Jack Brabham: Australian racing driver
Sir John Arthur Jack Brabham, AO, OBE (2 April 1926 – 19 May 2014) was an Australian racing driver who was Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966.
He won the Australian Grand Prix in 1955, 1963 and 1964. He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car builder that carried his name.
In 2000 the Australian Government gave him the Australian Sports Medal, and in 2001 he was given the Australian Centenary Medal for services to motor sport.
Brabham died at his home on the Gold Coast, Queensland on 19 May 2014 from liver failure, aged 88.
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