Racing legend's son found guilty of rape

The son of motor racing legend Sir Jack Brabham has been found guilty of the rape and indecent treatment of a young girl.

Gary Thomas Brabham had been on trial in Brisbane's District Court after pleading not guilty to charges of rape and indecent treatment of a child under 12.

After almost a day of deliberations, a jury on Thursday found him guilty of one count each of rape and indecent treatment of a child.

But they also acquitted him of five separate counts of the latter charge.

During the trial, the crown alleged the offences occurred between 2003 and 2007 when the girl was between six and 10 years old.

Brabham, a former professional driver himself, followed his famous father and brothers, Geoff and David, into motor racing and made a name for himself in Europe in Formula Fords and the British Formula 3 championship.

But his career never fully recovered from a disappointing entry into Formula One racing in 1990, when he failed to pre-qualify for the first two races of the season before quitting his team.

His father Sir Jack was a three time Formula One champion.

Judge Brad Farr set the matter down for sentence on April 15.