News Details

Brabham honoured with state funeral

– The Brabham family, friends and fans from around the world converged to honour three-time Formula 1 World Champion Sir Jack Brabham at a state funeral in Queensland, Australia, on Wednesday.Brabham, who became the first driver in the history of Formula 1 to notch up a World Championship behind the wheel of a self-made machine, passed away peacefully at his Gold Coast home on May 19, at the age of 88.With flags flying at half-mast on government buildings, Brabham – whose coffin was adorned with his helmet, steering wheel and a chequered flag – was remembered in a special service at the Southport Church of Christ.Among those present were 1980 F1 title winner Alan Jones and V8...
Full Story »
11y ago from GPUpdate.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Brabham bid farewell at State Funeral

Three-time world champion Sir Jack Brabham was laid to rest today in a...
11y ago from Pitpass.com

Aus GP trophy to be named after Jack Brabham

The Australian Grand Prix winner's trophy will be renamed in honour of...
11y ago from SuperSport.com

Australian GP trophy to be named after Brabham

The Australian Grand Prix winner's trophy will be named in honor of...
11y ago from F1Pulse.com

Silence over Schumacher condition concerns Briatore

Flavio Briatore with Michael Schumacher in 1993 Flavio Briatore admits he...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Brazil replaces Argentina as 2026 MotoGP calendar...

The 2026 MotoGP calendar has officially been released and the new season...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar Laguna Seca – Qualifying Results

IndyCar traveled to the West Coast for a round at the historic Laguna...

Alex Palou grabs IndyCar pole at Laguna Seca

IndyCar headed out for qualifying at Laguna Seca just before noon local...

Foggy conditions at Laguna Seca delay IndyCar’s...

The NTT IndyCar Series was set to hit the track early Saturday morning...

Marcus Armstrong: ‘No magic potion’ that accounts...

Meyer Shank Racing is in the middle of its best IndyCar season since...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Former Tottenham player wishes he had joined Arsenal...

Former Premier League attacker Adel Taarabt has suggested that he had the...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'We are extremely happy to have him' - Mikel Arteta...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has expressed his joy at having teenage star...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Mikel Arteta provides update as Arsenal star picks up...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta gave an update on Riccardo Calafiori's injury is...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Player ratings: Arsenal 3-2 Newcastle

Arsenal made it two from two in pre-season with a 3-2 victory over follow...
7h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.