James Clark (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland, who competed in Formula One from 1960 to 1968. Clark won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles with Lotus, and—at the time of his death —held the records for most wins (25), pole positions (33), and fastest laps (28), among others.

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. Nearly invincible in the car, he seemed vulnerable out of it and was always a reluctant hero.

2020年4月7日 · On this day in 1968, Scottish racer Jim Clark died after a crash during a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim. In his too-brief career, he displayed prodigious natural talent, collecting two Formula 1...

2018年4月7日 · By 1963, armed with Colin Chapman’s pioneering 25 chassis, Clark and Lotus were poised to dominate Formula One. “We won seven out of 10 grands prix,” Selzer recalls. As drivers could only count their best results result this year, Clark uniquely became the only driver in F1 history to score the maximum points available in a season.

2012年6月27日 · Jim Clark might be the best driver that ever competed in F1. He achieved some amazing results and was the first foreign race driver in nearly 50 years that won the Indianapolis 500 in 1965. He also led 190 of the 200 laps of the race.

2025年3月4日 · Jim Clark was undoubtedly one of the greatest drivers of his time, having won the Drivers’ Championship in 1963 and 1965. The British driver was born in Fife, Scotland on 4th March 1936 although he sadly passed away in 1968 at the age of 32 after sustaining injuries in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim.

Jim Clark was a legendary British racing driver from Scotland who dominated Formula One from 1960 until his untimely death in 1968. He won two Formula One World Drivers’ Championship titles with Lotus and, at the time of his death, held several records, including most wins (25), pole positions (33), and fastest laps (28).

At the peak of his powers, Jim Clark was easily the greatest racing driver on Earth, with a world record haul of Grand Prix wins and twice world champion – in 1963 and 1965. However, the...

2023年4月7日 · Jim Clark’s career records are superlative and he appears in most every top ten list. Alberto Ascari and Juan Manuel Fangio are the only drivers that surpass his win percentage.

Jim (or Jimmy) Clark OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland. He was the dominant driver of his era, winning two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. At the time of his death, he had won more Grand Prix races (25) and achieved more Grand Prix pole positions (33) than any other driver.