Jim Clark, One of the Best Drivers in the World

[@morganrees6807]

Acknowledged the best of his era by his peers. Revered more than any other driver since then.

[@ingopaul67]

Some great old clips. Although I was only 1 yr old when he died, Jim is still my No.1 racing hero.

[@shaundadson8302]

Died 5 months before I was born, but have read a lot of articles and film about him and he was the best - a pure smooth natural talent, very kind to fragile machinery and a modest private man. Remember an interview with one of his mechanics where the mechanic had queried why the engine was cutting out at Stowe corner at Silverstone and Jim explained the oil pressure was dropping through the fast corner and he was actually turning it off through the corner to save it!. Was lucky enough to meet one of his mechanics, (Gerry Southby), a few years back and he confirmed a lot of the stuff about him regarding things like how good he was at preserving brakes and things that other drivers broke. Always believe that first race win at Zanvoort in the DFV Lotus 49 was down to his smooth style, as the timing gears broke on Graham Hill's car, or maybe he was lucky that day!. Either way a great driver, just wish he'd lived longer.

[@Matthew-S75]

I was less than a year old when Senna died, but he's my favorite pilot of all time & he's who got me into f1.

[@LeoWuerde]

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...

[@timdavies5219]

The thumbnail pic is Dan Gurney.

[@richardsracingmad]

It’s a joke innit? Haha, let’s hear the expert video😂

[@rainerwunderlich8023]

Agree - it's Dan Gurney with no doubt;-)

[@lutzgrellmann1053]

It is definitly Dan Gurney and not Jim Clark on the foto !!!

[@F1Guy-Guy]

@@timdavies5219 because Dan gurney was better

[@vgfxworks]

it's John Paul Jones

[@stevesgaming7475]

Jim Clark was amazing, if you could compare drivers from different eras (which you cannot) he would be head and shoulders above the rest.

[@kayholmes7920]

Wonderful documentary. My elder brother was a racing fanatic and we used to race each other with Scalextric cars. We both pretended we were Jim Clark.

[@goodwood-rc4nx]

wonderful documentary the interviews filmed at the peak time where those who knew him were around to talk about him

[@edteach3r]

Jim Clarke may not be considered the greatest by everyone, but is arguably the most talented ever to grace the race track. He won whatever he drove; saloon cars, Indy, sports cars and F1. The first GP I, aged 8, ever attended with my dad was Jimmy Clark’s last… the 1968 South African Grand Prix. He was sublime. I remember the day he died… I cried uncontrollably.

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

Denny Hulme drove; saloon cars, Indy, sports cars and F1 ~ AND Lemans and CanAm.

[@edteach3r]

@@DennisMerwood-xk8wp Quire correct! Denny was supremely dedicated to racing, even to the point that he died behind the wheel at Bathurst. Those drivers would fly across the Atlantic multiple times, often to the point of total exhaustion (as happened to Jackie Stewart). Thanks for the comment.

[@chasermalloy7406]

​@@DennisMerwood-xk8wpClark ran formula 2, formula one, Indycar, sports cars, NASCAR

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

@@chasermalloy7406 Add formula 3, formula 2, and the big trucks to Denny's resume. No way that Jimmy was as versatile as Denny. And NASCAR ..pppffft... Jimmy drove less than one race! LOL Sports cars likewise, the Lotus 30 was a flop.

[@chasermalloy7406]

@@DennisMerwood-xk8wp well you can add a few to the list I posted for Clark too. Hulme was a great driver but I'm sure you're not suggesting that he was number one rather than Clark ? His results don't come anywhere close to Clark. You mention things that Hulme did bugger all of anyway. Absolutely ludicrous. His F1 and Canam titles came in vastly superior cars. Denny said plainly himself that he won the F1 title because Jack ran the new Repco engine and had so many failures

[@mickg7299]

Jackie Stewart said “Jim was the master, I was the apprentice.”

[@H5TLR]

both great drivers, sadly didn't get to see them battle each other for long enough, it was more like one up and coming as we lost the worlds greatest, such a shame

[@danieldravot341]

@@mickg7299, my first championship race was Monaco, 1973 when Stewart tied Clark’s record of 25 victories . . .

[@tconbo4514]

'he was everything I aspired to be as a racing driver and as a man'

[@stuartsmith5308]

When Senna, Schumacher and Fangio were asked who is the best F1 driver that ever lived ? They all said Clark.

[@Carolinian4372]

Clark also drove in one NASCAR race at Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina. He drove for Holmon & Moody that day. After the race he said he really enjoyed driving the big V-8 stock cars. He also planned to race in NASCAR at other events but he was unfortunately killed just months after the Rockingham race.

[@beagle7622]

I had the almost unique experience of watching Jimmy in the Tasman Lotus 49 at Sandown Park in Melbourne . He was alone on the track for around 45 minutes. I was in my teens but even then I knew how good his car control was. Definitely the most amazing 40 minutes of watching Motor Racing. He had that car sideways through the kink at the start of the main straight, something I never saw before or after.

[@marcumexe]

Seen Jim race in the first Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport in 1967, it was pouring rain how those guys could see was something not human, the roostertails of water coming off those rain tires made the car behind disappear Jim used to come around the corner we were watching from by playing with the throttle his front wheels would have about 4-5 inches of air under the front tires he would back off as soon as they landed he throttled up more air about three or four times every time he went by and like clockwork same thing every time nobody else did that they had to slow and accelerate carefully not Jim on off the throttle air clearance under the front tires three or four times and he was gone, never ever seen that happen again you tell me he couldn't drive, such precision and maximum confidence could only accomplish that by throttling he made the car turn without steering input hitting the throttle to turn the rear while the front had air under them every time he gave it throttle in bursts unbelievable, I never ever forgot that sight of air under both front tires the whole race without spinning off, this guy was not human but second to none..

[@Redgolf2]

Clarke and Tazio Nuvolari were the 2 greatest, Tazio won on bikes, in cars and Formula races. Only he, Surtees and Hailwood had such traits and successes

[@garyfallows1123]

I don't think he was one of the best, he was THE best, he could race anything and win

[@kg0173]

@@garyfallows1123 Feels like you are talking about AJ Foyt.

[@stuartbritton4811]

He was talking about Jim Clark. No other driver could touch him. ​@@kg0173

[@F1Guy-Guy]

@@garyfallows1123 But nothing as intense like Hamilton RC cars to Go Karts formula masters Championship to Formula 3000 ford to Formula Renault 2.0 to Formula 2 to F1 Champion in every category with the most impressive C. V in the history of Motorsports

[@garyfallows1123]

@@F1Guy-Guy Hamilton may have an impressive record, but he is not anywhere near Jim Clark, Hamilton is a one series weekend racer and he has always had the best equipment, Clark raced in many different classes at the same time, Touring Cars, Sports Cars, F1, F2, Indianapolis, rallying, he also raced and won with equipment that at times was so bad if you sneezed on it, it would fail, as has been shown over the last few seasons by Russell outperforming him, Hamilton can't work with a bad car and get the best from it, and when you have people such as Fangio, Moss, Stewart, Hill and Senna saying he was the best, that says it all

[@Cybot7]

@@F1Guy-GuyClark raced saloon cars on the same day as an F1 race. He won Indy and a whole lot of other stuff. All Lewis has done is race single seaters. Probably the greatest F1 driver of all time but not the greatest driver of all time. Clark was.

[@AtZero138]

31:10 That's a Broken lower control arm... Not a Flat.... Blame the tyre if you will... It appears full of Air ... Cheers from Southern California 🇺🇸.. Thanks for sharing this with us... These Documentaries are absolutely phenomenal to watch..

[@cathybrind2381]

Pity a lot of the comments are not phenomenal to read....

[@jeffdriscoll6096]

When interviewed Dan Gurney said Jim Clark’s father came up to him at the funeral and told him that Dan was the only driver that Jim feared

[@mrdunns3338]

Correct. I'm fortunate enough to have lived in Duns for close on 40 years, a 10 minute walk from the Museum and I've had a few bits of inside info about private visits when it's normally closed. Family holidays got in the way and I missed meeting Senna and Dan Gurney, but I have an extensive collection of books signed by Sir Jackie Stewart, Innes Ireland, Eric Bryce, Roy Salvadori, Eric Dymock, Ian Scott Watson, Sir Stirling Moss, Jenks, Professor Sid Watkins, Murray Walker, Roger Clark, Tony Mason and many others, not forgetting Louise Aitken-Walker who with her husband Graham, still run a local garage business.

[@markk1873]

Our villages World Champion,without a doubt THE best driver ever.

[@DrVaticinator]

1965 what year, and the line up in F1 was amazing. What a list of drivers to beat for the championship.

[@ProjectFairmont]

I did a write up for the REVS Institute on the Ford Indy V8 program. The Lotus chassis suffered durability issues vs the truck like cars that ran the Offy. The big difference in terms of advantage of the Ford Indy engines, aside from the mid mount location, a lower CG and lightness in the Lotus, was fuel. The Offy’s which has origins from the 1915 Peugeot 16v DOHC 4cyl, ran on alcohol. High compression being possible at the expense of efficiency per unit of fuel. The Lotus/Ford did not have to make pit stops as often and had capable enough speed via 8 cylinders and 260 cubic inches of displacement. When Lotus/Ford went to the DOHC Windsor based SBF motor in ‘64 it was all but over for front engine/Offenhauser. The Offy held on well though with mid engine adoption and turbocharging, remaining competitive and capable of winning up through the mid 70s.

[@ysgol3]

It's so tragic - awful - that the ridiculously dangerous Hockenheim race deprived him of so much more racing success and enjoyment and of a full, happy life. It still saddens me very very much.

[@ivanohalleran7316]

Without a doubt, Jim Clark set records which are unbeaten to this day, which to me demonstrates his amazing ability. He could win driving any kind of racing car. He is in my opinion the greatest ever driver with superb talent to ever sit in a formula one car. Unlike Shumacher, Senna and Verstappen he never had to try and push driver's off the track to win, because he was always so far ahead of his rivals. Senna thought he was the greatest ever too.

[@andrewganley9016]

And all he had for driver 'aids' were steering wheel.clutch and gear lever!

[@F1Guy-Guy]

@@ivanohalleran7316 Records What! = Hamilton GOAT

[@cathybrind2381]

@@F1Guy-Guy Takes a goat to know a goat....

[@RichMPiBlue.]

Love old footage like this!

[@sturmgesutz]

The best ever, an otherwordly talent the like of which we never saw before or since.

[@pinkharrier47]

The head picture is Dan Gurney.

[@paulstark6818]

A fabulous doco thank you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@maxhofer3223]

Big respect for Jim Clark….at least One of the GOATS……!!!

[@Dinobaburas.]

If Jim were english more programs and Media attention would be bestowed upon him.Shamilton couldn't lace his racing boots.Jim Clark the best ever!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@danieldravot341]

And the thumbnail photo atop this video is Dan Gurney . . .

[@mustangjohhny]

The greats that have died young

[@hervereader1920]

A cette époque , il pilotait toutes sortes de voitures , c est ça la classe .

[@lorimcquinn3966]

Jim Clark was suppose to race one of the STP/Chapman Turbine cars in 1968 at Indy, unfortunately his demise prevented this. His smooth driving skills and clear thinking could have easily provided a win for himself and the STP/Chapman team. His death, a tragic loss to the racing world.

[@H5TLR]

lotus 18 25 etc were mid mounted inline engines, not rear engine, mid engine is mounted in front of the rear wheels, rear engine is mounted on or behind the rear wheels. not being pedantic, just clarifying the facts

[@ELECTRICMOTOCROSSMACHINE]

He was a bad ass racer.

[@claymunsamy]

My racing hero the greatest racer only reliability let him down

[@lilijijskk]

this man was underrated

[@playststeve8789]

Why does the thumbnail show Dan Gurney?

[@peterobertson1457]

So why does the thumbnail show Dan Gurney?

[@stevesgaming7475]

I was wondering that too.

[@richardsracingmad]

@@stevesgaming7475 he knows his stuff, this video must be worth watching😅

[@kznsoftball5326]

One if nor the best , pleasure to watch

[@chris-zl4wm]

Despite living in the cemetery for over 50 years he still has records in his name! in my opinion Ayrton Senna is the greatest driver and Clark is the best, both have different qualities but if they both were on the grid with same cars I'm certain Clark would win.

[@MauroMeneguzzi-tf2jf]

Tudo antigamente era no preto e branco com às filmagens também isso existia no início da fórmula 1 isso me faz lembrar do nosso grande ídolo Ayrton sena foi um dia mais triste 😢 na época em que o Ayrton sena faleceu 🆗️🚹🇧🇷🙏😢

[@AndreLuiz-pp9ze]

SENNA, FANGIO E CLAK SÃO OS MELHORES ELES ATINGIRAM NIVEIS INALCANCAVEIS 👑 👑 👑

[@sixtocortes1755]

GRANDIOSO!

[@gasperagacy]

I laugh when people talk about Jim Clark using Past Tense. What a contradiction of statement that you call him a LEGEND and also say that he died in 1968. Well to me LEGEND never dies, as HE is always alive in folklores, tribal legends in memories and above all in out Heartbeats and feelings. JIM CLARKE GOD OF MOTOR RACING and GOD NEVER DIES.

[@Cybot7]

Great picture of Dan Gurney on the front photo of this otherwise interesting video.

[@johndavey72]

Not a good start ! The thumbnail is indeed Dan Gurney ...........

[@ocorse]

Thanks! You saved me the trouble of pointing out the error by the clueless individual posting this!

[@joaom2057]

Gurney in the picture. Not Clark

[@timbrookes3699]

With a video ref “ Jin Clark one of the best drivers in the world” why not have the picture of Jim Clark rather than Dan Gurney? Simples!,

[@michaelredd4881]

1st photo is Dan Gurney.

[@FM1163-tt2lh]

Senna, Fangio and Clark. Then comes the rest.

[@vgfxworks]

1963 is closer to 1990 than 1990 is to 2024

[@SpeedBrazilOficial]

THANKS GUYS ❤

[@peterlovett5841]

If you can't get your thumbnail correct what trust can I have in your video.

[@ChrisSpriggs-rj2ys]

THE best…….no discussion

[@Tj930]

I thought the thumbnail image didn't look like our Jim - it's a picture of American, Dan Gurney... Creator of the eponymous flap

[@nigelwatts2804]

The photo depicts Dan Gurney

[@user-ps3qk3xl2d]

Who is that in the photo? Lol😅

[@JohnWilkie-q1p]

You start the video with a picture of Dan Gurney not jimmy

[@patrickgriffitt6551]

Why should i watch when you cant put the proper driver in ths opening shot.

[@sonicstep]

14:00, 14:50, interesting 🤔

[@kg0173]

All time best F1 drivers: Juan Manuel Fangio Niki Lauda Ayrton Senna and only then we can talk about Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Gilles Villeneuve, Alain Prost. Jim Clark - one of the best, of course.

[@F1Guy-Guy]

@@kg0173 Lewis Hamilton is GOAT

[@kg0173]

@@F1Guy-Guy not even close, all his wins don't mean a lot. He looks like a loser, a nobody. Just a nobody, which is not bad.

[@kg0173]

@@F1Guy-Guy worse than Schumacher.

[@F1Guy-Guy]

@@kg0173 Mick Ralf Schumacher

[@11secghia]

An acual documentary that does'nt bash the USA?? WOW!

[@11secghia]

Why not more "somewhere on earth" or stuff like this??

[@jimmycanter6185]

Amen to that

[@williamheuter8454]

Poor baby

[@pauldefazio3480]

When you attack your own capital and trash it, other countries notice. Common sense.Now let's get back to racing

[@OwenHuges]

@@11secghia wow, thin skins you yanks!

[@OwenHuges]

Best driver ever?

[@EllDub]

Why's there a question mark

[@OwenHuges]

@@EllDub Well I suppose there is Fangio, and maybe even Senna. But, you are right, question mark redundant.

[@EllDub]

​@@OwenHugesGood points, Fangio is right up there too, guess it depends where you come from!!

[@johngeren1053]

Answer: Neal Cassady

[@F1Guy-Guy]

@@OwenHuges Hahaha Hamilton

[@rickden8362]

Clark could have won the '63 Indy 500 if Lotus had just run the Ford engine as they received it with the Hilborn fuel injection. But the lazy-ass lotus mechanics, too confused to pick up a phone and call Ford for info on the Hilborn system replaced it with Weber carbs-inmates running the asylum. If Lotus had bothered to take the 45 min to learn how to use the Hilborn with it's extra hp, Clark would have lap lead instead of being half a lap down at the end of the race. '64 again, Lotus snatch's defeat from the jaws of victory when Chapman makes the crazy tire decision. In '65, Lotus manages to get out of it's own way, with a Hilborn injected Ford motor and Firestone tires, Clark does what he could have done the last 2 years, win the Indy 500.

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

What a lot of nonsense! The 63' pushrod Ford V8's NEVER had Hilborn injection. And of course it was not the carburation that limited the engines power. It's that these stock engines were too fragile to survive the revs needed to make your mythical extra horsepower.

[@rickden8362]

@@DennisMerwood-xk8wp Not what I read. The motor as received by Lotus from Ford had Hilborn FI. Very likely that Ford with it's resources made the addition.

[@DennisMerwood-xk8wp]

@@rickden8362 Where did you read this?

[@rickden8362]

@@DennisMerwood-xk8wp Ultimatecar site under Lotus 29 car page.

[@kg0173]

Lotus when they came to US was outperforming, they would have won regardless of the driver. A good one, but that didn't make Jim Clark any better.

[@CXLDMUSIC]

😂😂😂There is no need to bash the USA...you are doing a good job of making fools of yourselfs

[@sourcetext]

Elvis and james Dean were faster, and the picture up front is of Dan Gurney

[@spybaz]

"Jim Clark, One of the Best Drivers in the World" - eh, he's not any sort of driver in the world? He's dead.

[@dryfesands1367]

And yet he's going to be remembered long after you shuffle off this mortal coil having achieved two tenths of **** all.

[@spybaz]

@@dryfesands1367 lol. Entirely missing the point. I wasn't criticizing the driver but the title of the video. Also, you don't know me. How many albums have you released internationally?

[@dryfesands1367]

@@spybaz none. But given I'm not a fat auld guy warbling my way through a mediocre cover of "Wish You Were Here" I seem to lack the natural arrogance needed to inflict that crap on other people. The internet has a lot to answer for doesn't it? Perpetuating and stoking political division, echo chambering and destroying debate . . . And making you think self publishing that abomination makes you worth hearing. Terrible.

[@spybaz]

@@dryfesands1367 Haha! Bitter much? That vid was for a friend, not a formal release. You just want to be an asshole, I see. Enjoy your miserable existence.

[@F1Guy-Guy]

@@spybaz he was so good he crashed and died

[@F1Guy-Guy]

Hamilton is much much better

[@RADThird1]

I don't think Ham would agree with you. He's been asked and he said Jim was better.

[@F1Guy-Guy]

@@RADThird1 Senna was better than CARK but then Hamilton is better than all of the past and present drivers put together hence why Lewis is the GOAT

[@michaelcarroll7621]

At what? Whining?

[@dryfesands1367]

@@F1Guy-Guy you don't know much about Motorsport do you? Hamilton has an inferior win ratio to Clark, despite benefiting from driver aids, pit wall support, much much more reliable machinery and racing on circuits that allow for errors. Drive to Survive fan huh?

[@F1Guy-Guy]

@@dryfesands1367 And Hamilton is the best driver in Formula 1 history and is the GOAT while Jimbo Crashed his Lotus which he had an advantage due to Colin Chatman's lightweight design was also his downfall as it made Jim crash on German soil not long after WW2 HOW bloody embarrassing for the brit 🤣

[@johnrobinson8340]

I noticed Dan Gurney too.