Jim Clark, OBE or Jimmy Clark (March 4, 1936 – April 7, 1968) was a Scottish Formula 1 race car driver, still regarded as one of the best drivers of all time and most naturally gifted. Jump to: navigation, search Team Lotus was one of Formula 1s most successful teams. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Formula One World Championship is awarded by the FIA to the most successful driver (World Drivers Championship or WDC) and constructor (World Constructors Championship or WCC), as determined by a pointscoring system based on results over the season. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Results from the 1960 Formula One Dutch Grand Prix held at Netherlands on June 6, 1960 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss 133. ... The Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One automobile race held at Circuit Zandvoort, from 1952 to 1985. ... Results from the 1962 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 17, 1962 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Jim Clark 355. ... The Belgian Grand Prix is an automobile race. ... Results from the 1968 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami on January 1, 1968 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Jim Clark 123. ... The South African Grand Prix was an event on the Formula 1 calendar. ... Results from the 1968 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami on January 1, 1968 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Jim Clark 123. ... The South African Grand Prix was an event on the Formula 1 calendar. ... OBE can mean several things, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, distinction of honour. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) (Scots: Wha daur meddle wi me) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ...

He was born James Clark Jr. into a farming family in Kilmany, Fife, Scotland, the youngest child and only boy. Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a unitary council region of Scotland situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) (Scots: Wha daur meddle wi me) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...

Clark's Formula 1 career was with the Lotus team, for whom he drove from 1960 to 1968. Major success came in 1963 with the Lotus 25, with Clark driving, won seven out of the ten races, and won Lotus its first World Championship. In 1965 he again won the championship. That year he also won the Indianapolis 500. He had to miss the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix to compete in it, but made history by driving the first rear-engined car to win the race. Jump to: navigation, search Team Lotus was one of Formula 1s most successful teams. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 The Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American race for open-wheel automobiles held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... The principality of Monaco holds one of the oldest races on the Formula One automobile racing circuit. ...

The following year Lotus were uncompetitive under new 3-litre engine rules. They started the season with a 2-litre Coventry-Climax engine, in the Lotus 33. Later in the season, the Lotus-BRM 43 used a very complicated BRM H16 engine (essentially two V8 1.5 litre engines joined together). Coventry Climax was a British specialty engine manufacturer. ... British Racing Motors (generally known as BRM) was a British Formula 1 motor racing team. ...

The 1967 season saw Clark and Lotus use three completely different cars and engines. The Lotus-BRM was used, and failed dismally, at the first race in South Africa. Clark used an old Lotus 33 for Monaco (its last race), but retired with suspension failure. Then, Lotus's new association with Ford and Cosworth started. The Cosworth DFV was to become the most successful engine in Formula 1 history. The Lotus-Cosworth 49 won first time out with it at the Dutch Grand Prix. The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed FoMoCo, NYSE: F is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ... A Ford Cosworth DFV on a Ligier JS11 The original company was founded as a British racing engine maker, based in Northampton in 1958 by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth. ... The Cosworth DFV V8 engine (DFV standing for double four valve) was the most successful in the history of Formula 1/Grand Prix motor racing. ... The Lotus-Ford 49 was a work of art. ...

On April 7, 1968 during a Formula Two race at the Hockenheim, Germany circuit, Jim Clark died when his car veered off the race course and crashed into some trees. The cause of the crash has never been definitively identified, but investigators concluded that a deflating rear tyre was the most likely cause. His death was a huge blow to the team and to racing. He was the dominant driver in the dominant car, and remains inseparable from Lotus's early years. The 1968 world championship was won by Clark's team-mate, Graham Hill. April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Hockenheimring is a motor racing circuit situated near the town of Hockenheim in Germany. ... Jump to: navigation, search Norman Graham Hill (February 17, 1929 - November 29, 1975) was a British motor racing champion. ...

In his Formula 1 career, Clark won 25 races, and gained 33 pole positions. Clark differed from the current generation of Formula 1 drivers through his ability to drive and win in all types of cars. His driving of Lotus Cortina saloon (stock) cars was outstanding, he raced in the US Nascar season (for the Holman and Moody Team), battled with unwieldly Lotus sports cars including the type 30 and 40, and even drove the Lotus Indy cars in a mountain hill climb in Switzerland. Clark excelled during a period when sheer driving genius was more important than commercial contracts and driver aids. He was noted as being a terrible test driver because he would simply adapt to the car; while others would struggle to find a fast setup, Clark would set the best time and say "leave it as it is." Because of his natural talent, it is said he had difficulty understanding why other drivers were not as quick as he was. He respected Dan Gurney the most of fellow drivers for his talent. After Clark's death, his father told Gurney that Clark had said Gurney was the only driver he ever truly feared. not A standard Lotus Cortina A GT Cortina The Lotus-Cortina was high-performance car, the result of collaboration between Ford and Lotus. ... Saloon can mean: Any bar, especially in the American Wild West. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Hillclimbing (sometimes known as speed hillclimbing) is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. ... See Test Drive for the computer and video game. ... Daniel Sexton Gurney (born April 13, 1931) is one of the most important figures in the history of American auto racing. ...

When Clark died, fellow driver Chris Amon was quoted as saying, "If it could happen to him, what chance do the rest of us have?"

He is buried in the village of Chirnside in Berwickshire. Chirnside is a village in the county of Berwickshire in Scotland. ... Berwickshire (Siorrachd Bhearaig in Gaelic) is a traditional county and Lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. ...

He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to auto racing either as a driver, owner, developer or engineer. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Grand Prix History - Hall of Fame, Jimmy Clark
• Jim Clark Memorial at Hockenheim
• Jim Clark memorial room at Duns