David Brabham – F3 | The “forgotten” drivers of F1

1987 – 13 November – On this day 1987, David Brabham won The Australian Gold Star in the F2 RT30 Judd, at the Adelaide Grand Prix. Head over to @david_brabham on Insta to hear about the story and motivation behind one of David’s greatest drives – 38th to 1st in 13 laps – discovering the art of the possible. Photo from Brabham FB page

1989 – David Brabham won the 1989 Macau Grand Prix against one of the strongest fields in the event’s history, from which 15 drivers went on to race in Formula One – any guesses on the other 14? The victory earned David his F1 Super Licence and catapulted him into an F1 seat four months later. Pictures from the family collection include David’s engineer, the late Bruce Carey, and number one mechanic Adrian Brown. Photo from Brabham FB page

1989 – The victory earned David his F1 Super Licence and catapulted him into an F1 seat four months later. Pictures from the family collection include David’s engineer, the late Bruce Carey, and number one mechanic Adrian Brown. Photo from Brabham FB page

1989 – The victory earned David his F1 Super Licence and catapulted him into an F1 seat four months later. Pictures from the family collection include David’s engineer, the late Bruce Carey, and number one mechanic Adrian Brown. Photo from Brabham FB page

1989 Snetterton. Photo Stephen Boundes

1989 – David Brabham in a F3 race at Brands in 1989. Photo and info Ulf Westerlund

1989 – David Brabham in a F3 race at Brands in 1989. Photo and info Ulf Westerlund

1989. Photo Michael Lee

1989 F3 Snetterton. Photo and info John Turner