Chapman was sufficiently impressed to give Clark a ride in one of his Formula Junior cars. In 1959 he drove a Lotus Elite, finishing tenth at Le Mans partnered with John Whitmore, and the ex- Bruce Halford Lister Jaguar, winning the Bo'ness Hill Climb. Driving a Lotus Elite, he finished second to Colin Chapman in a ten-lap GT race at Brands Hatch. Then on Boxing Day 1958, Clark raced against the man who would launch him to superstardom. By 1958, Clark was driving for the local Border Reivers team for Ian Scott-Watson, racing Jaguar D-types and Porsches in national events, and winning 18 races. On 16 June 1956, in his very first event, he was behind the wheel of a DKW sonderklasse at Crimond, Scotland. Īlthough his parents were opposed to the idea, Clark started his racing in local road rally and hill climb events driving his own Sunbeam-Talbot, and proved a fearsome competitor right from the start.
Following three years of preparatory schooling at Clifton Hall School in Edinburgh he was sent to Loretto School in Musselburgh, East Lothian. He was educated at primary schools in Kilmany and then in Chirnside. In 1942 the family moved to Edington Mains Farm, near Duns, Berwickshire, in the Borders. James Clark was born into a farming family at Kilmany House Farm, Fife, the youngest child of five, and the only boy. At the time of his death, aged 32, he had won more Grand Prix races (25) and achieved more Grand Prix pole positions (33) than any other driver. He was particularly associated with the Lotus marque.Ĭlark was killed in a Formula Two racing accident in 1968 in Hockenheim, West Germany. A versatile driver, he competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the Indianapolis 500, which he won in 1965. James Clark OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 19. Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1990) International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1990) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame (1988) Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
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