Clark made his F1 Grand Prix debut, part-way through the season, at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on 6 June 1960. Clark was later quoted as saying in a 1964 interview: "I was driving scared stiff pretty much all through the race", even though he finished 5th and scored his first points finish. On 7 April 1968, Clark died in a racing accident at the Hockenheimring in West Germany. 2012 S. Vettel Age at Death: 32. Only Jack Brabham was properly prepared, with his Repco engine, and he took the title. Hunt Starting with a 2-litre Coventry-Climax engine in the Lotus 33, Clark did not score points until the British Grand Prix and a third place at the following Dutch Grand Prix. "[23] When Clark died, fellow driver Chris Amon said, "If it could happen to him, what chance do the rest of us have? [2][3][4] He was particularly associated with the Lotus marque. In late 1958, Clark competed in a GT race at Brands Hatch. 2009 J. Button, 2010 S. Vettel A small museum, which is known as The Jim Clark Room,[26] can be found in Duns. Their first car, the Lotus 49 featuring the most successful F1 engine in history, the Ford-Cosworth DFV, won its first race at the Dutch Grand Prix, driven by Clark. Clark Tartan Tie Lochcarron of Scotland. Team Lotus drivers Graham Hill and Clark were in Gold Leaf Team Lotuses and a young Max Mosley was also in the race, moving up from the Clubman series. The cause of the crash was never definitively identified, but investigators concluded it was most likely due to a deflating rear tyre. He won with it again at the British, United States and Mexican Grands Prix; and, in January 1968, at the South African Grand Prix. Tyre failure damaging the Lotus's suspension put paid to that year's attempt at the Indianapolis 500. 1967 D. Hulme He never intended to make racing a way of life, let alone become the best in the world in a sport that for him began as farm boy's hobby. … The Jim Clark Memorial Award is an annual award given by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers to Scots who have contributed significantly to transport and motor sport. With the track surface already being slippery this resulted in a number of cars spinning and led to popular driver Eddie Sachs crashing into the outside wall. He was educated at primary schools in Kilmany and then in Chirnside. Clark didn't seem to understand why he was fast, but destroyed top fields time and again. People reckoned that the rear tyre had deflated, and there is another theory that the mechanical metering unit on the Cosworth FVA engine had seized and caused Clark to crash."[19]. Clark's intended role had been that of mechanic to Scott Watson but his natural driving genius was soon so apparent that a secondhand D-type Jaguar was bought to do it justice. But in 1963 and 1965 Clark was unstoppable in Colin Chapman’s green and yellow Lotuses, and their driver/engineer relationship was … According to Andrew Marriott of the classic journal Motor Sport who was covering the race as a young reporter "Deaths in the sport were a regular occurrence in those days, but surely someone of Clark's sublime talent and skill? In the most competitive of sports he was admitted to be master by those who raced against him. He never bullied a racing car, he sort of caressed it into doing the things he wanted it to do. A hungry Jim Clark Racing Driver competing in the 1966 RAC Rally around Britain is fed a couple of chips by fellow driver Rosemary Smith as he waits for his meal at … He would have been 82 years old this year. Clark won the 1963 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps in extremely foggy and rainy conditions. Before the race United States Auto Club (USAC) officials had told the drivers that they would black flag any car that was seen to be leaking oil onto the track. The most likely explanation is thought to be a puncture. There is a large memorial to Clark at Hockenheim today, but because the track has been reduced in length and the old course reforested, the actual location of the crash is in a heavily wooded area. He won 25 of his 72 Grands Prix, and his victory in the 1965 Indianapolis 500 crushed the American racing … Clark won the first grand prix of 1968, in South Africa, to bring his total to twenty-five, a figure not passed until 1973, by his friend and fellow Scot Jackie Stewart. 1996 D. Hill 1981 N. Piquet 1977 N. Lauda On 7 April 1968, Clark died in a racing accident at the Hockenheimring in Germany. [10] In 1959 he drove a Lotus Elite, finishing tenth at Le Mans partnered with John Whitmore, and the ex-Bruce Halford Lister Jaguar, winning the Bo'ness Hill Climb. Aug 25, 1965 - Zurich, Switzerland - (File Photo) JIM CLARK was a British Formula One racing driver. And when the sport took Jim Clark's life the racing world mourned the loss of one of its best-loved champions, the unassuming Scottish driving genius whose personal integrity and admirable human qualities endeared him to fans and rivals alike. 1985 A. Prost The event was run in two heats. The point is that the standard of preparation was no different between Jim's car and the number two car. Clark's record of seven wins in a season was not equalled until 1984 when Frenchman Alain Prost won seven races for McLaren, and was not broken until Brazilian Ayrton Senna won eight races in the 1988 season, also for McLaren (Senna's teammate that year was Prost who again equalled the old record by winning seven races). 2004 M. Schumacher Printed from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Clark had an ability to adapt to whichever car he was driving. Clark was numbed with horror but physically unhurt. Clark was an all-rounder of note, quite comfortable hurling a Cortina on two wheels around the tight confines of the Brands Hatch Indy circuit as he was power sliding his Cosworth V8 powered Lotus Formula 1 car through the forests of … 1979 J. Scheckter, 1980 A. Jones [11] Chapman was sufficiently impressed to give Clark a ride in one of his Formula Junior cars. In winning with the car at Full Sutton on 5 April 1958, Clark became, at twenty-two, the first post-war sports car driver to lap a British circuit at over 100 m.p.h. 1993 A. Prost I own one of the 1966 works Lotus Cortinas that Jim Clark won the Gold Cup in that year – he was racing against my dad in it! In the 1961 Italian Grand Prix on 10 September at Monza, Wolfgang von Trips in his Ferrari collided with Clark's Lotus. His shoulders were as broad as a… No title. His first Drivers' World Championship came driving the Lotus 25 in 1963, winning seven out of the ten races and Lotus its first Constructors' World Championship. 1969 J. Stewart, 1970 J. Rindt Clark took part in local events, such as road rallies and hillclimb events. You could not be signed in, please check and try again. At the same time, Clark was competing in the Australasia based Tasman series, run for older F1 cars, and was series champion in 1965, 1967, and 1968 driving for Lotus. View the article for this person in the Dictionary of National Biography archive edition. Often called 'Jimmy' by fans, he was the dominant driver of his era, winning two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. [5][6][7] At the time of his death, aged 32, he had won more Grand Prix races (25) and achieved more Grand Prix pole positions (33) than any other driver. Sport Jim Clark - the '˜complete, natural-born driver' Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Jim Clark, Scotland's best-loved racing driver. Clark's starting positions from 1964, 1965, and 1966 represent the best 3-race starting streak of the 1960s. Although the race has sometimes been characterised as a "minor race meeting" the entry list was impressive with top-running Matras for the French drivers Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Henri Pescarolo, Tecnos for Carlo Facetti and Clay Regazzoni, Team Brabhams for Derek Bell and Piers Courage, a Ferrari for Chris Amon and McLarens for Graeme Lawrence and Robin Widdows. 1964 J. Surtees He started in 1956. [27] The Jim Clark Rally is an annual event held in Berwickshire.[28]. He also holds the record for most races taking pole, fastest lap, race win and leading every lap, achieving this eight times (1962 British Grand Prix, 1963 Dutch Grand Prix – which he won by more than a full lap, 1963 French Grand Prix, 1963 Mexican Grand Prix, 1964 British Grand Prix, 1965 South African Grand Prix, 1965 French Grand Prix, 1965 German Grand Prix). 1987 N. Piquet During the Italian grand prix at Monza, Clark's Lotus and Wolfgang von Trip's Ferrari touched at the Vedano curve. Derek Wild used to say that you could put all the gearboxes on the bench in front of him in random order and he could tell which gearbox came out of Jim's car as it showed less signs of wear. Écurie Écosse, Le Mans winners in 1956 and 1957, were the heroes of Scottish motor racing and it was Ian Scott Watson's revival of the Border Reivers racing team in opposition to them that was to set his friend Jim Clark on the road to two world drivers' championships. Following three years of preparatory schooling at Clifton Hall School in Edinburgh he was sent to Loretto School in Musselburgh, East Lothian.[9]. for Graham Warner of the Chequered Flag garage, Chiswick.[13]. Add to basket. Despite this neither Lotus nor their engine supplier Ford protested the result, reasoning that winning as a result of a disqualification when Jones had led for 167 of the races 200 laps (Clark led for 28 laps) and had set the lap record speed of 151.541 mph (243.9 km/h) on lap 114, would not be well received by the public. 1961 P. Hill 2011 S. Vettel Not actually knowing who Clark was, Mrs Geoghegan thought that he was there to mow their lawns and told him that the mower was in the shed and he could start at any time. It was a different story in 1963 and the combination of Clark and the Climax-engined Lotus 25 achieved seven grand prix victories in a season—a record which long remained unbeaten. From the Italian Grand Prix onwards Lotus used the highly complex BRM H16 engine in the Lotus 43 car, with which Clark won the U.S. Grand Prix. He also picked up another second place at the Indianapolis 500, this time behind Graham Hill. 1997 J. Villeneuve 1995 M. Schumacher C/U Clark, he is kissed by female admirer. Lotus were less competitive. Above: Jim Clark spent his last night here in the Luxhotel at Altlussheim. The Jim Clark Trust (JCT) said the museum told the famous driver's story "in and out of racing cars". In 1964 Clark came within just a few laps of retaining his World Championship crown but, just as in 1962, an oil leak from the engine robbed him of the title, this time conceding to John Surtees. Jim Clark To many, Jim Clark remains the greatest racing driver in history. Clark holds the following Formula One records: (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position), (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap), (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italic indicate fastest lap.). 2016 N. Rosberg 1952 A. Ascari Clark also nearly won the American Indianapolis 500 classic. Clark was killed in a Formula Two racing accident in 1968 in Hockenheim, West Germany. 1955 J. M. Fangio 1950 G. Farina For other people with similar names, see Roger Clarke (disambiguation). I think we all felt that. In an unhappy season with unsuitable engines Clark won only one grand prix race. More than half a century on Clark’s place among racing’s immortals remains assured. 2005 F. Alonso In the 1967 Italian Grand Prix at Monza after starting from pole, Clark was leading in his Lotus 49 (chassis R2), when a tyre punctured. 2013 S. Vettel In 2009, The Times placed Clark at the top of a list of the greatest-ever Formula One drivers. However, Clark's record is favourable compared to Prost and Senna's as the 1963 championship only consisted of 10 rounds (giving Clark a 70% success rate), while 1984 and 1988 were run over 16 rounds giving Prost a success rate of 43.75% and Senna a 50% winning ratio. The young Jim Clark would go and watch, and it was not long before he was taking part in local motor club events with a Sunbeam Talbot Mark III which he would drive with great style. 1974 E. Fittipaldi It faltered, and finally coasted across the finish line in third place. Many, including journalist and author Brock Yates, believed that had it been an American driver and car in second place instead of Clark in the British built Lotus, officials would have black flagged Jones. In only his third season in grand prix racing Clark was established as a contender for the world championship, which he was destined to lose to Graham Hill's BRM during the last race of the season in South Africa. For reasons of space, only those Formula Two events which Clark attended are shown. In 1963, he raced in his first Indianapolis 500 and finished in second position behind Parnelli Jones and won Rookie of the Year honours. Juan Manuel Fangio, five times world champion, described him as 'the greatest driver in the world'. The Lotus swerved off the track at high speed into trees, killing Clark instantly. The book was updated after his Indy 500 victory. The Lotus 43 performed poorly at the opening South African Grand Prix, so Clark used an old Lotus 33 at the following Monaco Grand Prix, retiring with suspension failure. Educated at Loretto School, Edinburgh, he left at sixteen and went to work on the family sheep farm on the borders. M/S Jim Clark signing autograph at Hockenheim - narrator explains these are last pictures before the racing driver's tragic death. On that Monday in January, Clark was also widely considered the best racing driver in the world (and even now, nearly 50 years later, he ranks near the top of any lists of the all-time best drivers). Another border farmer, his older brother-in-law Alec Calder, brought motor racing into the Clark family through driving a Brooklands Riley on Scottish circuits in the early 1950s. On 16 June 1956, in his very first event, he was behind the wheel of a DKW sonderklasse at Crimond, Scotland. Another local farmer, Jimmy Somervail, bought one of the famous ex-Prince Bira ERAs and Jock up-graded to a Cooper-Bristol; another – Alec Calder, whose wife Matty is Jim Clark’s eldest sister – joined with his Brooklands Famous Race Car Driver Deaths Due to Blunt Force Trauma The remains of Jim Clark's Lotus after his fatal crash. It seemed like we'd lost our leader."[24][25]. 1957 J. M. Fangio 1965 J. Clark 2019 L. Hamilton. In 1963 and 1965, Clark equalled Alberto Ascari's record for the highest percentage of possible championship points in a season (100%). 1971 J. Stewart He finished second in the event to Clark was world champion in 1963 and 1965 before his death in a … Then on Boxing Day 1958, Clark raced against the man who would launch him to superstardom. Late in the race, Jones' front-engined roadster developed a crack in the oil tank and began to leak oil. The 1968 F1 Drivers' Championship was subsequently won by his Lotus teammate Graham Hill, who pulled the heartbroken team together and held off Jackie Stewart for the crown, which he later dedicated to Clark. Not absently-mindedly but seemingly with aggression, palm turned upwards, free hand inspecting frequently. 1988 A. Senna Neither Leo, Pete or their father Tom were home at the time, but Mrs Geoghean (Tom's wife) was. The German driver was killed with fourteen spectators when his car crashed into the crowd. This is true, but also the brake pads lasted three times longer than those of any other driver. 1978 M. Andretti Driving a Lotus Elite, he finished second to Colin Chapman in a ten-lap GT race at Brands Hatch. Page 1 of 13 - April 7th 1968: Jim Clark remembered (merged) - posted in The Nostalgia Forum: What can I or anyone else say, what is there to say, mere words can never express true feelings. Clark made his F1 Grand Prix debut, part-way through the season, at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on 6 June 1960. 1984 N. Lauda [citation needed], Clark wrote an autobiography which was published just after his first world championship, titled Jim Clark at the Wheel. "Lotus had lost Surtees, as he had gone to the Isle of Man to do some serious motorcycle racing, so they had Ireland, Stacey and Clark, the last-named being an acceptable substitute." Clark is buried in the village of Chirnside in Berwickshire. 2 Races cancelled due to bad weather. He formed a remarkable relationship with boss Colin Chapman, meaning he often had the fastest car. Denis Jenkinson, May 1968To our human understanding for such a man to die so young must seem sheer waste, wanton, senseless, tragedy. He retired on lap 49 with final drive failure. This would be the first of seven victories for Clark and Team Lotus that year. His incredible car control, race craft, and ability to nurse an ailing car to victory were matched by his sportsmanship. Jim Clark’s legacy has been continued by a series of successful Scottish racing drivers, including Jackie Stewart, David Coulthard, and two-time Indianapolis 500 … The following year, 1967, saw the arrival of the most successful grand prix engine ever, the Cosworth-Ford DFV, which went first to Lotus. Twice world champion, and having just missed the title twice more, Clark had dominated the 1.5 litre formula which was superseded by the 3 litre formula in 1966. "Lotus had lost Surtees, as he had gone to the Isle of Man to do some serious motorcycle racing, so they had Ireland, Stacey and Clark, the last-named being an acceptable substitute. Colin Chapman later accused USAC officials of being biased because Clark and Lotus were a British team with a rear-engine car. When the trio arrived home a short time later they were surprised to find a shirtless Clark casually mowing their front lawn. The Jim Clark Trophy was introduced in the 1987 Formula One season for drivers of cars with naturally aspirated engines but was discontinued after turbo-charged engines were restricted in 1988 and dropped for 1989. A winter trip to South Africa, where he won three races out of four, restored Clark's morale and he was able to look forward to the 1962 season with confidence. Von Trips's car became airborne and crashed into a side barrier, fatally throwing von Trips out of the car and killing fifteen spectators.[15]. Aug 4, 2018 - He was nibbling his nails the first time I saw him – just as they said he would be. He suffered a broken neck and skull fracture, and died before reaching the hospital. Clark was an inaugural inductee into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002. Formula 1 lost its benchmark driver of the era when double world champion Jim Clark was killed in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim on 7 April 1968. Clark, James [Jim] (1936–1968), racing driver, was born in Kilmany, Fife, on 4 March 1936, the only son and fifth child of James Clark, farmer, and his wife, Helen Rorie Niven. 2015 L. Hamilton The 1963 Indy 500 result remains controversial. Reserved with strangers, only his friends knew the impish, practical joker in his nature. 1994 M. Schumacher In his Indianapolis 500 win, Clark led for 190 of the 200 laps, with a then-record average speed of over 150 mph (240 km/h), to become the first non-American in almost half a century to win the race.[2][3][4][17][18]. 2014 L. Hamilton About 17 laps into the race, with the rain coming down harder than ever, Clark had lapped the entire field except for Bruce McLaren, and was almost five minutes ahead of McLaren and his Cooper. Clark's death affected the racing community terribly, with fellow Formula One drivers and close friends Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, Dan Gurney, John Surtees, Chris Amon and Jack Brabham all being personally affected by the tragedy. Marriage: Never married as he vowed never to marry whilst he was still racing. [6] During the 4-month gap between the first (which Clark won) and second race of the 1968 Formula One season, drivers would compete in other racing formulas. 1951 J. M. Fangio Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a single article for personal use (for details see Privacy Policy and Legal Notice). Educated at Loretto School, Edinburgh, he left at sixteen and went to work on the family sheep farm on the borders. There have been many stories about the tyres on Jim Clark's car lasting four races. Jim Clark: Wiki info, Biography, F1 Career Stats & Facts Profile Modest, unassuming, and shy of the fame his racing exploits attracted, he was never happier than when relaxing at home. He wore black sunglasses, square of frame – Rayban Wayfarers – fawn slacks and no shirt. Lotus then began its fruitful association with Ford-Cosworth. 2002 M. Schumacher In one fateful weekend in 1994, Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna and Austrian Roland Ratzenberger both died in devastating crashes in Italy. 1991 A. Senna 1972 E. Fittipaldi He took part in a NASCAR event, driving a 7-litre Holman Moody Ford at the American 500 at the banked speedway at Rockingham on 29 October 1967. Cedric Selzer, If you have come second you have lost, Winning the World Championship with Jim Clark[20]. Since he believed that racing drivers should not marry, he was a bachelor. F1 World Champion, 1963 and 1965; runner-up, 1962, Indianapolis 500 winner, 1965; runner-up, 1963 and 1966, This page was last edited on 29 March 2021, at 15:26. £ 30.00. I don’t race it because it is very original with not even a roll cage. The FIA decreed from 1966, new 3-litre engine regulations would come into force. Colin Chapman was devastated and publicly stated that he had lost his best friend. 1973 J. Stewart 1992 N. Mansell Leading 71.47% of the laps in 1963, Clark holds the record for the highest percentage of laps in the lead in a season. The next year, Clark was involved in one of the worst accidents in the history of Formula 1 racing. Jim Clark. In 1964 the pattern of 'Clark wins' or 'Clark retires' was well established, but in that year he had more than his fair share of mechanical problems. Clark, James [Jim] (1936–1968), racing driver, was born in Kilmany, Fife, on 4 March 1936, the only son and fifth child of James Clark, farmer, and his wife, Helen Rorie Niven. People came from all over the world to Clark's funeral. 1956 J. M. Fangio With his innate ability he had started as he was to continue during a decade that saw him become the greatest driver of his time. Clark… 1998 M. Häkkinen This included winning the 1968 Australian Grand Prix at the Sandown International Raceway in Melbourne where he defeated the Ferrari 246T of Chris Amon by just 0.1 seconds after 55 laps of the 3.1 km (1.92 mi) circuit, the closest finish in the history of the Australian Grand Prix. Appointed OBE in 1964, Clark became first honorary burgess of Duns the following year. Your current browser may not support copying via this button. 1 Innes Ireland took over Clark's car and finished in 9th place. See also: Andrew Marriott, "Return to Hockenheim: The memorial that matters", Most races with pole, win, fastest lap, and leading every lap, Highest percentage of possible championship points in a season, Highest percentage of laps in the lead in a season, "Clark wins 500-mile race at Indianapolis", Times Online, 27 March 2009: The 50 greatest Formula One drivers: Nos 10–1, "RACING HISTORY: The Great Races: 1965 Indianapolis 500", "The power of Scotland: remembering Jim Clark in a Lotus Evora", "History of Formula 1 – Grand Prix Hall of Fame – Jimmy Clark – Images", "Rally doctor is honoured with 2014 Jim Clark Award", "Formula 2 Register – F2, Voiturettes, FJ, F3 and Le Mans Results", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim_Clark&oldid=1014874204, British Touring Car Championship Champions, International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees, Officers of the Order of the British Empire, People educated at Loretto School, Musselburgh, Articles with dead external links from July 2012, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 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