For other people with the same name, see James Clark (disambiguation).
Jim Clark OBE
Clark in Zandvoort in 1965
Born
James Clark (1936-03-04)4 March 1936 Kilmany, Fife, Scotland
Died
7 April 1968(1968-04-07) (aged 32) Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Championship titles
FIA World Drivers' Championship (1963, 1965) British Saloon Car Championship (1964) Tasman Series (1965, 1967, 1968) Major victories Indianapolis 500 (1965)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality
British
Active years
1960–1968
Teams
Lotus
Entries
73 (72 starts)
Championships
2 (1963, 1965)
Wins
25
Podiums
32
Career points
255 (274)[1]
Pole positions
33
Fastest laps
28
First entry
1960 Dutch Grand Prix
First win
1962 Belgian Grand Prix
Last win
1968 South African Grand Prix
Last entry
1968 South African Grand Prix
Champ Car career
9 races run over 5 years
Best finish
6th (1963)
First race
1963 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race
1967 Rex Mays 300 (Riverside)
First win
1963 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (Milwaukee)
Last win
1965 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins
Podiums
Poles
2
4
3
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years
1959–1961
Teams
Border Reivers
Best finish
3rd (1960)
Class wins
0
James Clark OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland who won two Formula One World Championships in 1963 and 1965. A versatile driver, he competed in sports cars, touring cars, and in the Indianapolis 500, which he won in 1965. He was particularly associated with Team Lotus, driving for the team his entire Formula One career between 1960 and 1968.
Clark was killed in a Formula Two racing accident in April 1968 in Hockenheimring, West Germany. At the time of his death, aged 32, he had won more Grand Prix races (25) and achieved more pole positions (33) than any other driver. Into the 21st century, he maintains several Formula One records, such as Grand Chelem and percentage-related ones. His record of highest percentage of laps in the lead in a season was only broken in 2023.
^Up until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
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