Jim Clark's Final Race & How The Best Driver In The World Was Lost | The Grand Tour 

i wish every episode had a historic segment. i just loved this film and last season's audi/lancia film so much.

It’s sad how Clark and senna didn’t really wanna race before the race but they had to. To legends gone but never forgotten. RIP

Reminds me of the senna tribute they did on “another motoring show”

Don't apologise for your emotions sir, I understand. RIP Jim Clark.

i hope we get more segments like this, it was very well done

What a Man. Rest in peace, you won’t be forgotten.

For me it’s Jim Clark always...I’m not interested in your Senna’s or Schumacher or Fangios, with the deepest and greatest respect to those incredible racing drivers but I will always pick Jim Clark as the greatest racing driver of all time...not just for his supernatural ability behind the wheel of any race car, his adaptability to any set up in a race car or his incredible accuracy and smoothness that put him ahead of any other driver in history, it was the content of his character as a man, his humbleness all put together in one incredible package that is the legend Jim Clark, never to be forgotten and still gaining F1 fans as the generations pass

Hammond, this Jim Clark piece is the pinnacle of motorsport film making. Thank you. He will always be missed.

Was a really good episode

segment is up there with the le mans and the lotus one, hoping for more stuff like this soon

The bit where he drove the car holding the stick and steering with one hand and won, also where he switched of the engine during the corners. It goes to show that if you love something and have a passion for it you don’t complain. As cheesy as it will sound, but these two bit did teach me to stop being a snowflake when my wifi goes out for 5 min, I hope i stay true to my work like him and even get fraction of the mentality he had. Also the 63 races per year, that day and age the endurance shown by him was just utter madness. I hope the story showed in Grand tour doesn’t go in vain and truly inspires people even the slightest bit. :) Thanks to the producers, writers for showing this.

The fellow in the video has no need to apologise for getting upset, tragic

Very sad story! We must remember that back in those days car racing was associated with a huge risk to life and limb! Now we have to thank the engineers who care about the safety of modern cars. This story is written in blood.

I’ll say it...Jim Clark is the greatest of all time! If I could pick any driver from any era to race in my team, I’d pick Jim Clark 1st every time. The man was a driving genius to a level that’s not been matched since

Can you guys imagine the parallel universe where Clark went to Brands Hatch instead? He might still be alive today...

He was excellent in all types of vehicles. In Cortinas the style was amazing.

@LeoWuerde vor 1 Jahr (bearbeitet) JIM CLARK - 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 a driver in the history of the sport: He won the F1 World Championship, the Tasman Series with F1 cars, the Indy 500, the 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...

I wish I knew who the man is at 0:21 - obviously part of Clark's pit team - but he is truly the one who brings the first-person understanding and the pathos to this story. A big tip of the hat to him as well to Jim Clark's memory. Thanks to you, too, Hammond, for giving us the straight deal.

Jim Clark revolucionó el mundo del automovilismo, su humildad escuchando a su equipo era tan grande como su diestria... Excelente reportaje. Gracias The Grand Tour.

Absolutely love these historical kinds of segments on the show. Love the 1983 Lancia & Audi segment as well.

Who is that heartless creature....who disliked the video....man do you even know to drive a Kia...???

This has to be my favourite episode to date. I went from laughing with Jeremy, to crying my eyes out in the end with Hammond.

Who's cutting the onions.

Shed a tear during this episode

Clark, Miles, Senna... The great ones always go to soon. To the kings of speed and the legends power... RIP

The best in the world there isnt a driver of this man caliber and i dont think well see a man who is on this legend level today we have computers in cars now back then it was him and the car at 170 mph

Dear Grand Tour, the Jim Clark piece you did was the best you’ve done so far. It really made my eyes water. What a legend he was. In my opinion, in Colin Chapman’s opinion, in Ayrton Senna’s opinion and many others.. the greatest driver ever lived... I salute you Jim 👏🏻🥇🏆✌🏻 RIP

Thank you for doing this segment. It is great to see motoring and racing legends highlighted. I must admit I feel rather ashamed that I never knew much about Jim Clark or his career short of that he won at Indy once. But alas we are bombarded with American racing greats (I'm in Canada) and see or here very little about the greats from across the pond. I hope these segments become a be regular feature on the The Grand Tour. Maybe 3 per series with each of you hosting one of them.

This whole part about Jim Clark was ...... I can't even find the words. Beautiful. Moving. So very well put together. I just sat here for a few minutes saying wow after watching it. Bravo gentlemen. Bravo.

That and the Le mans Video are some of the best Films you did. Please do more or even a spinoff history series.

Utterly phenomenal thank you Richard!

The most natural and talented man who could race any car in any race. RIP Jim, you were the man to beat and you beat them all.

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Jim Clark was the best. P.S. Glad to see Richard Hammond has found work as a Leprechaun.

Plot twist: Clarkson is actually Clark'son. I'm sorry I'll leave.

Jim Clark. Winner of the biggest race there ever was and still is. The Indianapolis 500

When someone asks about a person they know after a horrifying crash only to get a 'no' as the answer... it's just disheartening and painful to carry on knowing they're gone from this world. :'(

What a legend. I'm Scottish as well he's a big inspiration for me

Next season needs to have segments like this and car reviews. Just being road trips would make it like that soulless American Top Gear on the History channel.

This segment about Jim is very touching

Those 30 people that disliked the video, boi y’all have something wrong with ya

One of the best pieces you have ever done.

I glad others get to learn about this amazing man, he is revered in the Scottish Borders.

May his soul rests in peace 😑🙌✝️

The History Section of TGT is the best...Season 1 with Ford GT40 vs Ferrari, Season 2 With Audi Quattro Vs Lancia 037 Season 3 with Jim Clark plz do this more

If Clark was a better driver in the wet....he would most likely still be alive today...or taken a leaf out of "many a world champion driver" to not race in such bad conditions.

This piece was honestly the best thing The Grand Tour has ever produced, it was absolutely brilliant.

Is it weird that I learned more history on this video than my history teacher actually taught me last year?

I watched episode. Great, just great touching story about Jim Clark, best man ever siting behind the wheel!

This fateful day made Jim Clark an absolute legend. I wasnt even born and feel this great loss.

I love when they do historical segments like toose they did on t.g. on senna, lancia, the rivalry in rally between lancia and Audi. I love these sort of short documentaries

Would anyone interested please have a look at my comment on the 'Jim Clark's Fatal Accident' post - I've been doing some research into exactly what happened on that terrible day.

He was and still is #1, Just like to say well done to Richard Hammond, Absolutely fantastic work.

This is beautiful, do another one with another legendary driver pls🙏 maybe jochen rindt?

Please please please make more of these types of videos. Last year we had the one about Lancia and it was fantastic!!

I was wishing before the start of this episode that you would do something like the WRC( from the history books). Woola here it is. Respect for the legend. This episode had great consumer advice, lessong from past, women empowerment and the fun. My favorite episode so far.

What a sad loss, but I want to know what happened to Jim's body, if the engine was 35ft away, I'm guessing the car was snapped in half, so was Jim's body just a broken mess in what was left in the car?

This made my girlfriend cry when we watched it. She knows nothing about cars or racing or jim clark. Very well put together tribute.

All of these historical segments have been great.

This film section was brilliant. More like that please!

Possibly the greatest natural talent to step into a Formula 1 cockpit, other than Ronnie Peterson

It's always tragic whenever the motorsport world loses a legendary driver...

A true legend💓

This was such an amazing segment, I hope you guys continue to do this in the future!

2:15 - it ain't your fault buddy. Even after all this time he feels exactly the same way. Such a terrible shame. RIP.

The Grand Tour has been a fun show, not fully the show That Other Show was, but good. This special bit though, about the history of Jim Clark, was beautiful. Hammond did an incredible job presenting the history of the best driver, ever.

Best segment in The Grand Tour so far, absolutely beautiful. Looking forward to more historic pieces.

Jim Clark was a awesome race car driver! Sad that he died! Love the video like always!

More segments like this please. It was beautiful

This is why the Grand Tour is so amazing, it honors those who inspired so many other people to be the best person they could be, and enjoy the thrill of going 100 mph+

Love you clark and respect to tgt for helping the world rember the true racing champion that was lost far too early

This is the sort of thing I always enjoyed the most from Jezza/Hammond/May & Wilman&Chaps crew of TG/Grand Tour. They do all sorts of things brilliantly, but these beautifully written tributes - whether it's historical, or sometimes a "love letter to a car" - always touched me the most. The Senna, Lancia, Saab tributes, this Jim Clark one, along with poetic reviews like one of Alfa Disco Volante - they're pure gold. They can joke about gentleman's sausages and do the three stooges stuff, and have me in stitches, but it always struck me in contrast how impactful it becomes in moments like this. You can see a lot of youtube channels / car media throughout the years have borrowed / adopted their style in one way or another, be it editing, narration, writing... And in comments, you'd see, "wow, this is just like TG/Grand Tour", which just shows how it's a praise. I wish in whatever format Grand Tour carries on for following seasons, they can find a spot for this sort of stuff.

This is what The Grand Tour was exceptional at doing

Season 1, james may with battle between ford and ferrari at le mans Season 2, jeremy clarkson with lancia and audi at rally world Season 3, richard hammond with the best driver in the world jim clark The best segment so far, we need more on historical story like this

Never had the honor of watching the previous all-time greats race (Clark, Fangio, Nuvolari), only Schumacher and Senna.

What an amazing documentary. This was a great segment in the last Grand Tour episode!

The Legend

I'm an F1 fanatic, and even though Jim Clark was before my time, he is my favourite all-time F1 driver. What he achieved in such a short space of time was unbelievable, I'm sure that had he not been taken from us in 1968, he would have equalled if not gone past the great Fangio's record of 5 F1 titles at the time F1 champ 63" 65" Indianapolis 500 winner 65" Considering that F1 cars of that era where death traps, a remarkable driver!!!

The full version on the show was my favorite automotive history story I have ever seen. Well done GT.

It's been 54 years Jimmy. Seems like just yesterday for anyone who envied your driving ability.

This was my favorite part of the episode. Absolutely beautifully done.

Thank you The Grand Tour for educating me on the brief life of a legend in the racing world.

Imagine if someone next year won the Indianapolis 500 by TWO laps , 5 miles . Jimmy did that , skipping the Monaco GP and still became F1 champion the same year . Never again .

My birthday is 7th April. I have been a die hard F1 fan for almost 30 years, I will always think of Jim Clark on my birthday. Absolute legend. RIP

You guys absolutely killed it this week! It was so damn amazing!

Tragic. Taken too soon. Great segment, would love to see more like it.

Jim Clark was the best driver ever, I watched him drive at Mosport in 1967 pouring rain on and off all day Jim would come flying by this downgrade part of the track at the bottom a sharp left turn which the water would accumulate, as he was downshifting you could see about 5-6 inches of clearance on the front tires then he stab the throttle and the tires would again touch the ground and up again about 3-4 times he never used the steering to turn because he would have understeered off like others and instead used the throttle to steer the rear tires and kept the front tires straight every time he came by the same thing no one else was driving as he did, they had to slow down considerably or hydroplane off the track, not Jim perfect every time, a combination of throttle stabs front tires bouncing in the air and he was gone. After seeing that I knew this guy was not a mear mortal but a racing God, and to this day, I have never seen anyone attempting what Jim was doing without a second thought, of course he won the first Canadian Grand Prix, beating many of the greats of those times..

I wish all these F1 legends never met their fate

Very evocative piece. I'm reminded of a line from the movie The Last Samurai - "Life in every breath"...until there isn't. RIP

This episode is my favourite, a great tribute to such a talented man

Jim actually didn’t have much of a choice in what race he could do. He had contract stipulations with Firestone that required him to participate at Hockenheim. He lost his life because Firestone told him he needed to race at Hockenheim.

Don’t care what anyone says, footballers, any sports player that ain’t any type of race driver are nothing compared to race car drivers, they are pure sport men/women, nothing but mechanics, engineering and cars and drivers

"If it could happen to him, what chance do the rest of us have? I think we all felt that. It seemed like we'd lost our leader." - Chris Amon

I feel like the grand tour just went into another gear this season. best season so far. feel like am watching .....

The comments here are great... I can't add anything except to say that as an 8 yo, I would read the papers just to see how he had done... A genuine heroic racing driver, gone way too soon...

My dad was at that 1968 race in Hockenheim and remembers hearing over the loud speakers "Jim Clark ist tot."

This was very well done in memory of Mr Clark very cool 😊

If I was the other drivers, I would have quit racing! You don’t care about my safety then I will not race! 👈🏿

Without doubt the best motor racing driver ever.

Thank you for introducing me to a legend!