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1955 — 1961
Cooper
World champion in 1959 and 1960.
- 1959 title
- 1960 title
Jack BrabhamF1 career record
Won the 1966 championship in a car bearing his own name — still unique in Formula One.
- Titles
- 3
- Wins
- 14
- Podiums
- 31
- Poles
- 13
- Starts
- 129
- Points
- 261
- Win rate
- 10.9%
- Podium rate
- 24.0%
- GOAT score
- 122.0
Ranked 13th of 881 drivers on the all-time greatness score.
Achievements
- Fastest laps
- —
- Front rows
- 27
- Best finish
- 1st
- Best grid
- 1st
- Finish rate
- 51.9%
- Retirements
- 62
- 3× World Champion (1959, 1960, 1966)
- 14 Grand Prix wins — 20th on the all-time list
- 31 podiums — 37th all time
- 13 pole positions — 29th all time
- A career spanning 16 calendar seasons
Career Timeline
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2 of 2 timeline entries shown · 1955 — 1970
3 championship seasons in this range:1959 · 1960 · 1966
Full career totals
1955 — 1970 · 16 seasons- Races
- 129
- Wins
- 14
- Podiums
- 31
- Poles
- 13
- Championships
- 3
Win rate 10.9%Podium rate 24.0%Points 261Best season 1960 (5 wins, 5 podiums)Titles 1959, 1960, 1966
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62
1962 — 1970
Brabham
1966 champion in his own car; retired after 126 starts.
- 1966 title
Constructors Driven For
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Brabham Racing Organisation1 identities
The only team whose founder won the championship driving his own car — later Bernie Ecclestone's launchpad into running the sport.
Read the Brabham lineage from 1962 →Cooper Car Company1 identities
A father-and-son workshop in Surbiton that moved the engine behind the driver and made every front-engined car obsolete.
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Sources & citations
Reference material used to compile and verify the Jack Brabham data on this page. GridXTrax is an independent fan archive; follow the links to check any figure at source.
- Wikipedia — Jack Brabham(opens in a new tab)
Biography, career summary and season-by-season narrative.
- StatsF1 — Jack Brabham(opens in a new tab)
Independent statistical record: entries, qualifying, laps and retirements.
- Motorsport Stats — Jack Brabham(opens in a new tab)
Cross-check for career totals and non-championship appearances.
- Ergast / Jolpica Formula One results archive(opens in a new tab)
Primary dataset for race results, starts, wins, podiums, poles and points from 1950 onwards.
- FIA — Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile(opens in a new tab)
Governing body: official regulations, entry lists and classifications.
- Formula1.com results archive(opens in a new tab)
Official championship results and standings by season.
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