Clark, James

James Clark, byname Jim Clark, (born March 4, 1936, Kilmany, Fife, Scot.—died April 7, 1968, Hockenheim, W.Ger.), Scottish automobile racer who became the world driving champion in 1963, when he won a record 7 of 10 title events, and in 1965, when he won 6 of 10 as well as the Indianapolis 500-mile race. Both years he drove rear-engined Lotus-Fords. Clark, who began racing in 1956, made his first tour of the international circuit in 1960 as a member of the Lotus team. He was killed in a racing accident.