Jim Clark was a Scottish racing driver who lived from 1936 to 1968 and competed in Formula One from 1960 to 1968, winning the World Drivers Championship in 1963 and 1965, both driving for Lotus. At the time of his death he held the records for most race wins, 25, most pole positions, 33, and most fastest laps, 28. He won seven Grand Prix races in the 1963 season alone, a record that stood unmatched for over two decades, achieved eight Grand Slams of pole position, fastest lap and a lights-to-flag win in a single race, and in 1965 became the first non-American winner of the Indianapolis 500 in nearly five decades. He died in a crash at Hockenheim in West Germany in 1968.
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Career HighlightWon two Formula One World Drivers Championship titles, in 1963 and 1965 with Lotus, and at the time of his death held the records for most wins, pole positions and fastest laps; also won the 1965 Indianapolis 500 with Lotus, the first non-American winner of that race in 49 years. 1 In the Other Atlases
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James Clark (4 March 1936-7 April 1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland who competed in Formula One from 1960 to 1968.
Wikipedia article on Jim Clark, lead sentence, birth year
James Clark (4 March 1936-7 April 1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland who competed in Formula One from 1960 to 1968.
Wikipedia article on Jim Clark, lead sentence, death date
James Clark (4 March 1936-7 April 1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland who competed in Formula One from 1960 to 1968.
Wikipedia article on Jim Clark, lead sentence, death year
James Clark (4 March 1936-7 April 1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland who competed in Formula One from 1960 to 1968.
Wikipedia article on Jim Clark, lead sentence, nationality
James Clark (4 March 1936-7 April 1968) was a British racing driver from Scotland who competed in Formula One from 1960 to 1968.
Wikipedia article on Jim Clark, lead section, career summary
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.
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