The Brabham team (engine Racing Developments Ltd) was started by the planet famous rushing driver, Jack Brabham, who in 1966 became 1st man to win a Grand Prix in a car or truck bearing their own name. Jack Brabham won the planet Championship Series in 1966 and Dinny Hulme won the group's 2nd title in 1967. in 1971 the group ended up being absorbed by the present owner, Mr.Bernard Ecclestone, who hired the talented South African disigner, Gordon Murray. AThe Brabham BT42, Won three Grand Prix in the hands of Carlos Reutemann. In 1975 the team, sponsored by Martini, won tow more Grand Prix events. Ecclestone took the courageous action of abandoning the incredibly successful Ford Coswroth Engine at hte end of 1975 towards hte 12 cylinder Alfa Romeo Engine which develped slowly as a potential race winning power product. John Watson and Carlos speed had been finalized as drivers for 1977, and simply while the develpment work on the motor had been just starting to produce tesults, Carlos Pace ended up being tragically Killed in an aircrash. Watson, who aided to transport the team through thata sad duration, emerged as one of the best motorists in 1977. In 1978 the group drawn sponsorship from Parmalat, the Italian dairy products concern, along with the new BT46 in the hand of John Watson and two times World Champion NIki Lauda, the Brabham group once again competed with hte globe's leading F-1 teams the coveted World Championship name.
