Jim Clark was born in Kilmaddy, Scotland and was the only son in a family of four daughters. In on eof his early races he drove a Lotus Elite against none other than Colin Chapman. Chapman was impressed by the young Scotsman and he would keep an eye on this young lad. His first race for Lotus was at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1960, where he raced in place of John Surtees. His race was pretty uneventful as he had to retire with a seized gearbox. The next race was at Spa in Belgium and it took the lives of two drivers including Clark's team mate Alan Stacey. Yet in spite of this Clark would manage to finish fifth in his second Grand Prix.

In 1961 at teh Italian Grand Prix, Clark's Lotus came into contact with the Ferrari of Wolfgang von Trips. The Ferrari was propelled into the crowd killing several spectators as well as the German driver, Germany's best hope in decades.

1962 had to be better, and it was. In 1963 Clark dominated the World Championship winning an amazing 7 out of 10 races, garnering 7 poles in the process. At his first race at Indianapolis he finished second to Parnelli Jones. The next year was an up and down year with the championship being fought between Graham Hill, Surtees and Clark. The final and deciding race in Mexico saw Hill out due to a controversial collision with Surtees teammate Bandini. Clark was leading the race until the last lap when his engine seized and the title fell to Surtees and Ferrari.

The championship in 1965 was again a duel between Clark, Hill, Surtees and Jackie Stewart. This year it was Clark's turn at the top rung and he included a win at Indianapolis for good measure.

It was not till the arrival of the Ford Cosworth DFV in 1967 that brought Lotus back to the fore. Clark won at Zandvoort in the legendary engine's first start yet it was too late in the season and Clark had to settle for 3rd place in the World Championship. 1968 started with a win in South Africa, which allowed Clark to surpass Juan-Manuel Fangio in Grand Prix victories. Sadly this was to be his last win for he was killed in a Formula 2 race in Hockenheim that year. A shy unassuming man his legend lives on as one of the very best and places him amongst the giants of the sport Nuvolari, Fangio and Senna.