Editing Jim Clark (section)

==Performances==
[[File:ClarkJim1965mitMechaniker.jpg|thumb|upright|Clark at the Nürburgring in 1965]]
In what would be the first of seven victories for Clark and Team Lotus that year, he won the [[1963 Belgian Grand Prix]] at Spa-Francorchamps in extremely foggy and rainy conditions. After starting eighth on the grid, he passed all of the cars in front of him, including early leader [[Graham Hill]]. About 17 laps into the race, with the rain coming down harder than ever, Clark had lapped the entire field except for [[Bruce McLaren]], and was almost five minutes ahead of McLaren and his Cooper.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-07-07 |title=1963 Belgian Grand Prix {{!}} Motorsport Database |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1963-belgian-grand-prix/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Motor Sport}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tremayne |first=David |date=2019-04-10 |title=F1's Best Drives #2 − Jim Clark's 1963 victory at Spa in the Belgian Grand Prix<!-- - F1’s Best Drives #2 - VIDEO | Formula 1®--> |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.f1s-best-drives-2-clark-obliterates-opposition-at-hated-spa.3f8BxBOD6cDUaMTbTNuP2P.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Formula 1}}</ref> In the [[1967 Italian Grand Prix]] at Monza after starting from pole, Clark was leading in his Lotus 49 (chassis R2), when a tyre punctured. He lost a lap while having the wheel changed in the pits. Rejoining sixteenth, he advanced through the field, progressively lowering the lap record and eventually equalling his pole time of 1m 28.5s, to regain the lost lap and the lead. He was narrowly ahead of Brabham and Surtees starting the last lap. As his car had not been filled with enough fuel, it faltered and finally coasted across the finish line in third place.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=October 1967<!--2014-07-07--> |title=1967 Italian Grand Prix report: Surtees wins as heroic Clark denied |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1967/16/italian-grand-prix-2/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Motor Sport|issue=16}}</ref>

In his Indianapolis 500 win, Clark led for 190 of the 200 laps, with a then-record average speed of over {{convert|150|mph|abbr=on}},<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-12954003.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025033805/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-12954003.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2012|publisher=[[Scotland On Sunday]]|title= The laps of a god|date=27 February 2005|access-date=2008-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2001/05/21/021379.html |title=Racing History: The Great Races: 1965 Indianapolis 500 |publisher=Theautochannel.com |access-date=2010-02-26 |archive-date=1 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801211306/http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2001/05/21/021379.html |url-status=live }}</ref> to become the first non-American in almost half a century to win the race.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TW5AAAAAIBAJ&pg=2927%2C4895 |work=The Herald |location=Glasgow |title=Clark wins 500-mile race at Indianapolis |date=1 June 1965 |page=1 |archive-date=20 April 2023 |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420004322/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TW5AAAAAIBAJ&pg=2927,4895 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1965-06-01 |title=Clark Roars to Record 500 Win |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/title/slqwubhgjhhaixeeblhgrvfchwgytlzz_ip-10-166-46-84_1742017258328 |access-date=2025-03-15 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel |page=2, part 2 |via=[[GenealogyBank.com]] |agency=United Press International}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1965/06/07/607742/fiery-500-for-a-cool-scot |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Ottum |first=Bob |title=Fiery 500 for a cool Scot |date=7 June 1965 |page=18 |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141451/https://www.si.com/vault/1965/06/07/607742/fiery-500-for-a-cool-scot |url-status=live }}</ref> In {{F1|1963}} and {{F1|1965}}, Clark equalled [[Alberto Ascari]]'s record for the highest percentage of possible championship points in a season (100%).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Masefield |first=Fraser |date=2013-09-26 |title=The 10 Hottest Winning Streaks in F1 History |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1788871-the-10-hottest-winning-streaks-in-f1-history |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref> Leading 71.47% of the laps in 1963, Clark long held the record for the highest percentage of laps in the lead in a season and only lost it in {{F1|2023}} to [[Max Verstappen]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2023-11-06 |title=The 71-year-old record Verstappen broke − and celebrated by singing Tom Jones |url=https://www.racefans.net/2023/11/06/the-71-year-old-record-verstappen-broke-and-celebrated-by-singing-tom-jones/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=RaceFans |archive-date=16 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216175259/https://www.racefans.net/2023/11/06/the-71-year-old-record-verstappen-broke-and-celebrated-by-singing-tom-jones/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smyth |first=Richard |date=2023-12-21 |title=Max Verstappen: Record-breaker |url=https://www.theapexmotorsport.com/max-verstappen-record-breaker |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=The Apex Motorsport}}</ref> He still holds the Grand Chelem record; as of July 2023, only 26 drivers had secured a Grand Chelem, of which there had been 66 in total. Clark's record is that he had the most races taking pole, fastest lap, race win, and leading every lap, achieving this eight times in a 32-race span over three years (the [[1962 British Grand Prix]], the [[1963 Dutch Grand Prix]] that he won by more than a full lap, the [[1963 French Grand Prix]], the [[1963 Mexican Grand Prix]], the [[1964 British Grand Prix]], the [[1965 South African Grand Prix]], the [[1965 French Grand Prix]], and the [[1965 German Grand Prix]]). Clark is also one of three drivers (the other being Ascari and [[Sebastian Vettel]] have achieved the feat in consecutive races. Alongside Vettel and Verstappen, Clark is the only drivers to achieve a Grand Chelem in three consecutive years, and is the sole driver to accomplish this feat for four consecutive years (1962–1965).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-17 |title=F1 Grand Slams |url=https://www.salracing.com/story/2017/4/f1-grand-slams |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Salracing |archive-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006145943/https://www.salracing.com/story/2017/4/f1-grand-slams |url-status=live }}</ref> Clark finished his career with 274 total [[List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems|points]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeffries |first=Tom |date=2023-11-26 |title=The 10 best Formula 1 drivers ever: Hamilton, Senna & more |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/whos-the-best-formula-1-driver-schumacher-hamilton-senna-more-4983210/4983210/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Autosport |archive-date=6 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206212526/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/whos-the-best-formula-1-driver-schumacher-hamilton-senna-more-4983210/4983210/ |url-status=live }}</ref>