- First inanimate object to enter Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame.
- Still the only time a driver has won F1 Championship in their own car.
- 60 years since Championship victory, 100 years since Sir Jack Brabham's birth.
The groundbreaking 1966 Repco-Brabham BT19 will be centre stage at the Australian Grand Prix for 2026. On Thursday March 5, it will be inducted into the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame at a special ceremony on the Fan Stage at Albert Park, the first racing car to ever receive the honour.
Then, on Sunday, BT19 will lap the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit solo, just before this season’s 22 Formula 1 cars take to the grid for the first race of 2026.
The BT19 is the car that took Australian Jack Brabham to both the Driver and Constructor World Championships in 1966, still standing as the only time a driver has secured the world title in a car of their own creation.
The honours mark 60 years since the unique achievement, and also coincidentaly come in Sir Jack Brabham's centenary year. He was born on April 2 1926, and passed away at the age of 88 on 19 May 2014.
The all-conquering F1 racer is powered by a 3.0-litre V8 F1 engine designed, developed and manufactured by Repco in Melbourne.
Sir Jack Brabham’s grandson, Sam Brabham, will drive the car on March 8. Sir Jack’s son David will be on the grid to greet him and speak to media during the pre-race build-up.
David Brabham, managing director of Brabham Group Limited and son of Sir Jack: “Inducting the Repco-Brabham BT19 to the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame is the most fitting way to reunite this groundbreaking car with the pioneers who brought it to life: Sir Jack Brabham, Ron Tauranac and Repco engine designer Phil Irving, all of whom are Hall of Fame members.
"And to see their legendary creation lap the Albert Park Circuit on Sunday will be memorable for everyone.”
