victory at the Le Mans 24- Hour race forTeam Peugeot Total with co-drivers MarcGené and Alexander Wurz in the 908 HDi FAP - His third consecutive class title. He also claims his first American Le Mans Series Championship victory with Patron Highcroft Racing in LMP1Class, alongside codriver Scott Sharp
Formula 1
2010
David Brabham wins his second American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Championship with Patron Highcroft Racing and co-driver Simon Pagenaud.
2014
Sam Brabham won two races at Thruxton in the British Formula Ford Championship, starting both from pole. His breakthrough weekend placed him among the season’s top competitors. The win came just weeks before his grandfather Sir Jack Brabham passed away.
2019
The Brabham BT62 made a spectacular racing debut by winning the Britcar Endurance Championship "Into the Night" race at Brands Hatch. Driven by David Brabham and Will Powell, the car secured victory in its very first competitive outing, marking a milestone return for the Brabham name to racing success.
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Into the Future
2018
Reveal of Brabham BT62
2022
Brabham Esports made its debut in the
Le Mans Virtual Series, joining the international sim racing stage and competing in all rounds including the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual
2013
Matt Brabham won the Pro Mazda Championship in the United States, breaking records for most poles, wins, and fastest laps in a season.
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Sir Jack Brabham
The beginning
1948
Jack Brabham’s racing debut is at Paramatta Park Speedway in Australia driving midget cars. He goes on to win the New South Wales Championship and Australian Speedcar Championship the following year.
1967
Denis Hulme captured the 1967 Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship as a factory Brabham driver, showcasing superb skill in the Brabham BT24. Combining the car’s balanced, reliable design with his calm demeanour and sharp race-craft, Hulme delivered a season of remarkably strong performances. His success earned him a well-deserved world title and secured New Zealand’s first and only F1 world champion.
1970
Jack Brabham wins the South African Grand Prix in Kyalami, driving a BT33. This is his 14th Formula 1 victory, 11 years after his first.
1967
Brabham wins the F1 Constructors’ Championship for the second consecutive year in a row and Denny Hulme wins the F1 Drivers’ Championship, both in Brabham cars powered by Repco 3.0 V8 engines.
1966
Jack Brabham becomes the first (and still only) driver to win the F1 Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships in BT19 - a car of his own construction bearing his name, powered by Repco’s V8 engine. He is awarded the OBE and Australian of the Year in recognition of his achievements.
1962
Leaving Cooper at the end of the 1961 F1 season, Jack Brabham officially establishes the Brabham marque with Ron Tauranac. They begin to build Brabham’s reputation in customer car construction - and will take four Drivers’ and two Constructors’ Formula One World Championships
1959
Jack Brabham wins his first F1 Grand Prix at Monaco driving a Cooper T51. He goes on to take his first F1 Championship in spectacular fashion at the US Grand Prix that year, pushing the T51 over the finishing line after it runs out of fuel and become Australia’s first Formula 1 World Champion.
Sir Jack Brabham
Formula 1 Legacy
1960
Jack Brabham wins his second F1 World Championship at Circuito da Boavista, Oporto in Portugal as a Cooper Car Company team driver in a Cooper T53.
1964
The Brabham Formula 1 team achieved its first Grand Prix victory on July 5, 1964, at the French Grand Prix in Rouen, with Dan Gurney delivering a masterful drive in the sleek Brabham BT7. Built by Jack Brabham’s young team and powered by a Climax engine, the car combined balance, reliability, and Gurney’s smooth, precise driving style to outlast and outrun more established rivals.
1978
Niki Lauda scored a dominant win at the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix in the radical Brabham BT46B “fan car,” using its remarkable downforce and grip to leave the field behind. As a factory Brabham driver, he maximised the car’s groundbreaking design to take a decisive victory, one that became a memorable highlight in both his career and Formula 1’s history of innovation
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Formula 1
1981
Despite suffering heat exhaustion and dehydration in the final race of 1981’s F1 season run in desert conditions, Nelson Piquet wins the F1 drivers’ championship for Brabham at Caesars Palace US GP.
1983
Nelson Piquet wins the F1 Drivers’ Championship, the first with a turbocharged car – Brabham BT52.
1991
Geoff Brabham wins his fourth consecutive IMSA GTP Championship for Nissan in a Nissan NPT-91.
1993
Geoff Brabham wins the Le Mans 24-Hour race with rookies Éric Hélary and Christophe Bouchut, taking outright victoryfor Peugeot.