Jack Brabham (42pts) needed 1st place, with Hulme 5th or lower.
That year he won the championship title ahead of Jack Brabham.
Jack Brabham is the most successful Australian driver in history, having won three world titles.
History was made in 1966 when Jack Brabham became the first person to win the title in a car bearing their name.
Jack Brabham had three sons, two of whom went into Formula One.
Jack Brabham's 1966 drivers' championship remains the only such achievement using a car bearing the driver's own name.
Only six of the 17 starters were able to finish the race, won by Jack Brabham.
He took the lead from Jack Brabham on lap 6 and was never challenged.
It would be a feat not achieved since Jack Brabham's victories in 1959 and 1960.
After Jack Brabham's retirement, his old team went into a steep decline.
Jack Brabham (42pts) needed 1st place, with Hulme 5th or lower.
That year he won the championship title ahead of Jack Brabham.
Jack Brabham is the most successful Australian driver in history, having won three world titles.
History was made in 1966 when Jack Brabham became the first person to win the title in a car bearing their name.
Jack Brabham had three sons, two of whom went into Formula One.
Jack Brabham's 1966 drivers' championship remains the only such achievement using a car bearing the driver's own name.
Only six of the 17 starters were able to finish the race, won by Jack Brabham.
He took the lead from Jack Brabham on lap 6 and was never challenged.
It would be a feat not achieved since Jack Brabham's victories in 1959 and 1960.
After Jack Brabham's retirement, his old team went into a steep decline.