NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Geoff Brabham

Geoff Brabham (born March 20, 1952) is an Australian racing driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham. He spent the majority of his racing career in the United States. Although he raced successfully in CART earlier in his career - in 10 appearances in the Indianapolis 500, his best result was 4th in 1983 - he achieved most success in various forms of sports cars, winning four IMSA GTP titles (1988 - 1991) and one Can-Am championship (1981). He also won the Le Mans 24 hours (1993), took two race victories in the International Race of Champions (1992 and 1993), both at Michigan and started in the Brickyard 400 Nascar race. He has two younger brothers - Gary and David. He won local races Sandown 500 for Ford, and teamed with David to win the Bathurst 1000 in a BMW. Although the most successful of the second generation of racing Brabhams, unlike his siblings he has never raced in Formula One. is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Sir John Arthur Jack Brabham, OBE (born April 2, 1926) is an Australian racing driver who was Formula One champion in 1959, 1960 and 1966. ... A cart is a vehicle or device, using two wheels and normally one horse, designed for transport. ... â€œIndy 500â€ redirects here. ... IMSA GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sports car racing is a form of circuit auto racing with automobiles that have two seats and enclosed wheels. ... Cover of Car and Driver magazine, showing transparent diagram of CanAm racer The Canadian-American Challenge Cup or Can Am, was an SCCA/CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974. ... 24 hours of Le Mans (24 heures du Mans) is a famous sports car endurance race held at Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, near river La Sarthe. ... Sam Hornish, Jr. ... Gary Brabham was a professional race car driver from Australia. ... David Brabham (born 5 September 1965 in Wimbledon, London, England) is an Australian Formula One driver who raced for the Brabham and Simtek teams. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... Bathurst can refer to several cities in English-speaking countries: Bathurst, New Brunswick (Canada) Bathurst, New South Wales (Australia) Bathurst, South Africa, near Grahamstown on the eastern cape. ... BMW, or Bavarian Motor Works, is an independent German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Geoff now works for BMW Group Australia as a Driver Trainer at many different events around the country teaching others to drive safer and smarter. His son Matthew Brabham is also following in the family interest and is a very successful Kart driver.

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He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2004. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America is a Hall of Fame and museum in Novi, Michigan for American motorsports legends. ...

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