Nationality: British
Date of Birth-Death: 4 March 1936 - 7 April 1968
Drivers championships:
1963,
1965
Grand Prix victories: 25
Races started: 72
Pole positions: 33
Teams:
Lotus 1960 - 1968
Jim Clark career
Jim Clark spent his Formula 1 career driving for Lotus. In 1963 he won his first drivers championship and Lotus first constructors championship driving the Lotus 25. He won the championship again in 1965, having narrowly missed out in 1964. In 1967 Jim Clark drove a Ford Cosworth DFV powered car to its first F1 victory. Jim Clark was tragically killed in a accident in a Formula 2 race in Hockenheim in April 1968
Previous seasons
1968
Team: Lotus
Position: 11
Points: 9
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 1 Jim Clark won the first race of the season of the season before being killed in an F2 race.
1967
Team: Lotus
Position: 3
Points: 41
Race wins: 4
Pole positions: 6 He had a good season with 4 race wins from 6 completed races.
1966
Team: Lotus
Position: 6
Points: 16
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 2 He was 1st, 3rd and 4th in the races he finished but retired from 5 other races
1965
Team: Lotus
Position: 1
Points: 54
Race wins: 6
Pole positions: 6 THis was his second drivers championship with 6 wins out of 9 races.
1964
Team: Lotus
Position: 3
Points: 32
Race wins: 3
Pole positions: 5 Although he won 3 races (more than any other driver) he finsihed 3rd in the championship.
1963
Team: Lotus
Position: 1
Points: 54
Race wins: 7
Pole positions: 7 Jim Clark was dominant this season with 7 wins and 2 podiums in 10 races.
1962
Team: Lotus
Position: 2
Points: 30
Race wins: 3
Pole positions: 6 This was a successful season with 3 race wins from 9 races
1961
Team: Lotus
Position: 7
Points: 11
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 In his second season he finished 2nd twice.
1960
Team: Lotus
Position: 10
Points: 8
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 His best result in his first season was 3rd.
