AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST F1® DRIVER

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Formula 1® World Champion in 1959, 1960 and most famously in 1966 with a double Constructors' Champion, Sir Jack Brabham was one of the most accomplished Australian drivers and team owners in the history of the sport. The first post war driver to be knighted for services to motorsport, 'Black Jack' as he came to be known rose from racing 'midgets' on dirt ovals in Australia to dominate global motorsport.

 

His first two titles in the Cooper Climax marked the end for front-engined Formula 1® cars, with is third victory making him the only driver in history to win a World Championship in a car of his own manufacture - the famous Repco-Brabham BT19 - a feat unlikely to ever be repeated. Acclaimed as a brilliant engineer, technological innovations brought about by the Brabham team helped to shape the sport we know and enjoy today. Through his partnership with Ron Tauranac, over 500 Brabham race cars were built from the team's British Surrey base in the 1960s alone, while the Brabham name continued in F1® for 30 years winning a total of 35 Grand Prix victories.

Although Jack scored his final win in the 1970 South African Grand Prix, the legacy has continued with all three of his sons achieving their own global success, while third generation drivers Matthew and Sam are building their own notable racing careers. Sir Jack Brabham lived an incredible life - achieving more than anyone would ever dream of - and both Motorsports Legends and The Bradford Mint are proud to recognise the astounding legacy he leaves behind with this superb and striking sixtieth anniversary commemorative silver proof coin. Approved by the Government of Ascension Island and struck to proof standard - the highest possible - only 1,966 numbered will ever be struck.

 

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