- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Clark
- Nicknames
- Gentleman Racer
- The Flying Scot
- Mister Smoot
- When talking about the greatest race driver of all time, various opinions will throw out such great drivers as Mario Andretti, Tazio Nuvolari, A.J. Foyt, Juan Manuel Fangio or Ayrton Senna; but most may agree that Scotsman Jim Clark was probably the best of them all. The shy British racer lived to race and proved it with two Formula One World Championships and an Indy 500 title. After he won the final Formula 1 race of his career at South Africa, he was killed in minor Formula 2 race when he lost control of his car, after a suspected tire failure, and hit a tree (as there were no guard rails to protect him). He was killed instantly and the racing world mourned losing one of its greatest.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ken Severson
- ParentsJames ClarkHelen Rorie Niven
- RelativesBetty(Sibling)Mattie(Sibling)Isobel(Sibling)Susan(Sibling)
- In 1968, killed in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim, West Germany.
- Was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to motorsport in 1964.
- At the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, the rear wheels of Wolfgang von Trips's Ferrari collided with the front wheels of Clark's Lotus after von Trips shifted sideways. The Ferrari spun twice and went into the guardrail, then bounced back, struck the Lotus, and flew into the crowd. Von Trips and 15 spectators were killed.
- Two-time Formula 1 World Champion: (1963, 1965).
- Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for Lotus (1960 (6 GPs)-1961 (8 GPs)-1962 (9 GPs)-1963 (10 GPs)-1964 (10 GPs)-1965 (9 GPs)-1966 (8 GPs)-1967 (11 GPs)-1968 (1 GPs)). He started 72 Grands Prix, 25 Wins, 33 Pole Positions, 28 Fastest Laps, 32 Podiums and 274 Points.
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