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BritishRaced 1960–1968Team Lotus, Lotus-Climax, Lotus-BRM, Lotus-Ford
Jim Clark
British racing driver (1936–1968)
- Titles
- 2
- Starts
- 72
- Wins
- 25
- Seasons
- 9
9 seasons · 1960–1968
Career record
Grand Prix results only; sprint races are not counted.
- World titles
- 2
- 1963, 1965
- Starts
- 72
- Wins
- 25
- 34.7% of starts
- Podiums
- 32
- P1 starts
- 33
- From the front of the grid
- Fastest laps
- 28
- Career total · race-by-race from 2004
- Points
- 274
- Grand Prix points
Every Grand Prix
| Season | Team | Wins | GP points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Lotus-Ford | 1 | 9 |
| 1967 | Lotus-BRMLotus-ClimaxLotus-Ford | 4 | 41 |
| 1966 | Lotus-ClimaxLotus-BRM | 1 | 16 |
| 1965Champion | Lotus-Climax | 6 | 54 |
| 1964 | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 32 |
| 1963Champion | Lotus-Climax | 7 | 73 |
| 1962 | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 30 |
| 1961 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 11 |
| 1960 | Team Lotus | 0 | 8 |
Grand Prix points only; sprint points are not included, so the current season can read lower than the championship table. Seasons marked Champion are world titles.
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The last five Grands Prix on record.
| Grand Prix | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South African Grand Prix1968, round 1 | Finished P1 (win) | 9 |
| Mexican Grand Prix1967, round 11 | Finished P1 (win) | 9 |
| United States Grand Prix1967, round 10 | Finished P1 (win) | 9 |
| Italian Grand Prix1967, round 9 | Finished P3 | 4 |
| Canadian Grand Prix1967, round 8 | Ignition | 0 |
The person
Biography
James Clark 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, which he won in 1963 and 1965 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. In American open-wheel racing, Clark won the Indianapolis 500 in 1965 with Lotus, becoming the first non-American winner of the race in 49 years.
- Born
- 4 March 1936
- Birthplace
- Kilmany
- Nationality
- British
- Height
- Not recorded