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Importance:
Jim Clark, born on 4th March 1936, was one of the best Formula One racing drivers. When we talk about speed and car-racing, Jim Clark is one such name that we can never leave out of our discussion. Jim Clark was not only an excellent driver, but Jim Clark won two World Championships of Formula-Racing in 1963 & in 1965.
Place of Birth:
Jim Clark was born in Scotland at Kilmany House Firm, Fife. Jim Clark made this small place proud. Jim Clark's birthday is celebrated one among the Famous birthdays in march, on that day birthday gifts, birthday cards, pictures of Jim Clark are distributed or supplied among the school children.
Personal Details:
Jim Clark was the youngest among the five children of Jim Clark parents. In 1942, Jim Clark family moved to Dunes, Berwickshire. Before Jim Clark was sent to Loretto School near Edinburgh, Jim Clark got Jim Clark primary education from a primary school in Chirnside. Here for the first time, Jim Clark started racing in local road rally and hill-climb events. Jim Clark started with his own Sunbeam-Talbot and showed his excellent skill and talent. On 16th June 1956, in his very first event Jim Clark left behind all other competitors and showed that Jim Clark was something else. By 1958 Jim Clark had won 18 local races. In 1958 Boxing-day, Jim Clark made the man who made him a super-star. Jim Clark, drove a Lotus Elite, came second to Colin Chapman. Chapman was so impressed by Clark’s ability that Jim Clark gave him a ride in one of his Formula Junior cars. After that Clark never need to look back.
Career & Accomplishments:
Jim Clark faced a severe accident in a very early stage of his career. This accident of 1961 Italian Grand Prix is considered to be one of the worst accidents of Formula 1 racing. Clark’s Drivers’ World Championship came while he was driving the Lotus 25 in 1963. During this time Jim Clark won seven out of ten races. In 1963 he gave Lotus its’ first Constructors’ World Championship. In 1962, an oil leak from the engine prevented him to get the World Championship title. In 1963 Jim Clark also competed in the Indianapolis 500 for the first time. In 1965 he won the World Championship of Formula 1 and also the Indianapolis 500 in the Lotus 38. Jim Clark drove the first mid-engined car at the fabled Brickyard and is the only driver till date to win both Brickyard and the F1 title in the same year. Ford-Cosworth DFV, driven by Jim Clark, won its first race at Dutch Grand Prix. Clark then went on to win British, US and Mexican Grand Prix and in 1968 Clark won South African Grand Prix. 1967 Italian Grand Prix, driven by Jim Clark is still regarded as on of the greatest ever race in the history of F1. Jim Clark also raced at Crimond in the North-East of Scotland on 16th June 1956. Thus Jim Clark won almost all the Grand-Prix all over the world on several occasion. But on 7th April 1968, Clark’s life tragically ended in a crash.
Awards:
Jim Clark won had 25 Grand Prix races and 33 pole positions which is not only phenomenal but also proves the fact that this man was far ahead than his contemporaries.
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