Jack Brabham

Australian · 1955–1970
VS

Olivier Gendebien

Belgian · 1956–1961
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
0
Qualifyingahead
5
0
Jack Brabham · Olivier Gendebien
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
10 4
14 shared
Qualifying H2H
8 4
12 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P6
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 0
1959 P1 1960 P1 1961 P11
Teammate battle by season
5
0
1960
Career totals
Jack Brabham Olivier Gendebien
Championships
3
0
Wins
14
0
Poles
13
0
Podiums
31
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
261
18
Starts
128
16
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jack Brabham Olivier Gendebien
Win rate
10.9%
0%
Podium rate
24.2%
12.5%
Pole rate
10.2%
0%
Points / start
2.0
1.1
Avg grid
P7.4
P8.6
Avg finish
P9.2
P11.3
Finish rate
58.6%
81.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jack Brabham Olivier Gendebien
Mechanical retirements
44
2
Crash retirements
8
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1955
Debut season
1956
1959 · aged 33
First win
1959
First pole
1959 · aged 33
First title
P1
Best finish
P2
-1.8
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
1955 1957 1959 1961 1963 1965 1967 1969
Jack Brabham Olivier Gendebien
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jack Brabham Olivier Gendebien
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Reims-Gueux 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Jack Brabham 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Olivier Gendebien
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Jack Brabham 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Olivier Gendebien
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Olivier Gendebien
Aintree 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Olivier Gendebien
Circuito da Boavista 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Jack Brabham 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Olivier Gendebien
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Jack Brabham 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Olivier Gendebien
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11
Jack Brabham 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P11 Olivier Gendebien
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Olivier Gendebien
Ain Diab 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · —
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · — Olivier Gendebien
Riverside International Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12
Jack Brabham 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12 Olivier Gendebien
Team history
Jack Brabham
COO
COO
BRA
BRA
Cooper 1955Maserati 1956Cooper 1957–1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1961Lotus-Climax 1962Brabham 1962Lotus-Climax 1963Brabham 1963Brabham-Climax 1964–1965Brabham-Repco 1966–1968Brabham-Ford 1969Brabham 1970
Olivier Gendebien
FER
Ferrari 1956Ferrari 1958–1959Cooper-Climax 1960Ferrari 1961Emeryson 1961Lotus-Climax 1961
19551970
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).