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Jack Brabham was crowned Formula One World Champion in 1959, 1960, and 1966. to this day, Brabham remains one of the most famous Formula One drivers from down under.
The Sydney native retired in 1970 and passed away in 2014, at age 88.
Tony Gaze (second left) entered Formula One race at the 1952 Belgium Grand Prix. His last entry was also in 1952, in the Italian Grand Prix. That said, Gaze has participated and won many other racing championships aside from Formula One.
Here he is pictured with other race drivers (left to right) Jack Branham, Mark Webber, and Alan Jones.
The racing driver, who passed away in 2013, was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot before becoming a famous name in the world of Formula One.
Did you know? His real name is Frederick Anthony Owen Gaze, Tony is his nickname and professional name.
He is also the founder of the Brabham racing team and car construction company with engineer and race car designer Ron Tauranac in 1962.
The racing team later included his sons Gary and David Brabham (pictured).
His fist Grand Prix was in 1970 and got a place on the podium in 1971 (at 7th place).
Previously, in 1968, Schenken came 1st place at the British Formula Ford Championship and at the British Lombank Formula 3 Series.
Schenken remains to be one of the five Australians to ever step foot on the Formula One podium.
The 75-year-old retired racer was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2016.
Jones' first Grand Prix was in 1975 in Spain, whilst his last was the 1986 Australian Grand Prix.
His first win was at the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix and his last win was at the 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix.
Larry Perkins' first Formula One entry was at the 1974 German Grand Prix, but he did not qualify for the race.
He also entered the 1976 Spanish Grand Prix and landed in 13th place. His last two entries include the Belgian Grand Prix (came in at 12th place) and French Grand Prix (did not qualify), both of which took place in 1977.
Despite never landing a Formula One title, Perkins (left) has won many motor racing competitions including the National Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, the Australian Formula 2 Championship, the European Formula Three Championship, the Rothmans International Series, and the Australian Rallycross Championship.
He grew up in a farm in Cowangie, Victoria, with his race driver father Eddie Perkins.
David Brabham, a racing driver specialised in sports car racing, is Sir Jack Brabham's youngest son and a winner of various 24 Hours of Le Mans races.
His first Formula One entry was at the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix, whilst his last was at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix.
The pair first entered the world of Formula One in 1990, but in different races.
Gary Brabham entered United States Grand Prix in March, whilst David entered at the San Marino Grand Prix, held in May.
Gary Brabham's last Formula One entry was also in 1990, at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
In 1989, he won the British Formula 3000 Championship, after coming in second at the Lucas British Formula 3 Championship in 1988.
Daniel Ricciardo has won seven Formula One Grand Prix races since joining in 2011.
His first entry was at the 2011 British Grand Prix, and his first win was at the Canadian Grand Prix in 2014.
Ricciardo's latest win was at the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix.
In August 2018, Ricciardo announced he would be leaving Red Bull Racing and joining Renault F1 for the 2019 and 2020 Formula One races.
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Jones and his race driving father Stan Jones are among the few father/son combinations to win the Aussie Grand Prix.
In 1980, Jones was awarded the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his service in motor racing.
Formula One is the most prestigious racing competition in the world and has been running since 1950. Australia first hosted the famous race in 1985, but Aussie racing drivers began making headlines way before then.
Click through this gallery and go down memory lane of all the Aussie entries and Grand Prix winners in the last six decades. Take a look!
Australia's most famous Formula One drivers
Take a trip down memory lane!
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Formula One is the most prestigious racing competition in the world and has been running since 1950. Australia first hosted the famous race in 1985, but Aussie racing drivers began making headlines way before then.
Click through this gallery and go down memory lane of all the Aussie entries and Grand Prix winners in the last six decades. Take a look!