Editing Jacky Ickx (section)

===Debut and early career (1966–1967)===
Ickx entered his first Grand Prix at the [[1966 German Grand Prix|Nürburgring]] in 1966, driving a [[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] [[Matra MS5|MS5]]-[[Cosworth]] one-litre [[Formula Two]] (F2) car, entered by [[Ken Tyrrell]].<ref name ="ReferenceA"/> However, a first lap collision with [[John Taylor (racing driver)|John Taylor]] at Flugplatz caused both cars to retire<ref>{{cite web|title=Grand Prix results: German GP, 1966|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr147.html|website=grandprix.com|access-date= 14 September 2016}}</ref> and Taylor later died as a result of burns received in the accident, after his car caught fire. In 1967, Ickx again drove at the Nurburgring, with an F2 [[Matra MS7]]-Cosworth 1.6-litre, also entered by Tyrrell.<ref name ="ReferenceA"/> Despite the greater power of the Formula One cars, only two drivers qualified with a faster time than Ickx: [[Denny Hulme]] and [[Jim Clark]]. As Ickx was racing in the separate F2 class, he started the race behind all of the Formula One cars, but within four laps of the 28&nbsp;km circuit he was up to fifth place, having overtaken 12 Formula One cars. He was forced to retire after 12 laps with a broken front suspension, but set the fastest lap of the F2 runners.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite book|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|author=Steve Small|year=1994 |page=196|publisher=Guinness |isbn=0851127029}}</ref>

At [[1967 Italian Grand Prix|Monza]] in 1967, he made his Formula One debut in a [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T81|T81B]]-[[Maserati#Formula One|Maserati]], finishing sixth, despite suffering a puncture on the last lap. He also drove for Cooper in the [[1967 United States Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]] at [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]] but retired on lap 45 with overheating.<ref name ="ReferenceA"/>