Gary Thomas Brabham was born on 29 March 1961 and is an Australian former professional racing driver.
24 Facts About Gary Brabham
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Gary Brabham is the son of three-time World Formula One Champion Sir Jack Brabham and the brother of Le Mans winners Geoff and David Brabham.
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Gary Brabham, born in Wimbledon, England, was the second-born of the triple World Champion Sir Jack Gary Brabham.
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Gary Brabham made his racing debut in 1982, finishing his first race at Calder Park Raceway in third despite being in a 9-year-old car.
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Gary Brabham later broke the Formula Ford lap record at the Sandown Raceway in the same car.
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Gary Brabham regularly outpaced his team-mate, and despite team orders not to outperform his team-mate, he still was not disgraced taking sixth overall in the final championship positions.
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Gary Brabham raced in 9 of the 18 rounds of the British Formula 3 Championship in a Ralt-Volkswagen RT30, managing some decent results such as second at Silverstone.
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Gary Brabham won two races at Silverstone and Donington Park, coming I sixth in the championship.
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Gary Brabham was threatening Johnny Herbert for the title until his budget tragically ran out.
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Gary Brabham returned to Australia briefly to race in the 1987 James Hardie 1000 at Bathurst, sharing a works BMW M3 with Juan Manuel Fangio II.
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Gary Brabham showed his speed late in the race, dicing and passing the Aussie legend Peter Brock.
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For 1988, Gary Brabham returned to England, joining Bowman Racing for a third season of British Formula 3.
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Gary Brabham tested a Benetton B188 at the behest of team manager, Peter Collins, at Jerez.
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Gary Brabham settled for a drive with Bromley Motorsport, in the British Formula 3000 Championship, in an ex-Roberto Moreno Reynard-Cosworth 88D.
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Gary Brabham took this car to the inaugural title with four victories and pole positions along the way.
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Also, Gary Brabham finished fifth at the 1988 Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix and sixth in 1989.
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Gary Brabham failed to prequalify for two Formula One Grands Prix with the troubled Life project, a team that failed to prequalify for all 14 of its attempts during the 1990 season.
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Gary Brabham had a small chance to join the Brabham team at the time, but confusion over his Life contract caused him to lose the seat to his brother David.
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Gary Brabham returned to Australia for the Eastern Creek 500, teaming up with his brother David in a Ford Sierra RS500 for Frank Gardner's team.
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Gary Brabham settled for a series of one-off drives: a drive in an older Nissan at Miami, an outing in a Sturtz-BMW SM in an Interserie race at Brands Hatch and another visit to the Bathurst 1000.
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Gary Brabham accepted an invitation from NPTI to race in the IMSA Endurance races in 1992 alongside Daly and Steve Millen at Daytona, recording a DNF after running in third.
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Gary Brabham's pupils have included Rowan Atkinson and Captain Mark Phillips, for celebrities competing in the Australian and British GP celebrity races.
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Gary Brabham managed to have his name suppressed as he served out his time in high security at Wacol jail.
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Gary Brabham was sentenced to 18 months in jail, but was released after 6 months.