Brabham

1959 & 1960: Driving for Cooper, Jack Brabham won the F1 Drivers' World Championship

1960: 'Motor Racing Developments' (Brabham) was formed by Jack Brabham and designer Ron Tauranac.

1966: Jack Brabham became the first and only driver to win a F1 Drivers' World Championship in a car of his own construction. The team also won the Constructors' Championship. The cars were fitted with 2-cam (sohc, 2 valves/cyl.) Repco RB620 V8s designed by Phil Irving and developed for the new 3-litre formula. The engine was not the most powerful on the grid but it was reliable.

1966 BT19

1967: Denny Hulme won the F1 Drivers' World Championship in a Brabham and the team won the Constructors' Championship.

1968

1968: A new 4-cam (dohc) V8 Repco type 860 engine was less reliable and Ford Cosworth DFV V8s were used in 1969.

2019 March 7: A 1968 F1 Brabham BT26/BT26A (Jochen Rindt / Jacky Ickx), fitted with a 3-litre Cosworth V8 as per 1969, chassis #BT26/3, engine #1986, sold for us$1,105,000 (au$1,570,000) at Bonham's Amelia Island auction.

1972: Bernie Ecclestone bought Brabham, selling it in 1988.

1978, June 17: Niki Lauda drove the F1 Brabham 'BT46B' "fan car" to its only race win at Anderstorp, Sweden. The team's argument was that the fan's primary purpose was cooling (the car had flat plate radiators) and that it was not a moveable aerodynamic device as such. Reportedly the car could have raced legally to the end of the year but Ecclestone became CEO of the F1 Constructors' Association (FOCA) and he was concerned about the possible reaction of the other teams.

1981, 1983: Nelson Piquet won the F1 Drivers' World Championship driving Brabhams.

2016: Brabham Automotive was established, Edinburgh Parks, Northern Adelaide.

2018, July 12-15: The Brabham 'BT62' track-only car appeared at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, 972kg, 710ps, au$1.8 million. (Jan. 2019: Brabham announced that your BT62 could be made road legal – for £150,000.)

2024: It was reported that 'Brabham Group' and 'Fusion Capital' had split putting an end to the BT62.