FILE PHOTO: Died on May 19, 2014: Jack Brabham, Australian racing driver/team owner Formula One - F1 - Australian Grand Prix 2005 - Melbourne - Australia - Race Day , March 6, 2005 Jack Brabham Action Images via Reuters/Crispin Thruston/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - Jack Brabham remains in a class of his own as the only man to have won the Formula One championship as a driver and constructor, and he also stood out for securing his first title on foot.
Leading the season-ending 1959 U.S. Grand Prix at Florida's Sebring Raceway, Brabham coasted to a halt some 90 metres short of the chequered flag when his Cooper ran out of fuel on the last lap.
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