What is Jim Clark?
[[File:Jim Clark 2.jpg|thumb|right|Jim Clark]] '''Jim''' (or '''Jimmy''') '''Clark''' [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a [[British people|British]] [[Formula One]] [[Auto racing|racing driver]] from [[Scotland]]. He was the dominant driver of his era, winning two [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Championships]], in 1963 and 1965. At the time of his death, he had won more Grand Prix races (25) and achieved more Grand Prix pole positions (33) than any other driver. He also competed in the Indianapolis 500 five times, and won it once, in 1965. In 2009, [[The Times]] placed Clark at the top of a list of the greatest Formula One drivers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article5986660.ece |title=Times Online, March 27, 2009: The 50 greatest Formula One drivers: Nos 10-1 |access-date=February 5, 2010 |archive-date=May 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507152946/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article5986660.ece |url-status=dead }}</ref> Clark crashed off the [[Hockenheimring]], [[Baden-Wuerttemberg]], [[West Germany]] during a race and died of his [[injuries]] on the way to [[hospital]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Jim}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:1968 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths in sport]] [[Category:British Formula One drivers]] [[Category:Scottish racecar drivers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Fife]]