Timeline Jim Clark: The Flying Scot of Lotus

Jim Clark won two world titles and the Indianapolis 500 with Lotus, and held the record of 25 Grand Prix wins when he was killed in 1968.

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Jim Clark: The Flying Scot of Lotus 8

1936 Jim Clark born in Kilmany Clark is born in Kilmany, Fife, and grows up on a farm in the Scottish Borders.
1962 Jim Clark wins at Spa His first World Championship win, in the Belgian Grand Prix, for Lotus.
1963 1963: Jim Clark Lotus Scottish driver Clark dominated the season with seven wins from ten races in Colin Chapman's Lotus 25, one of the most complete seasons in F1 history.
1965 1965: Jim Clark Lotus Clark won his second title with six victories, and in the same year also won the Indianapolis 500. He was killed in a Formula Two race at Hockenheim in 1968.
1965 Jim Clark wins the Indianapolis 500 Clark wins in a rear-engined Lotus, the first non-American winner since 1916.
1967 Jim Clark wins on the Cosworth DFVs debut The Lotus 49 and its new Ford-Cosworth engine win first time out, at Zandvoort.
1968 Jim Clarks 25th win Victory in South Africa takes him past Fangios record. It is his last Grand Prix.
1968 Jim Clark killed at Hockenheim Clark crashes into trees during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim.