My favourite race car driver of all time. I have no doubt, if he had lived, he would be driving a tractor at his farm in Scotland today as a five or a six time world champion.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
He most definitely would have, he is definitely up there with all the greats. But he was definitely unique for the way he went about racing in different tournaments and still won! Unbelievable talent which was lost so soon! Thank you for your comment 😉👍🏻
@Strawberry-12.2 жыл бұрын
Their is actually a picture of graham hill and a very young Damon hill pushing Jim Clark on (what I presume to be ) Damon hills toy tractor at a house party
@DropkickNation2 жыл бұрын
Maybe even more. I mean think about it, he still holds records today with most lead percentage. Also, out of all the races he didn't have external factors hindering him, he won pretty much all of them.
@skar5541 Жыл бұрын
He was and still is the best. RIP
@chrisclark61474 жыл бұрын
Jim Clark was and always will be the best race car driver the world has or will ever see. Fact.
@skar55413 жыл бұрын
Damn straight.
@GazMan823 жыл бұрын
100%
@asianburritoo3 жыл бұрын
On god
@Rapiddrive15 жыл бұрын
I don't much care for the video game portions, which have zero historical or entertainment value as far as I feel. However, Jim Clark is THE Benchmark for being a real human being who is other-worldly fast in automobiles. Crisp, clean, precise and willing to drive next to trees a foot from the edge of the track at 200 mph at speeds few could duplicate once let alone for an entire race. It broke my heart when he died, and pushed me away from auto racing for decades afterward. He would never crash into another competitor for an advantage, or cheat, or engage in any activity which threatened anything other than the lap record and how far ahead he would finish ahead of all the rest of the best in the world. So sad he passed. Rest In Peace World Champion. You are not forgotten. Thank you for this piece. Blurry eyed as something is in my eyes from remembering those days, and this great driver.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Wow you’ve pretty much said everything good that can said about Jim Clark, to do what he did will never be achieved by anyone. He definitely is one of the greats and a true legend of the sport. Thank you for comment we really appreciate it and are glad that you enjoyed the video. 😉👍🏻
@galicije835 жыл бұрын
I am Senna fan, alway been and i always thinking that Senna was greatest driver of all time. I was wrong. After watching this episode of GT and see what Jim achieved in his carrier, especially in season 1965. when he take 5 championships in 5 different classes and drove 60+ races win at 31...he is best F1 driver of all time period.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Definitely one the greatest 😉👍🏻
@colejones63125 жыл бұрын
I've been telling people for years that Jim Clark is the greatest. Think about this - people will debate whether or not Senna is the greatest or Schumacher is the greatest or Alonso or Hamilton or whoever. But no one has ever dared to deny someone of saying Jim Clark is the greatest. You just cannot argue against what he achieved especially in comparison to others.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
I think it’s hard to pick a overall greatest driver, but I personally wouldn’t consider modern day drivers in the same bracket as Jim Clark, Senna etc. Because of the safety aspect, consider the cars that they drive today compared to cars back then, they knew every time they got in the car I could kill them! If you ask all modern day drivers to get in and drive cars with no safety features, how many would do it? Honestly I think hardly no one would do it, so that’s what separates modern drivers from the true racing drivers. But what Jim Clark Achieved was something remarkable which will never be achieved again 😉👍🏻
@colejones63125 жыл бұрын
@@SkullBusters I agree that back then it was definitely tougher for so many reasons. I agree modern drivers aren't as good nor are they as disciplined as those of the past. I do think that modern drivers and all of us would still love to drive back then though. At the end of the day we all love racing and we would jump in an F1 car in a split second. whether it's the 60s, 90s 10s or whatever. We all love racing and no fear will get in the way of our passion. Past drivers are still greater though regardless.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
😉👍🏻
@Cuniceq5 жыл бұрын
Grand Tour need to do this more offen. Like before with Group B in WRC etc. They doing amazing this
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Yeah definitely would be good there’s lots of drivers to choose from 😉👍🏻
@seanbrady4005 жыл бұрын
The grand tour is over after this season
@MachtPlays4 жыл бұрын
@@SkullBusters ... Top Gear // Grand Tour.. should solely be stories about legendary racing drivers and their cars and occasionally the hosts driving said legendary cars.. mixed in with new car reviews. Chris Harris on Top Gear would be AMAZING at doing exactly what I described.. Tbh if BBC told Chris Harris they were doing what I said, he would probably jizz his pants.
@SkullBusters4 жыл бұрын
Would be brilliant if they had these features more often. Not sure if he’ll jizz in his pants, but he’ll definitely get a boner and could take someone’s eye out 😉👍🏻
@robertsnare14115 жыл бұрын
In July I toured Scotland, part of it was a pilgrimage to the new Jim Clark Museum in Duns, and to his grave. It was a privilege to do both, this man was my childhood hero. I still believe he was the greatest driver of all time, and taken from us all too soon 😢.
@adamscott22194 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather was also a farmer in the border country and Jim was his cousin. My Dad has told me all about the day he died and what it meant to the extended family. He brought so much hope and pride and seemed invincible at the time. It’s nice to know that people still remember him. R.I.P Jim.
@SkullBusters4 жыл бұрын
He’ll always be remembered has one of the greats if not thee greatest!
@florianwalter7045 жыл бұрын
Living near Hockenheimring, always when I go out for Jogging around the old Grand Prix track, it touches me passing the hidden Jim Clark Memorial.
@curlyanoable5 жыл бұрын
I've heard the name Jim Clark before being mentioned just a few times in my 31 years among old gear heads here in Jamaica. But i never knew noting of his greatness until watching this Grand Tour Episode today. Thanks for the history lesson. He seemed he was quite the awesome chap in his day
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment dude, the man was a true great and he was took from us too soon. We’re glad you enjoyed the video 😉👍🏻
@KeithWilliamMacHendry Жыл бұрын
Absolutely my boyhood driving hero as a young laddie growing up in Scotland in the 1960's. A wonderful driver & a wonderful human being. Jim you are loved ♥🏴💙
@SkullBusters Жыл бұрын
Don’t feel like he’s talked about enough in f1 and motorsport in general, him and senna are legends
@KeithWilliamMacHendry Жыл бұрын
@@SkullBusters you are so right sir
@rileyhorsepool66598 ай бұрын
My dad has always thought Jim Clark is the GOAT and this just proves it
@SkullBusters8 ай бұрын
He is, it’s a shame F1 doesn’t talk about him more
@liverpoolscottish643011 ай бұрын
Jim Clark- GOAT. The Master. The End.
@peterlovett58415 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate to watch Jim Clark race three times during the Tasman Series mentioned in the video; the last was 1968 almost a month to the day before he was killed. Ironically he didn't win any of the main races I watched; the 1968 race which he would have won if it hadn't poured with rain was won by Piers Courage, another sadly missed driver.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Your a lucky man to have seen him race, he was a true great and a legend of the sport. Thank you for comment we really appreciate it 😉👍🏻
@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.4 жыл бұрын
Heritage and retro videos like this are a positive pleasure to watch again and again. I have just watched the Ford Vs Ferrari video on here too, presented by James May. Excellent footage and commentary.. My best mate is involved in this industry, he got me into the pits at Donnington once to watch him race. A grand day out. Also I went to the 50th anniversary of Silverstone with him and his dad. Another memorable day. Jim Clark what an absolute racing legend..
@AlifNurfakhri5 жыл бұрын
cried a bit watching this
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Yeah it was an emotional piece, but brilliantly done by Hammond 😉👍🏻
@PharaohAlly3 жыл бұрын
Hammond you sodding Tic Tac, that was my Lambo Chevvy!
@timbayofquinte54865 жыл бұрын
Best piece Grand Tour has done so far!
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Definitely agree with you, think they need to do a few more of these 😉👍🏻
@infinitecrayons5 жыл бұрын
@@SkullBusters This and the Ferrari segment by May a year or two ago. Both spectacular. Wish they did more of them!
@infinitecrayons5 жыл бұрын
Sorry - Ford was it?
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Yeah when they do em they do it right, but yeah they should do more of em 😉👍🏻
@TheMotherland7574 жыл бұрын
That guy’s line at the end honestly made me cry
@p28-e7j4 жыл бұрын
There's a BBC4 documentary on you tube about Jim Clark that is just a wonderful and brilliant tribute. This is great. The other is quite amazing. Jim Clark is, with Senna, the best ever. Legend. Icon. Words often used. But they are totally appropriate for Jim Clark.
@SkullBusters4 жыл бұрын
I think he doesn’t get the credit he deserves, F1 done a poll recently of the greatest driver Jim Clark wasn’t even mentioned! A crime! He deserves more recognition
@p28-e7j4 жыл бұрын
@@SkullBusters I can only think they asked people who knew nothing at all of motor racing!! Jim Clark is beyond doubt and by anybodys estimation one of the very greatest ever. As I've said. To me, Jim Clark and Senna stand alone. Well done with the vid. Great job!
@SkullBusters4 жыл бұрын
Thank you appreciate your input and feedback 😉👍🏻
@CruelWarren135 жыл бұрын
No joke, Jim Clark is my second hero behind my Great Grandad who served in WWII, and I was beyond thrilled to see GT doing a tribute to Jim
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Great to hear! 😉👍🏻
@RyanEvan3142 жыл бұрын
One of the most humble, modest racers of all time. He was in a league of his own. His legacy will live on. He is the greatest racer of all time.
@didderjade5 жыл бұрын
They're all three so good at the history pieces. You can really feel the care and love they have for legendary cars and legendary drivers in them.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Yeah hopefully the new season of the grand tour will have some more features like this one! 😉👍🏻
@franklove98975 жыл бұрын
Surprised they didn't mention Monza 1967 - surely one of his greatest races although he only finished third. He led the race until lap 12 when he picked up a puncture and lost an entire lap. He then spent the next 48 laps recovering through the field, unlapping himself, and unbelieveably taking the lead on lap 60. He was pulling away but on the final lap ran out of fuel which allowed Jack Brabham and John Surtees to pass.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Wow never knew that, he was definitely talented and one the greatest if not thee greatest driver of all time!
@MachtPlays5 жыл бұрын
Imagine the battles Jim Clark would have had with guys like Niki Lauda.. James Hunt.. Fittipaldi.. Andretti.. Would have been fun to see Clark against them.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
World champions legends race 😉👍🏻
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@Cruithneach5 жыл бұрын
The great triumvirate, for me, has always been Senna, Fangio and Clark. If you were to force me to pick one, I'd have to go for Jimmy; the fact that Ayrton and Juan Manuel agree is good enough for me
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Definitely a legend 😉👍🏻
@bodieofci54185 жыл бұрын
Jim Clark and Sir Stirling Moss. The two greatest British drivers ever.
@barryfowles-zl5ib5 жыл бұрын
I agree with your choice but would add Jackie Stewart to the short list.
@chatgodgunner15912 жыл бұрын
Lewis Hamilton I’ll think your find
@gaz7_3 жыл бұрын
Jim Clark was and is still the greatest racing driver of all time!
@fireice50825 жыл бұрын
After hearing about him, I don’t think there was or will there ever be a champion who was more gifted and more natural than him to have graced this sport. Another legend who we lost too soon! RIP dear Jim Clark and thank you Grand Tour for sharing with us this beautiful piece of history!
@MachtPlays5 жыл бұрын
They need to do a racing driver story each episode.. Theres so many amazing drivers with amazing stories from all the different disciplines
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Would be brilliant if they did, they always seem to do a good job of it 😉👍🏻
@carlobalzer32385 жыл бұрын
What a legend R I P Jim Clark
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
He sure was 😉👍🏻
@aneex51934 жыл бұрын
I think I found the Best Racing history of all time
@SkullBusters4 жыл бұрын
You sure have, he’s a legend that doesn’t get the recognition he deserves
@LeoWuerde24 күн бұрын
Racing God JIM CLARK - Unmatched Maestro. By far the Greatest Driver Ever - No doubt. He is and was "The Best of the Best" (Fangio, Senna, Prost, Stewart and countless others about Clark). No other driver in history until today was so superior as Clark - No other driver as so much "Grand Slam" - Pole/Win/Fastest Lap/Leading every lap of the race - like him. And all that from just 72 starts... ! This man is the Olymp of driving - the Michelangelo of racing - a dynamic art at the highest level. So smooth, so precise, so fast....simply out of this world. One, who won in Spa by 5 minutes (!) in monsoon rain with only one hand at the wheel (!) because of gearbox trouble...One, who takes back a complete lap (!) in Monza and back into the lead... One, who took pole on the original 22,8 km Nürburgring track by 9 (!) seconds and more....One who won Indy by 2 whole (!) laps... In 1965 he had the most succesful year of any driver in the history of the sport: He won the F1 World Championship, the Tasman Series with F1 cars, the Indy 500, the British and French F2 Championship, the British Touring car Championship, totally over 50 (!) victories in one season !!!! For eternity and by lightyears unmatched in the sport. That`s just some examples of his mesmeric unique genius...
@SkullBusters20 күн бұрын
For me he’s not talked about enough in the sport which is a crime.
@RangersGirlJackie994 жыл бұрын
Skip times for those pesky copyright-evading video game sequences ;) 6:25 9:07 10:46 13:47 Thank you for the upload, SB, dunno how many times I've watched this masterpiece here before realizing no one's listed them yet (as far as I can tell)!
@SkullBusters4 жыл бұрын
It’s definitely our favourite episode for sure, it’s a brilliant feature that they done on a great driver. Hope that they do more of these features on past drivers! 😉👍🏻
@ChrisJones-gx7fc4 жыл бұрын
My dad was at Hockenheim on April 7, 1968 at that race while he was stationed in Germany. He had gone up that weekend to watch Jim Clark. The announcement came over the loudspeaker "Jim Clark ist tote."
@SkullBusters4 жыл бұрын
Aww man imagine hearing that over a speaker
@leepageuk5 жыл бұрын
I'm an Englishman ... Jim Clark was the best racing driver, EVER !!! Ayrton Senna even agreed. RIP both of you
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of greats if not thee greatest 😉👍🏻
@DL-ls5sy5 жыл бұрын
Englishman ? nobody's perfect...I"m french
@ivanohalleran73162 ай бұрын
To me Jim Clark will always be the greatest driver of them all. Even Senna thought he was. He should have been World champion in 1962 and 1964 but his car let him down
@SkullBusters2 ай бұрын
Personally don’t think he’s mentioned or talked about enough in F1 which is sad 😔
@jockellis4 жыл бұрын
Driving his white 356A Porsche he won 46 percent of his races, the same percentage Fangio won in F1.
@Milenium4125 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Thank you we really appreciate your comment 😉👍🏻
@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.4 жыл бұрын
Talk about man and machine in perfect harmony..
@LoftEscocia4 жыл бұрын
Jim Clark 🏴🏴🏴
@rolandfrei39244 жыл бұрын
Nobody talks about the game he's playing
@pedrowoolson42735 жыл бұрын
Grand Prix Legends. You're welcome.
@ferminlopez27373 жыл бұрын
Excelente reportaje, Jim Clark revolucionó el mundo del automovilismo. Gracias The Grand Tour.
@Enrico_Pallazzo_3 жыл бұрын
In this video, we watch Richard Hammond play videogames
@aaronmills42382 жыл бұрын
By just the way the people who knew him personally speaks you’d can tell how loves he was as a person and driver.
@SkullBusters2 жыл бұрын
He was loved and adored by everyone, legendary driver, think F1 should talk more about him 👍🏻
@nobodyimportant66145 жыл бұрын
Jesus, Hammond. You're all over the road!! Get a GRIP!!!
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Nice pun! I’ve seen what you’ve done there 😉👍🏻
@jimbot.45395 жыл бұрын
Some info is kinda bs though regarding Indy racing. He did not win the 500 his rookie year, I believe in 1964 he had gotten second place. He was however the first person to win in a rear engine indycar ever while at Milwaukee (mile oval) which set the standard for the next generation of Indy cars. Then he won Indy in 65.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Oh ok I don’t know too much about Indy cars tbh, I know about it obviously and have watch a few races, but the history of Indy cars and winners is something I don’t know about. But thank you for sharing the info, he still was a great driver and hard for anyone to get close to some of his achievements 😉👍🏻
@jimbot.45395 жыл бұрын
Skull Busters no doubt about it. But the way they presented the information would be the equivalent of saying Dan Gurney went over to F1 and beat everybody in his Gurney eagle at the Belgian Grand Prix, that being his first race.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Oh ok I see, still a good piece to watch nevertheless 😉👍🏻
@TheMightyAntar5 жыл бұрын
They didn't mention that Clark almost certainly would have won in his rookie year in 1963 if there hadn't been a very controversial decision not to black flag Parnelli Jones.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
That would of been some achievement to win in his rookie year 😉👍🏻
@bobbestofbobs4 жыл бұрын
Fangio, Clark, Senna, Schumacher The God tier of Formula 1
@thomasnieswandt88053 жыл бұрын
I would disagree... Clark "the best of all time" (not my words, but Fangios in 1994), Alonso (how he is able to outperform a shi** car is unique, Fangio and Stefan Bellof (Schumachers idol and a guy so talented, the Old Man himself gave him a Ferrari-Contract for 1986 after his first F1 race)
@brianwong72853 жыл бұрын
17:05 The line here should have been "Just keep me informed in the pit board"
@JimmuClarku3 жыл бұрын
Here's to my personal hero.
@SkullBusters3 жыл бұрын
Legend 😉
@yas54145 жыл бұрын
Great vid man
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😉👍🏻
@abeth15183 жыл бұрын
He was Senna's hero. A hero of a legend, that says it all.
@runawayplane61664 жыл бұрын
Scotland’s finest
@BillyBronco733 жыл бұрын
He died the same week of my 6th birthday and I have vague recollections of hearing of his death. Still regarded by many as the greatest driver as all time.
@peterdukess9115 Жыл бұрын
simply the best no arguments.jim clark would put these f1 drivers now to Shame.
@SkullBusters Жыл бұрын
Definitely 💯
@MostlyPennyCat3 жыл бұрын
The lotus 25 has _zero_ traction 🤣 Whoever drove it in the game hit the first barrier at 100mph and exploded.
@Dogsbody6162 Жыл бұрын
I’m not sure why the documentary keeps switching to a video game that shows Jim Clark’s cars being driven really badly.
@SkullBusters Жыл бұрын
The video is from the grand tour game.
@Kaltagstar964 жыл бұрын
As someone who didn't know who Jim Clark was, how in the hell did he manage to do the stuff in Australian, The British Formula 2, The French Formula 2, The Indy 500 in the states, the Touring Car stuff and the Formula One stuff, was Colin Chapman OK with his best driver just jetting off to other countries to race?
@pranavchhabra65704 жыл бұрын
who did a better job? james: ford v ferrari jeremy: audi v lancia richard: jim clark
@Cass21124 жыл бұрын
Born just up the road from me at Kilmany Fife there's a statue of him at a siding as you drive past the guy could drive anything and win unlike today's F1
@LVO974 жыл бұрын
Anyone know the name of the violin song? 14:35
@SkullBusters4 жыл бұрын
Not a clue sorry
@briangreen66025 жыл бұрын
Did they really broadcast this with minutes worth of computer game footage ? Why ? It spoiled an otherwise good story
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
No mate, this is the version on the game, they did a proper episode on the series. 👍🏻
@stuartmarshall70993 жыл бұрын
@@SkullBusters ah ok thanks.
@ysgol35 жыл бұрын
Great documentary pieces, but there's no way Jimmy was doing 170 mph when he left the track. More like 120-30.
@avengedsoul66613 жыл бұрын
Sooooooo, which F1 champion is May gonna pay tribute to?
@k2h4295 жыл бұрын
Its season 3 episode 5, not 4
@menno-7-7-582 жыл бұрын
Amazing driver, but why is there random gameplay😂
@SkullBusters2 жыл бұрын
It’s all from the Grand Tour Game
@nazarosetrov635 жыл бұрын
Clark looks like Orlando bloom
@Soulfulmojo5 жыл бұрын
What the hell is the video game bollocks?
@ritikvarhade73382 жыл бұрын
What was that game?
@SkullBusters2 жыл бұрын
The Grand Tour Game, that’s where the footage in this video was taken from 👍🏻
@christycullen23554 жыл бұрын
Who ever is driving in this game is shocking 🤣
@SkullBusters4 жыл бұрын
Hey I’ll have you know that the handling on that car is terrible! Nothing wrong with my driving skills! Honest 🤪 Have you played the game?
@kalindatchev9945 жыл бұрын
What is with the utterky stupid video game driving portions? Destroys an otherwise great episode.
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
The footage is from the grand tour game in which you play the episode, so has if you were Jim Clark driving the original cars he drove. Hope this helps 😉👍🏻
@F1Guy-Guy2 ай бұрын
The best driver problem is Lewis Hamilton
@nickthefox725 жыл бұрын
Back when formula one was a proper sport and not the health and safety parade it is now. Clutches,gear levers,almost regular tyres....formula one has been boring since the 80’s
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Yeah I understand where your coming from kind of lost it’s soul, hopefully they’ll start making things better 😉👍🏻
@DrSabot-A5 жыл бұрын
Yea because flying tyres and debris killing spectators, marshalls, and other racers were fun and engaging. Where no engine limitations and design led to dirty plays, dangerous designs, often leading to near fatal injury was viewed as "fun"
@marshduncanson41505 жыл бұрын
Lose the video game rubbish
@SkullBusters5 жыл бұрын
Can’t, otherwise Amazon take it down under copyright
@marshduncanson41505 жыл бұрын
@@SkullBusters Ah! I did not know this. Thank you for explaining.