The Legend of Jim Clark 

If Juan Manuel Fangio says that you are the best racing driver in history than you must be one hell of a brilliant driver (which he arguably was).

The things I would do to attend those old GP races...

This deserves more views.

Reverence was indeed Ayrtons perspective of Clark, and in a somewhat unusual display of modesty, he spoke of Jim as "the best of the best." Senna actually commissioned a famous Mexican artist to create a painting for him... depicting the grid at Monaco, with all of Formula 1 historically greatest champions lining the grid.... the order didn't matter, however Senna had specifically stipulated that Jim Clark occupy pole. Also, if you ever visit the museum chronicling Clarks life in his humble hometown, you will see Ayrton's name on the check in list. Sadly, both the circumstances around their deaths would be eerily similar. Both of them were in their early 30s, both suddenly and mysteriously careening off the track at high speed for no apparent reason, both known for their immense natural talent being tragically cut short.... Even more odd, the teammate for Clark in the 1968 season was Graham Hill, who lifted the spirits of the team afterwards by proceeding to win the championship that year. 26 years later, Ayrtons teammate for the 1994 season? Grahams own son, Damon Hill, who would also proceed to win the championship, becoming the first ever father-son duo to accomplish the feat.

Named after this legend. Rest in peace.

Jim Clark is the F1 driver I respect the most. Not only for being very successful but also for his unreachable class.

Probably the greatest driver ever. He made legends, look like also-rans. It would be as if a driver made the Aryton Senna and Alain Prost of his generation, look po-si-tive-ly normal. And he won with anything and everything, from Ford Cortinas to Indycars. Mechanics said that he was horrible at developing cars because of his ability to drive around problems. He would take a dog of a car and turn it into a race winner. When the mechanics would ask him what's wrong with the car, he would basically say, "Nothing much." Legend.

Incredible video! Make this a series called "The Legend of..."

Jim Clark won 25 races and finished runner-up once. ONCE!! If his car didn't break down, he was going to win the race. For me he's the GOAT.

It's sad that most people only talk about Michael Schumacher or Ayrton Senna, if it comes to the question who is the greatest F1 driver of all times !!

Jim Clark was the greatest driver I've ever seen race.. For Fangio to name him as the greatest of all time is the highest compliment of all. Clark was simply in a class of his own.. and he had no need for any of the intimidatory tactics used by later pretenders to his throne. Why? Because you don't need to if you're out in front.. Certainly he was not a 'blocker' in the manner of Schumacher.. or Senna. He was unfailingly modest and courteous on and off the track. There'll never be another.

Jim Clark was the GOAT of F1, no questions asked. Throughout his career he was always in the championship hunt (if his car would be reliable) but he was a normal man out of F1 in Duns, his home town. I have seen his museum and the trophies he has won is remarkable. This man proved that being quiet in Formula 1 can lead you to greatness. #RIPJimClark

Seeing Jim driving his first F1 race at Zandvoort brings back sweet memories. I immediately recognized his superb driving skills and as a teenager instantly became a great fan of Jim. Saw him driving every year since 1960 at Spa, Nurburgring and Zandvoort. Following F1 ever since he died I think he still s the best driver ever.

This is really nicely put together, not the least bit mawkish or over the top. It's great for F1 fans old & new to be treated to the occasional reflection on the history of the sport. Drivers like Jim Clark were so focused. Pure, dogged racers, they epitomised toughness and courage. And, despite the staggeringly high risk of dying, or ending a race to find out a friend had died, they never wavered in their desire to keep going faster, faster, faster.

Great video. Jim Clark really was one of the best drivers of all time. R.I.P

Rest in Peace

This is probably one of the best f1 vids I've seen

My favorite driver of all time...never forgotten.

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 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...

Brilliant video... Touching

Jim Clark was the best. There is no doubt about that. R.I.P

They should make a movie about Jim Clarks career

The most gifted driver to have ever graced F1

An otherwise more unknown "statistic" to me, that is just another clear illustration towards Jim being the Greatest, is the fact that he finished in 2nd place, only a single time in his entire career.... Owing to the fact that he won, and won often.... and when he didn't, it was usually far off from being able to do so due to reliability/and or other conditions out of his control. But he simply was so purely skilled and talented, but in total uniqueness to his ability atypical of racing drivers, he always drove clean and fluidly, consistently and calmly.... while remaining fast as all hell. Simply the best.

Keep it up guys, this is really good content

Jim Clark... Champion... Gentleman. RIP.

Michael Schumacher had 5 grand slams, Ayrton Senna had 4 grandslams. Jim Clark well he had 8 grandslams.Jim had theHighest win ratio and had the second best pole position ratio after Fangio. If that lotus of his had been reliable enough he would have won 3 more championships and if he hadn't died god knows how many championships he would have won. He could win in any type of car. He was and is truly the greatest driver of all time.

I saw him at Indianapolis; you could tell he was special.

A really brilliant and misfortuned champion...

The biggest ''what if'' in F1. The fact the he still holds the record for the most grand slams should tell you something.

R.I.P. Jim Clark Ur one of the most successful British drivers of all time

One of the best F1 drivers.

If you could pick any driver of any generation in the history of the sport...I would pick Jim Clark every time. For me, he is by far the greatest naturally talented racing driver this world has ever seen. Add to that he was an even better example of gentleman and a true credit to the sport and to his country of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The great man, Jim Clark.

Quite a fantastic video! Excellent images, information, and music too. Very enjoyable

The best ever.

Jim is great, scoring 100% of the points in 1963 and 1965.

Its impossible to watch that video and not get goosebumps. Godspeed Mr. Clark! 🏁

Fifty years later, his memory can still bring me to tears.

Visited Jim's grave at Chirnside in 1968 . A sad day for F1 . Never forgotten . 🏁

My idol.

He was REAL Racing Driver . To your memory Jim R.I.P

Best of all time. So naturally talented

Most underrated driver in F1 and definitely should be in top 3 f1 drivers of all time and IMO one of the best drivers of all the time in general. His ability to get in any car and being able to driver it even with a poor setup is legendary.

Rest in peace🙏 Legends never die

I remember visiting the 1986 Grand Prix at the old Hockenheim circuit,and was taking the long walk to the Ostkurve bend, where I planned to view the race,and as I walked along the forest track heading for my viewing spot,I came across the very simple memorial to Jimmy in the forest. Surprisingly,there was nobody else around,and for a few moments I stood at the simple little stone cross with a few bunches of flowers around it, and remembered not only the legend,but his parents who had lost their their youngest child and only son in pursuit of his dreams. Rest in Peace Champ.

There's an urban legend Senna at one point asked an Mexican Painter to paint a fantasy race with Fangio, Jackie Stewart, himself, Emerson Fittipaldi (this was before Schumacher's successes, obviously since Senna died long before Michael's reign; also Prost was out of this painting because Senna was being all contentious against Prost). He said the racers could be painted in any position/place, BUT pole position HAD to be Jim Clark, as Senna remarked "because he was the best of the best". Not confirmed but whoa is that a statement from the almighty Ayrton Senna.

My hero . When i was a boy he was the main man. My mother bought me shoes with a grand prix tread on the soul and had grand prix charts and pictures on my bedroom walls. I remember hearing of his death then shutting off from f1 because evrytime i saw his car I felt he should still be here and winning races. I was sitting at his grave today with the sun shining and the birds singing, just chatting!

Next video will be about me, i’m sure

Chapman's mistake was trying to make the fastest car he could, and in the process the car being fragile. If he had been concerned with designing a fast, but especially resistant car, and trusted Clark's ability to drive faster than all other drivers, I believe, Clark may have won more championships. Maybe not as many races, but more titles.

The Grand Tour brought me here. The best Episode ever! Rest in peace Jim Clark :'(

Not only THE GREATEST F1 driver, but the GOAT driver of all. Jim could drive the wheels off anything, F1 car, saloon car and even rally. His talent was off the scale and it was completely natural- no background in kart racing as a child to hone his skills. I was born two years after Jim was lost at Hockenheim, over the years, the more I have learnt about him, the more I am convinced that he is the greatest naturally talented driver of all. When Fangio and Senna heap praise on another driver it really means something.

To those still searching for the song, it's called "Hinterland" by Bijan Olia and Michael Levine

Happy Birthday Jim

These guys need to be appreciated more often👌🏼👌🏼❤️🔥 They deserve much praise👌🏼

A true champion lost too soon. He not only raced F1 cars but also saloon cars and I can still see him in my mind cornering on two wheels in the Lotus Cortina. I was blessed to see him race. That third place at Monza in 1967 was after he had unlapped himself and ran out of fuel to coast over the line. If he hadn't run out of fuel he would have won the race which had one of the closest finishes in F1 history between Jack Brabham and John Surtees - 0.02 seconds if I recall correctly.

More of this, please.

Should make a movie about Jim Clark

One of the greatest drivers in history and a gentleman.

Rindt, Senna, Clark, the natural talents always die young

This music evokes the feeling of being a real samurai on the track.

It's nice to remember racing legends like him once in a while. Thank you.

What a legend. Why do all of the greatest always get a tragic end? But imagine the incredible race we have up there.

That's the kind of content F1 is looking for, keep going putting out the wonderful videos!

Greatest driver of all time, no one can change my mind

It's 800 am in the morning and I've just caught the tail end if a Jim Clark documentary. And now I'm sitting here with tears streaming down my face . Thanks f1 what a way to start the day ....

Beautiful driver!

I feel heart broken every time I heard about how great men died so soon...senna ,ken miles..Jim clark😢😢

Nice video, it was an amazing driver, we never forget, rest in peace Jim. #F1 hall of fame

Legends never die [*] rest in peace

He is the model of the models of drivers nowadays xO RIP Clark, such an awesome driver even if I don't really know him and his wins Incredible video too! Thanks F1

Giving me chills

The editing in this video is incredible.

Stunning, speachless.

Greatest driver ever. Period!

I mean the fact he still holds the title for the most Grand Slams in F1 History says it all, how great he was

The greatest most humble driver in the world. F1 has lost and heaven has gained the greatest F1 driver in the whole world

Happy birthday to the greatest.

R.I.P Jim Clark , you was and be a Legend

I was only 7 when I saw for the first time a little highlights of Monza '67, and I remember I fall in love of Clark as driver when the documentary speaker said: "[...] but for the effort, he finished the gas."♥ After eleven years, I'm still impressed from that comeback.

The greatest for me, I've just sen some vídeos of Jim, he wars and Will be as fangio said the greatest grand prix hacer of all time

THE. GREATEST. DRIVER. EVER. PERIOD.

Jim Clark raced on the real Hockenheim not the abomination we have now

He’s the best F1 driver of all time. If Juan Manuel Fangio, Ayrton Senna and Jackie Stewart said so then he’s undoubtedly the best F1 driver of all time.

This music is so good. Also a great video.

Jim is so underrated

I was dating Jim when I was Miss Motor Show and he won in Christchurch we did the victory lap together and my father was delighted when he came home to visit as they had a lot in common dad being a sheepfarmer when he was younger and his father came from Scotland. He was lovely man so sad

Greatness personified. Legend.

In Monza '67 he finished 3rd because he was out of fuel in the final lap while leading the race !

It's really sad to see that this video has only 178K or so views. Purely sad. This deserves so much watch time. Jim Clark is truly truly the GOAT.

Best British F1 driver ever.

Still the greatest racing driver of all time, no one will ever touch his level of natural driving ability.

If you mention Jim Clark in an F1 discussion, it'll make the most hardened Senna, Schumacher, or Hamilton fanboy think twice before saying anything.

Does anyone remember this pressconference? :D Hamilton: I'm proud to be representing the UK and to be among the names like Nigel Mansell and James Hunt.. Rosberg: Clark! Hamilton: James Clark, sry. Vettel: Jim! Hamilton: Jim Clark yeah. Haha xD

1:27 And this record is even more astonishing when you think that there were only 10 races in that year to 16 races in 1988.

LEGENDS NEVER DIE

2:41 Love it and have a tear in my heart

Damm 50 years wow #neverforgetjim

That would be a great addition for the F1 TV offer: documentaries about past seasons and outstanding drivers :)

Damn did F1 cars back in the day looked sexy af!!