Sir Jack Brabham, the three-time Formula 1 world champion, died at the age of 88, according to a news report by Auto Sport.
A statement from the Brabham family said that the Australian passed away peacefully at his home on the Gold Coast on Monday morning.
Brabham was the first man to win an F1 title in a car of his own making, as he established the Brabham team in the early 1960s after winning his first two F1 titles with Cooper. After initially focusing on the team’s sportscar and Formula 2 efforts around sporadic grand prix outings, he became a full-time F1 driver in 1958.
Source: Auto Sport
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