Brabham

In 75 years of the Formula 1 World Championship, an exclusive club of just five American drivers has won grands prix, with two earning an F1 world title. We look at all five in the new RACER, Issue 336. Here we examine the case of one of racing’s true icons.

Young American racer Jett Bowling has partnered with one of the most iconic and historic names in global motorsport – Brabham, led by former Formula 1 driver and multiple Le Mans winner David Brabham, son of legendary three-time F1 world champion, Sir Jack Brabham.David Brabham will bring his 35 years...

Wilson Fittipaldi Jr., older brother of two-time Formula 1 world champion and Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi, and an F1 racer in his own right, has died in his native Sao Paulo at the age of 80.Like his younger brother, Wilson Fittipaldi made his way into F1 after advancing from...

Carlos Reutemann, who died July 7 at age 79, is well remembered by Formula 1 fans of the 1970s and 1980s for his long and successful stints at Brabham, Ferrari and Williams, for his 12 GP wins and for losing the 1981 World Championship (to Brabham’s Nelson Piquet) by a...

Photo: Motorsport ImagesSanta Fe, ARGENTINA -- Former Formula 1 star Carlos Reutemann died July 7 at a medical facility in his native Santa Fe, Argentina, where he had been undergoing treatment over the past month for intestinal and kidney issues. He was 79.Reutemann (pictured above in 1981) drove for Brabham,...

Carlos Reutemann has been readmitted into intensive care in Argentina, less than two weeks after being discharged from hospital.The 12-time grand prix winner was previously admitted into intensive care after suffering from “a hemorrhage of the digestive system” back in May, but his condition had appeared to improve. Reutemann --...

Carlos Reutemann, a 12-time grand prix winner, is in intensive care in his native Argentina after being hospitalized with internal bleeding.Reutemann (pictured above after winning the British GP in 1978) was admitted to a private hospital in Santa Fe on Thursday with what a medical bulletin described as “a hemorrhage...

Ron Tauranac designed of a lot of race cars, although he was perhaps best-known for his association with Brabham. He mapped out all of the Brabham Formula 1 cars from the team's inception in 1962 through to its sale to Bernie Ecclestone in 1972, winning two world championships with Jack...

Former Brabham Formula 1 team owner Ron Tauranac, who won world championships with cars he designed and and engineered, has died at the age of 95, his family has announced."The Tauranac family regretfully announces the loss of Ron Tauranac at the age of 95," the family said in a statement....

Los Angeles, CA -- A new documentary about the man who broke auto racing’s color barrier is the latest offering from Adam Carolla’s Chassy Media.Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story -- released on Netflix Wednesday (Feb. 5) -- details the career of the first African-American racing driver to win a...