Jim Clark's greatest race 

This was probably the single greatest ever drive in F1 history. JC was and still is the most gifted racing driver that ever lived

Of the 72 Formula One Grands Prix that Jim Clark raced in, on 46 occasions some sort of mechanical failure on the car either dropped him out of the race or slowed him down dramatically. Of the remaining 26 races in which the car ran 100% reliably until the end of the race, Jim finished second on one occasion. Of the remaining 25 races, he won all of them. This is whilst racing against Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill and John Surtees. Four men who won nine World Championships between them. In the history of F1, in fact in the history of Motor Sport, it is not a matter of how you rate the drivers. There is Jim Clark.............................................................................and then there are the rest.

Beautiful, heartfelt presentation - thank you. Jim Clark was someone really special. I'm not ashamed to write that I cried when he was killed.

I saw Jim Clark race many times, mainly in club races and the occasional F1/F2 race. Never have I seen a more exquisite car control and speed as Clark throwing a Lotus Cortina around Brands Hatch and Crystal Palace. The phrase "poetry in motion" is a cliche, but in this case, it was true. Never missed an apex or braking point. The most naturally gifted driver I ever saw - and I attended hundreds of races in the 1960s. I once saw him come third in a crippled F2 car which was stuck in 5th gear. If it wasn't for having to slow down at Druids hairpin then accelerate with zero torque on the exit, he would doubtless have won that race too, in just 5th gear.

Thank you, sir. I followed racing closely in the '60s and still recall that April morning in '68 when I was saddened and stunned by Jim Clark's fatal accident.

"I don´t believe in bad luck. I do believe in something done wrong" Jim Clark (1936 - 1968) Regards from Venezuela.

Jim Clark was the GREATEST race driver in the history of motor racing. PERIOD!

So much Senna talk, but no driver in the world was as great as Jim Clark.

Greatest driver EVER Fangio acknowledged that Clark was ,could drive anything competitively .tragic loss I still get a lumping my throat when I see this quiet genius film stories and only wonder what might have been if he hadn't gone to Hockenhiem that April weekend.

Seeing all the F1 race videos on RU-vid, I just can’t get any enthusiasm for those past April 1968.

Alain Prost was the smartest driver, Mansell the bravest, senna the absolute fastest and most determined but Jim was the greatest WHY? because he had the most god given natural tallent of them all.

wow, puts Sennas 1985 efforts into true perspective, thank you peter.

at least you could show us jim clark driving his fast car fast to shows us his amazing car control. we will like to see that..

A fantastic telling of the story of the race, thanks Peter. Did Colin Chapman's 'no safety margin' approach win more races for Lotus than it cost? I can only imagine the kinds of risks that Clark took to make up that time on his competitors, in an era where the downside of pushing your luck could literally be fatal. To lose the victory due to running out of fuel must have been heart breaking. Was refueling allowed in that era? - could Lotus have added fuel during the tyre change? Anyway thanks for the video, hopefully your Clark videos will be included in the new Clark museum at Duns.

Thank you Mr. Peter Windsor!!

Thank you Peter. Your stories are terrific

Don't know how I missed this one. Well done Peter.

Jim was the greatest driver of the 60s.A true world champion and brilliant in every type of motorsport.

I wonder what Rob Wilson would have to say if he coached Clark? Something in the lines of: "That was perfect" "I have nothing to add" "Please show me how you did that?"

"No creo en la mala suerte; sí creo en algo que se hizo mal" Jim Clark (1936 - 1968) Piloto escocés de Fórmula 1. Campeón Mundial en 1963 y 1965.

a timely and touching tribute thank you Peter. SH.

I saw one at Sandown Park in Melbourne, for about 40 minutes. Sliding the 49 through the curve at the Dunlop Bridge lap after lap. The curve disappeared in 1984. I never saw anyone else do that.

The irony being Jimmy didn’t actually think he’d done anything special. It was that easy for him. Probably 1 of a handful of races he had to race at his maximum abilities 10/10ths...

Nice episode this one, thankyou as always Peter. Hey I like your shinny black tie Pete! o7

Great story. Love to hear more of them. 60s racing at its finest.

Jim Clark the best driver of all time. period. But what a line up of drivers, aces on aces, a truly glorious era of racing, never again! unfortunately today we only have sadness, a piece of the shadow of these people who built the sport that I loved so much out of enthusiasm... never again, unfortunat

Never Hamilton. Never Schumacher. Never Senna. Never Prost. Never Fangio. Jim Clark is the greatest of all time. No other driver had that perfect combination of skill in a race car and balls to the walls bravery.

Well over looked as the best driver ever , he is never mentioned. He would have gone on the be the best had he not been killed. R.I.P. JIM.

I’m so old that I remember Peter Windsor when he had hair. There was an interesting story circulating in the paddock as to how he was convinced to sell the rights to the name of the Brabham team . . .

Best driver for me and also Jochen Rindt

Peter Windsor loves the sound of his own voice.

After Clark's death, Formula One was a competition of "Also Rans."

If they had considered splashing a few liters of gasoline (was that permitted then? maybe not...) in the 5 minutes it probably took to change the flat, the outcome of the race would have been very different.

If for no other reason, IMO, Sir Jack deserves his knighthood for saving Jim’s life twice.

"Leisurely pit stops"...not anymore. Nowadays, the racecar barely comes to a stop, before heading out of the pits, with fresh tires, and a full load of fuel.

The best there ever was.

It's true that Jimmy caught up marvellously, of course, but Graham was the one a lap ahead and was uncatchable, even by Jimmy, but Graham broke down. PS Isn't it now accepted that Jim ran out of fuel because he drove so much faster even than he usually did that day, therefore using more fuel than Chapman thought possible.

It ain't Jim Clark greatest race at all.... and I will explain you why by his monza lap by lap time statistics; He was in no way faster than team mate graham Hill that day ....Just get and read the lap chart in the book AUTOCOURSE 1967 annual, and you 'll see by yourself. I am not cheating at all....

The music ruined this for those who are hard of hearing.