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SOON A FULL F-1 BIOGRAPHY OF: CLARK, JIM Starts:72 Points: 274 Wins:25 Poles:33 Fastest Laps:28 JIM CLARK 'S CAREER OUT OF FORMULA 1 Born 4/3/1936, Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland Deceased April 7, 1968, Hockenheim, Germany The great Scot was basically known as a Lotus driver, but did race quite a variety of machinery during his short career. His early racing was done in both a Sunbeam MK3, in saloon races in his native Scotland, as well as a DKW Sonderklasse, also used in Scottish events, in 1956 and 1957. By 1957, Clerk had graduated to a Porsche 1600S, used in the latter part of 1957, and in 1958, to great effect. In this car, Jim had his first continental outing in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, finishing 5th. He won many sprints, handicaps and even hill-climbs in this car which was used until 1959. In 1958, he had also driven a more powerful, Border Reivers owned Jaguar D Type, which he also raced at Spa (8th), winning many races in Scotland and England. Jim also used a Triumph TR3 that season, in two hill climbs and one sprint, and finally was introduced to the Lotus marque, in 1958, starting a Lotus Elite in the Dec 26 meeting in Brands Hatch, finishing 2nd. He continued with the Elite in 1959, winning many races, and entering the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time, finishing 10th, but 2nd in class. Back in those days, race drivers only made money if they raced, so Clark raced. He also drove a Lister-Jaguar all over England, winning many times, and also drove a Tojeiro Jaguar in the Tourist Trophy (retired) and a Gemini Formula Junior car, his debut in single seaters (retired). By 1960 Jim was a regular on the Formula Junior circuit, but then using a Lotus 18, in which he won many races in England. This car could also be used as a Formula 1 car, and it was indeed Clark’s first F-1 mount, in GP. In 1960 Clerk began racing an Aston Martin DBR1, in which he raced at the Nurburgring 1000 km and at Le Mans, finishing 3rd in the latter race. He continued to race this car in 1961, including in his last Le Mans outing, and in 1962, at Silverstone. He took the 18 to the Antipodes in 1961, racing in New Zealand, and continued to race it during the season. Clark also drove an Aston Martin DB4 in the Tourist Trophy and the Paris 1000, with 4th and 6th places. The same car was also used in 1962, with retirements in both races. Starting in 1962, Jim began using a Lotus 23, which was a rear engined sports car. He had six victories with that car, in the 62 and 63 seasons. By 1963, the Indianapolis bug had bit him, and a Lotus 29, equipped with a Ford 4.2 V8 was put together, and raced at Indianapolis, 2nd; Milwaukee, first; and Trenton, retirement. Jim got a chance to drive saloons again, a Ford Galaxie in Brands Hatch (1st) and a Lotus Cortina in Snetterton (first). He also drove a Lotus 19 in the Monterey Grand prix, in Laguna Seca. In 1964, he drove the 19 again, in a sports car race duly won in Oulton Park, and saw a lot of action in the Lotus Cortina, driving it in the Sebring 12 Hours, among other places (2nd in class, 21st overall). Formula 2 was back in 1964, and Clark’s mount in the revived formula was a Lotus 32, in which he won three races, including the highly rated Pau and Eifelrennen meetings. He also raced a Lotus 30, a V8 rear engined sports car, winning with it in Mallory Park, also using a Lotus Elan convertible, winning in Oulton. He was back at Indy, with a Lotus 34, but retired. He continued to use the Lotus 32 in F2 races in 1965, also using the car in the Tasman Cup. He won many races both in Europe and Australia. Another F2 car used in 1965 was the Lotus 35, that powered him to three victories. Less successful was the Lotus 40, a sports car used twice. The Lotus 38 was an Indy car, in which Clark got his highly sought victory in the Indy 500. By 1966, Clark was not so active anymore, but continued to race the Lotus 38 in Indianapolis (2nd in 1966, retired in 1967), and raced the Lotus 35 twice in 1966. He also raced a Lotus 39 in the Tasman Cup, winning at Warwick Farm, and raced a Lotus 44 in Formula 2, his best a second in Monthlery. He raced a Felday 4 sports car in Brands Hatch, in 1966, winning his class in one heat, and retiring in the other. Clark used a FVA engined Lotus 48 in Formula 2 in 1967 winning both Spanish races, and at Keimola, Finland. Adding some variety to his repertoire, he ran a Ford Fairlane in the Rockingham 500, retiring it, and also drove a Vollstedt Ford Indy Car in the Rex Mays 300, with the same result. The Lotus 49 was successfully used in the Tasman Cup in early 1968, and the Lotus 48 was to be the mount in which Clark met his death, in Hockenheim, 1968. Ironically, Clark, whose philosophy was to run away with the lead right from the start, had an unusually quiet race up to that point, running 8th when he ran off the track, allegedly due to tire problems.
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