GP Oulton Park 1963 - Jim Clark

[antopchiropractor]

There would always be a myth of brittish drivers like they are great, best of all times bla bla bla, but the fact is that this guy was just a good driver and nothing more, he is in class with Fittipaldi, Brabham, Stewart, Piquet,Mansel, Hakinnen, Alonso, Hamilton. You cant compare this guy with legends like Senna, Schumacher and Fangio.

[monsterrocks]

@antopchiropractor that doesn't make any sense? Why can't Clark be compared to legends he achieved alot in a small amount of time and would've won more work championships if his car was more reliable and to me a better driver then senna

[antopchiropractor]

@monsterrocks That is exactly what I m talking about you call him better then Senna, he was good but call him best of all times is little too much for me

[monsterrocks]

does anyone reckon if senna drove these cars he would be faster then clark or do they think vice versa or even put clark in one of senna's eras cars that would be a good match i reckon :) they both seem to be as quick as each other :)

[dfdgfdgf0000]

beautiful... c'était autre chose tout de même.

[tnorman1987]

@YensiTeasu Exactly. But if you had to I would say more Prost than Senna.

[LGMFerrari]

The Best of the '60s

[brandesautographs]

Like to own an authentic part of Jim Clark history ?

[Deltarally92]

One of the best drivers F1 all of times.

[f0XxXxXxX]

Was that a glimpse of the heel and toe technique at 0:45? :O

[mcarrera77]

No doubts they had balls back then

[monsterrocks]

Did Jim Clark also invent Trail braking? i heard he did

[HMJogMDG]

Good race Jim Clark, we miss you. =-)

[vettafaene]

Aaah! The fathers of the toe and heel method.

[wellbourne1]

As magnificent a driver that Clark was I don't think he would quite have been able to match Moss even after they made the transition to slicks. Such a shame that we were robbed of those two all time greats going head to head c.1964. By then there wouldn't have been a hair's breadth in it I don't think. In their day the drivers made the cars competitive since then the reverse applies -even seven times world champion Schumacher couldn't hold a steering wheel to those two.

[error1000and1]

1. Senna

2. Clark

3. Schumacher

[mr01FABIO]

Senna's guru.



[jonahmoffatt]

druids and lodge aint changed at all ( except for barriers)

[northernpharma]

This was when racing truly was an art, double declutching etc. That was how drivers made a difference unlike today where their role is akin to an astronaut following mission control's commands. Of course you still need balls and skill but it is nothing like as challenging as it was and that's why racing was better in those days. Forget long straights followed by slow corners, that doesn't work witness Barcelona. Go back to these days and let the drivers make mistakes, then you'll see overtaking.

[Menschenzkind]

Trees along a racetrack... The easiest things to make it saver where not seen...

[Ferrari312pb]

Doesn't look as if he's got much room to work in - very awkward changing gear.

[WillHapgood2]

The track is unrecognisable!

[snappy452]

Who the hell could dislike this video?! Hes driving a hot dog on wheels with a rocket strapped to it. THATS BALLS.

[cosmicdingo]

You had to have big ones to race formula cars back then--

[RichieW]

not even a fking seatbelt on. legends.

[jack887]

Thanks for this fabulous footage!

[Heckmann9]

vettel,button,hunt,lauda and clark are my favs driver!!!

[helcio1960]

Incredible! It seems he was driving his car on a ride with the family on a weekend.

His style was very relaxed.

Fantastic!!

[sasarasasarasa]

1 Fangio

2 Schumacher

3 Clark

4 Senna

5 Villeneuve

[bmwnasher]

One of the greats i remember watching him race Lotus Cortinas.. Great days of racing

[TonyCliftan]

He died two years before I was born and I grew up watching Villeneuve, Senna, and Prost. I've never seen Jim Clark drive, that's just amazing.

[Claymore2408]

@TonyCliftan That's annoying? You've seen all the legends drive, i've only seen schumacher. :/ But i've seen senna but i wasn't old enough to focus or remember i was like 6 when he died :/

[gnalskcab1]

I met Jim and got his autograph at the British racing car show in London, and followed his career when he was killed it took me over two weeks to get over the shock, but when I recall his greatness it still fills me with sorrow. He was simply superb !

Colin

[Sunoco]

From these videos it seems like Clark was a mix of Senna and Prost. Precise and perfect like Senna, but a lot smoother, more like Prost.

In my opinion, the three greatest motor racing drivers of all time were Jim Clark, Ayrton Senna, and Dale Earnhardt.

[McLarenMercedes]

The best driver there ever was in F1. He pulled of miracles in uncompetitive cars and lost 3 title only due to mechanical failure.

He was the rightful winner of the 1963 Indy500 too, but was robbed in his first race there. He dominated the Milwaukee USAC race totally trashing the American opposition in their Indy roadsters. He won a touring car title in 1964 and once when he tried rallying his stage times were on par with the rally elite of the time.

[Boblina]

Such smooth driving...

[mr01FABIO]

JIM CLARK , NUMERO UNO !!!

[15SecondsToFreedom]

id put that lap at roughly 1 minute and 40 seconds which is about as fast as a modern day formula ford around that track even though it now has 2 chicanes.

Just goes to show how much racing cars have developed in the past 50 years

[fateola]

Lovely late apex driving - those cars would have been very tricky to handle.

[PoopTupe]

never mind the car! look at the track!!

[TheAlevar]

the beat ever !!!

[Simpson654]

Cars weren't hampered by safety... but then again cars weren't so complex as they were at his day. His death could have been prevented if the car would have been as safe as even 70s cars where Lauda burned himself to the crisp he is... he survived. Senna didn't.

[sneekmatrix]

@Simpson654 Nikka Lauda suffered burns as his car caught fire in the pit lane not on the race track. He had superior protective clothing and 5 crewmen with extinguishers feet away.

[jimbocreaky]

@sneekmatrix Niki Lauda suffered his burns at the Nurburgring during the German GP in 1976. There is plenty of footage here on YouTube.

[sal3060]

From a time when drivers were DRIVERS and men were men. Amazing piece of film

[spockyman]

Oh my god that is so scary to watch even now after almost fifty years with no barriers anywhere or gravel traps and safety devices and all you had on your head was a boiled egg for protection.

[dimsadms]

A Legend

[TheDafreak13]

beautiful...

[GTiR23]

Great vid, Oulton Park is my local circuit and I've never seen footage as old as this before, really interesting to see how much it's changed, I wouldn't like to go through Druids today with no barriers or tyre wall between me and the trees! Crazy.

[renegar6]

very smooth. havent seen a driver as smooth as him yet. and senna was not smooth so dont say senna, spare me haha

[robertoppenheimer]

@renegar6

You are an idiot! you can't be fast without being smooth.

An actual quote from David Hobbs, " Senna always looked slow as molasses but somehow was 1 second quicker than anyone else". Same was said by Jackie Stewart when he was broadcasting in the 80th. That is definition of smooth you dope. But then, I suppose you know more than these guys.

[renegar6]

haha wow... I know that Senna was fast, I'm just saying that he was FAR from smooth. Driving is a art and Senna makes it look like a task. It has been proven time and time again in racing that SMOOTH IS FAST. Every time you jerk the wheel or cross the car up, you lose time. Just think how fast Senna would have been if he had actually been smooth... Oh and i'll ignore the fact that you called me idiot and a dope given your very limited knowledge on the subject. have a nice day =)

[monsterrocks]

@renegar6 i agree and that is so true=]

[LouieGee]

@renegar6 I'm sorry but the one with little knowledge is you. Senna only "attacked" the chicanes when he knew it was going to give him some extra time.

If you are really trying to say that Senna drove like he didn't know what he was doing, like he was just being a "madman", and was still 1,5 second faster than Prost in the same equipment, you are pretty damn far away of your mind.

[fogdentho]

one of the very best ever

[4JUGE4]

@fogdentho

I agree :) !

[zrepeels]

I have seen Clark drive. His precision was very much like Senna.

[zhz436]

@zrepeels havent we all watched the video?

[abcdefghi1234567able]

@zrepeels

It is an insult to Clark, that you compare him with Senna

[101noz101]

totally agree Jim Clark had his own style of driving stop comparing everybody!

[GTRF1V8]

@zrepeels i'd say he's more like Prost. He drives it a lot smoother, and he applies throttle in one fluid motion, like prost, whereas senna is a bit rougher. but all 3 are legends.

[QOTSAPT]

@zrepeels no it wasnt senna moved the steering wheel too much

[danielcastro1979]

Senna is the best!!!!

[kouzouka]

@danielcastro1979 Jim Clark was officially Senna's hero

[radlettblue]

Note all the trees about 10 feet from the edge of the track. No pressure in those days!

[NewYankee01]

like the comment! its the brains of the people in those days, fuck the fact that real safety was incepted a further 5 years later wouldnt it have been wiser to think if a driver on public roads can die if they crash into a tree at 60 mph then we must cut down all trees with the people duelling and bumping into each other at 120mph.

[skynet091287]

We need more freedom in Formula 1 to get innovations like the Lotus 25 and the Cooper T43, the first rearengined car to win a world championship in 1959... Even the later Tyrrell P34 with it's six wheels should be given praise. After all, Jody Schecter and Patrick Depallier had a 1-2 in the 1976 Swedish grand prix

[NewYankee01]

agreed the last great innovation was the diffusers which were shrouded in legality cries from the sCRYderia and co but then before that 10 years previous mcclarens double brake. 2 innovations in 10 years, whereas before bernie and max thatd be poor standards for a small team! i wouldnt call the spinning discs anything because the same concept for them is roughly the bent wings on jumbos, even i can come up with a better suggestion to make better use of large gaps in the wheels

[McLarenMercedes]

@skynet091287

actually the T43 won the first rearengined victory in Argentina in 1958, but Brabham won the 1959 title with the T51.

Scheckter said the P34 worked brilliantly on smooth tracks but back in the 70's most tracks were pretty bumpy. It was ahead of time in that aspect.

[AyrtonSennaSempre]

wow incredible footage

[cc198719871987]

great video!

[oldfart4751]

Double declutch you also need to listen to the engine, Clutch plate and thrust plate need to be synchronised. Hence the sychronised gearbox on later cars which does the job for you.

[mbb05jb]

greatest thing to come from the borders...just above eddie stobart

[N08RA]

Notice how close he skims the grass verges at all the corners - now that's precision driving!

[NewYankee01]

ive got better precision driving, loads of better videos on here the best is 1978 montreal wet lap patrick depailler. now thats where he skims the edges of the track while... AQUAPLANING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[allnightlongg]

wow thats so dangerous

[darkarts59]

Dude - you can't double de- clutch and heel and toe. It's either or.

[flyya531]

Obviously you can do niether as you are talking nonsense.

[N08RA]

Nope, it's both in a non-synchromesh gearbox!

[CUDDLES67]

Yes you can!!!! You double declutch to change down on a gearbox with NO syncromesh. All heal & toe does is allow you to brake at the same time!

[mt1104]

I think your forgetting something crucial there. Heal - Toe involves the brake and throttle peddle and you only use your right foot. Your left foot is still free to do whatever. Actually to double de-clutch effectively on downshifts you *need* to heal-toe as when the clutch is up the fist time when the box is in neutral, this is when you need to blip the throttle, then re-engaging the clutch to make the change. All the time on the brakes.

[niels007007]

Brilliant video, but please turn the sound off as this is just randomly dubbed in later.. it confuses things :)

[fadedsideways]

Jim clark is great but Juan Manuel Fangio is the greatest F1 racer of all time PERIOD =) and stop bagging on modern day F1. it still takes extraordinary driving skills, physical fitness, and reaction timing to do what they do.

[Rascasseman]

Beautiful footage from a truly outstanding sportsman. One of the greats, in fact Britain's greatest sportsman.

[goerge4]

unbelievable.. the trees at feet from the track, no (you know..those red-white-red things they put on the corners of the tracks).. no protection..

courage.. this man had courage..a real hero

[colinbarnett]

Jim Clark was great in any car he drove. He won 25 grand prix in only 73 starts, two times world champ, he could of won two others but mechanical trouble while in the lead in 1962/64 years stoped him from getting the four, He also won the indy 500 in 1965 and was said by some to have won the 1966 event also. he also won the 1964 saloon car championship, and was posting top four times on the 1966 RAC rally. (What a great driver)

[dearchap]

g brown

[JIM2u007]

Clark was truly phenomenal. I don't think people today have a clue how amazing this man was! SUPREMELY confident and skillful champion. Zero forgiveness in those days. Gilles and Ayrton are the only two in 'recent' memory who even come close in spirit and competitive zeal. Amazing and rare in-car footage of such a great driver. Kudos for posting!!

[Pompyroftw]

It's nice to see footage of legendary F1 drivers. Thumbs up.

[cammylawlor]

amazing to think that clark built up his experience by driving tractors and entering cheap cars in weekend races then went on to become one of the greatest drivers ever in an f1 car which only cost a few grand! imagine hamilton or massa doing that today

[thrillathakilla]

@cammylawlor He also apparently flew small aircraft, which would account for the smooth inputs whilst driving

[ricacardo1987]

Clark, Senna and Gilles.

3 kings, 3 legends!

We miss you, really we miss you!

[sennasmp4]

I agree completey. Clark-Senna-Gilles.... Nobody today would be able to run with them. They were in a class and league of their own at a time when driving actually required drivers to drive the car and not computers. Ridiculous what has happened to this once glorious and exciting sport. F1 lost its heart when Senna died...they'll never be another one like him. Ever.

[KvizY]

schumacher?

[rocketpunch12210]

lovely footage! Thanks for sharing!

[alanamp]

Great driver, great f1

[nufcdazzla]

That my friends is a true racing genius at work

[masterlech]

it was such a shame his contest with Moss was cut so short. It's worth remembering that although Clark was only starting his F1 career Moss was faster.

[topski100]

only finished 2nd once....

[raffaele7777]

R.I.P.

[BorderReiver49]

The greatest of them all. RIP Jimmy.

[senna652001]

Its 40 years since Jimmy left us. He was the best i have ever seen.

No one else even comes close.

[loreztaken]

Great footage. thanks.

[PopJay]

did he opposite lock at all? i dont remember seeing him do it, must be true that he was very smooth!

[syameese]

believe it - the best ever imo

[thrillathakilla]

The closest he got was in druids, the double apex right hander, he had to straighten the steering wheel. But such was the brilliance of Jim Clark's style, his smoothness meant he never needed to.

The cars nowadays are so weighed down with aerodynamics that it's better to be agressive but in those days, smoothness was everything!

[TurboRussell]

Oh my god the trees at the side of the road :0

Brilliant

[cap10ed]

I built a small scale model of this car and it still draws my stare. Remarkable how these men raced these machines at those speeds and lack of safety equipment. Absolute faith in their abilities to steer out of danger.

[stephenjwoolfe23]

i was there!

[alainpiot]

how old are you???

[danidanilian]

ahahahah ! old for sure !

[JimSchumacher]

The Best!