Australia's greatest race driver announced
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And it's Sir Jack Brabham, with Peter Brock a close second, and Alan Jones on P3.
Nice pick, I say.
Nice pick, I say.
Foxsport said:
TRIPLE Formula One world champion Sir Jack Brabham has edged Peter Brock to be voted Australia's greatest motor racing driver by Auto Action magazine.
The global judging panel was made up of motor sports critics, technical experts and drivers, including current Formula One driver Mark Webber and V8 Supercars icon Craig Lowndes.
Brabham beat Brock by just 20 points to rank No.1 in the "Top 100 Australian Drivers" list, which will be published today.
Australia's only other Formula One world champion, Alan Jones, ranked a close third.
"It was always going to be an interesting battle between Sir Jack Brabham and Peter Brock for the top spot, comparing the exploits of our finest Formula One driver with the home-grown hero of Bathurst," Andrew MacLean, editor of Auto Action, said.
Although retired from V8 Supercars racing, the versatile Jim Richards came in at No.4 to be the leading driver that actively participates in motor sports today.
His former pupil, five-time touring car champion and six-time Bathurst winner Mark Skaife, was the highest placed current V8 Supercars driver in fifth position, ahead of Ford rival Lowndes, who finished ninth.
The global judging panel was made up of motor sports critics, technical experts and drivers, including current Formula One driver Mark Webber and V8 Supercars icon Craig Lowndes.
Brabham beat Brock by just 20 points to rank No.1 in the "Top 100 Australian Drivers" list, which will be published today.
Australia's only other Formula One world champion, Alan Jones, ranked a close third.
"It was always going to be an interesting battle between Sir Jack Brabham and Peter Brock for the top spot, comparing the exploits of our finest Formula One driver with the home-grown hero of Bathurst," Andrew MacLean, editor of Auto Action, said.
Although retired from V8 Supercars racing, the versatile Jim Richards came in at No.4 to be the leading driver that actively participates in motor sports today.
His former pupil, five-time touring car champion and six-time Bathurst winner Mark Skaife, was the highest placed current V8 Supercars driver in fifth position, ahead of Ford rival Lowndes, who finished ninth.
I agree Peter Brock was also a tremendous driver, but in terms of the international impact Jack Brabham had in terms on not only being the first Aussie F1 champion, not to mention the legacy of the marque which bore his name until a few years ago, it's hard to argue with Brabham winning it really.
No arguments with the result. Sir Jack stands head and shoulders over any other Aussie drivers.
Three times World Champion - helped herald the rear engined revolution with Cooper (he wasn't just a driver you know) and then went on to win the Word Driver's AND Constructer's Championship in a car of his own design 1966. What's more, his car won the championship AGAIN the following year (with Kiwi Denny Hulme driving).
Three times World Champion - helped herald the rear engined revolution with Cooper (he wasn't just a driver you know) and then went on to win the Word Driver's AND Constructer's Championship in a car of his own design 1966. What's more, his car won the championship AGAIN the following year (with Kiwi Denny Hulme driving).
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