Richard Hammond's Tribute to Racing Legend: Jim Clark | The Grand Tour
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- Richard Hammond takes us on a little history lesson, all about the F1 racing legend of the 1960s: Jim Clark.
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Which racing legend from the past do you admire most?
The mighty Jimmy
Senna
Ken Miles
Colin McRae, no doubt.
How can this comment be 4 days old if The video is 2 minutes old?
"Instead, he drove the rest of the race, and we're talking 160 miles an hour..."
Damn.
"in the wet..."
Damn!
"with one hand on the steering wheel and one hand holding the gear lever in place."
DAMN!
"And he still won..."
GOD DAMN!!!
"by nearly 5 minutes."
GOD FUCKING DAMN, WHAT A LEGEND!!!!
Should be pinned ❤
My mum played dominoes with him in a pub in Scotland. She won, he bought the drinks. What a great example of a human being.
He was a gent and a legendary F1 driver. Dominoes might be the only time he lost at something!
He lost the battle but probably won the war.
Are you sure you dont have some Jim Clark blood in you then lol
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Haha
@@raresuta5895 she 100% had some Jim Clark in her
This story was one of the best pieces of actual journalism that the guys and their team ever made. Don't get me wrong, I love the fun goofy stuff but these stories are just spectacular. The script, the storytelling, the editing. Perfection, thank you.
Yea. This one, ford vs ferrari, saab, senna. These are magnum opus of the trio
Also lancia vs audi
Rub the yanks face's in it😆😆😆
Americans just can't race cars, period
Absolutely. I loved this, the Ford v Ferrari feature, the Saab tribute, the Senna tribute, Lancia v Audi, Porsche 917 etc. They are just so good.
I think my favourite is Ford v Ferrari.
@@drevil2783 yeah, let's just ignore caroll shelby, mario andretti and dan gurney among many other drivers...
“He was outstandingly the greatest Formula One driver of all time.” - Juan Manuel Fangio
Omg - a quote that someone actually said! Usually people fake the quotes on RUclips, but Fangio really said that.
He isn't the greatest F1 driver ever but I would say he is undoubtedly the greatest track driver ever across all racing series. So in short (for me )he is the greatest racing driver ever.
He hsd sisu
The best I've seen. By a margin. And then some.
@@jereheiskanen1364 underrated comment
When it comes to story telling in automotive sector, the trio will make you more curious and eager than a young adult about the birds and bees.
Jeremy’s film on Lancia, the Alfa disco volante, etype jag, Senna’s documentary.
James’s Ford vs Ferrari, Astronauts and Corvettes, the edge of space.
Hammond’s Jim Clark’s documentary, Lancia stories, his films in Discovery.
Just to remember from the top of my head. Sometimes it will make you dreamy and misty eyed.
Don't forget Lancia vs Audi by clarkson. That was also a masterclass
Ahhh I forgot about James's astronauts and Corvettes. That was fantastic as well. This Tribute to James Clark by Hammond though is definitely my favorite.
CN you please tell me the episode names and where to watch them
If it's grand tour just tell me the episodes
These and James film on the Porsche 917. Jeremy's war story films and Richards engineering reviews. These are great journalists when given topics they will find interesting and want to share that interest
I did not know about Jim Clark before I had seen this feature in The Grand Tour. But once I did, I was convinced that he was the greatest and most talented driver ever.
The fact that Fangio called him the best, Senna held him as a boyhood hero and so many other stories and statistics are more than enough evidence for the case of him being the greatest ever...
Fellow Scots Dario Franchitti and Jackie Stewart also are massive admirers of Jim Clark , as were many from this earlier era . He was a gentleman farmer .
@@biketech60 And these two are legends themselves...
Great sports people sometimes talk of being "in the zone", and how rarely that happens for them. With Jimmy you get the impression that it happened for him every time he sat in a racecar....To top it all, he sounds to be as good of a man as he was a top driver, legend!....
Clark was probably the purest natural talent to ever grace a racetrack
@@biketech60 Dario is Italian biology with scotts accent tbf 😂
"He was the best I ever knew"
-Bruce McLaren
"And he still won....
by nearly 5 minutes."
goosebumps.
If anyone needed at proof, why Jim Clark is the greatest driver of all time. One number: 1965!
To compete and WIN, every racingseries there is, in the same year is madness and something, that was never done again.
It's just feels like a disrespect that he isn't even mentioned when people talk about greatest driver of all time. His achievements speaks for themselves. No one can come close to his driving ability. He is the greatest of all time.
Damn right. No other driver could even dream of that accomplishment
@@brucemcintosh5898 because it's literally not possible today. The number of races in a series have more than doubled since 1965 and they're scattered all over the world. There were only 10 races in the 1965 F1 championship, and the 2 other championships he won were both in New Zealand so he was able to fit them into his schedule quite comfortably. A driver doing it today would have to navigate going to Brazil to Las Vegas to the Middle East in the same week and what happens when a race from a different series clashes?
Jim Clark is flat out amazing...the fact that he could still win at Spa while driving in the rain at 160 mph, one handed is pretty much the stuff of legend
And with a gearbox that was falling to pieces, no less.
Now I admire Jim Clark the most as a racing driver
@@DownloadARevolt20 Not really. This is just emotional romanticism of nostalgia with rose-tinted glasses.
@@DownloadARevolt20 what a bunch of nonsence, the cars have far less driver aids than they did in the senna and Schumacher days
A couple of stupid remarks...
@@jamesfeguson3445 paddle shifters helped alot. Remember when senna began his pro career, the cars still had manual transmissions. Look at some of his footage. Senna is definitely one of the greats. 6 Monaco wins, but he almost won 8.
Jim Clarke is the real goat.
These 3 guys can make us laugh till we shit ourselves and tear up during motor story time
The perfect way to sum it up
He is my mum’s cousin and I’m so proud to be family, his Aunt used to say “poor Jimmy he drove too fast “ that was my Grandma and I only found out how fabulous he was after she passed, I met his parents as a very small child but love that I see his handsome genes in us all god bless you Jimmy
This was one of the best pieces of journalism in the Grand Tour and a terrific tribute to someone I hadn't heard of before... and really should have. Great job.
When people call Lewis the GOAT, because he has won so many titles, they forget about Jim Clark, who won not just F1 titles, but rally and saloon car titles as well. This makes him the GOAT IMHO
@@BigBadLoneWolf Hamilton has the advantage of more reliable machines , only one racing series , greater number of races per season , superior tire technology , and a reduced chance of killing himself in a crash . Jimmy's winning percentage of races entered or completed is so very high .
You hadn't hear of him because he was Scottish, they can't stand Clark overshadowing Moss it drives them mental.
Pieces like this is what this show will be remembered for, the Story of Ford v Ferrari, the War between Audi & Lancia... so many examples of amazing stories, told in an amazing way.
I remember Jim when I was a little boy in the sixties. He was then and still is my all time king of all the racing drivers. Bless you Jim.
Same here!
I too was a young lad at the time, but he was my favourite. Saw him drive multiple races and venues. Not to mention he drove for my favourite team! Great memories!
@@joeaksame to “the man the machine the legend “ 🇦🇺
Jim Clark is undoubtedly one of the greatest racing drivers of all time, and the greatest of his era. The Grand Tour was right to pay tribute to one of motor racing’s all-time greats.
"And he still WON, by 5 MINUTES"
Jim Clark also raced in Nascar in 1967 at Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina for Holmon and Moody. He enjoyed it so much that he planned on returning to run more races. Unfortunately he was killed before getting to do so.
His win was in '65 - his "rookie test" was in '63 (when he should have won if USAC officials had followed their own rules and black-flagged Parnelli Jones for dropping oil)
Morgan Rees, you're right as right can be! It's sloppy journalism to confuse 1963 with '65 and to skip '64 altogether. Although I was only 3 and a 1/2 years old I believe Clark won at Indy in '66 but a scoring error gave the victory to Graham Hill (who was a great driver, just not the one who really won that race!) He might've won 4 Indy 500 's in a row were it not for inferior for Indianapolis 500 tires from Dunlop, the favoritism shown to Parnelli Jones, the break in at BRM that necessitated an engine switch to a chassis it wasn't designed for, the scoring error, and his death before the '68 500. Oh what might've been...
Statistics prove that Jim Clark was truly the greatest driver in motorsport history.
He won in terms of a ratio, more races than any other driver.
Give him any of Schumacher's Ferraris or Senna's McLarens, he wouldnt have dropped a single race in any season he competed. Whats more (going by the comments from his pit crew fellas at Lotus), he would've saved both Ferrari or McLaren a fortune in tyres/parts, because he nurtured a car through races....
No other drivers in history will be as good as him.......
Hamilton idolised Senna but Senna idolised Jim Clark. An idol's idol....
Jim Clark was most definitely an all time great F1 driver, quite possibly the greatest. However in terms of F1 race wins to starts ratio Juan Manuel Fangio beats every F1 driver past and present hands down. He also has the best pole ratio to starts. Fangio had 24 wins out of 52 entries with 29 pole positions and 23 fastest laps. He achieved all this not by racing for one manufacturer, but by racing for four different ones (Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes and Ferrari). He also won his F1 five titles in his forties racing against the likes of Moss, Ascari, Farina Hawthorn and Brooks.
I agree! Most of the races that Clark didn't win was because of dropping out due to mechanical issues. If his F1 cars had the durability of modern F1 racers, along with the safety, too, Clark could have retired with 100+ wins.
@@karl3927didn't fangio say clark was the best? Didn't senna say clark was the best? Didn't Jackie Stewart say clark was the best? When three of the greatest racing drivers of all time agree, maybe they have a point. . .
@@tconbo4514 Jackie Stewart is on record saying Fangio was greatest F1 driver of all time. I recall reading that Fangio thought Clark was the best, but Fangio was renowned for being modest. Senna indeed said Clark was the best of the best. Both Clark and Fangio were absolutely brilliant in F1, but me for me Fangio edges it due to his statistical edge and the fact he beat Moss in equal machinery in 55. Clark though was definitely the more versatile driver.
Brilliant to see this ! He was the best ! Finish Indy 2 laps ahead ! Nobody repeats this genius ....with a tractor ....cortina....lotus ....how we are blessed ....thank you for this tribute .
Watched Jim Clark for the first time at Goodwood in 1964. I didn't get to see a driver in the same league as JC until I saw Aryton Senna at Thruxton in 1983....RIP Jim, RIP Aryton.
It shook me deeply when Jimmy died, because I thought he was immortal and untouchable. But then there came too many more who paid the ultimate price in this early era of open wheeled racing. Thank you, Richard, for this analysis of Clark.
Those 60's F1 cars were the most beautiful I think.
I remember having a Scalextric with cars like those!
The tiny roll bars look hugely undersized and worrying though!
Thanks for posting Richard.
Agreed, most of the early roll over bars were not even braced, would probably trapped the drivers head in a roll over, we have come a long way since those days.
My dad got a letter from him thanking him for his involvement in making a fire proof fuel tank at the company he worked for
I love the joking, bantering and fun of TGT specials but its pieces like this, May's Ferrari vs Ford and JC's Audi vs Lancia that are absolute gems. Please, please never stop doing these.
These were my favorite segments of GT. Mr. Hammond did a phenomenal job with this piece.
Another fantastic piece of automotive journalism. Sometimes, it's this show that brings me out of the blues
God loves you
Thankyou Grand Tour for making the new generation recognized him. Truly deserves
The difference of the cars driven then, compared to today's one. 😱
@@DownloadARevolt20 The drivers of the 50's and 60's were bog standard average Joe's in glorified go-karts. Yes you have Fangio, Hill, Clark, Surtees and such which were 'amazing'. but they were professional drivers racing against fucking John from next door and Kenny from accounting. Drivers of today, even the fking Mazespins, are bred and trained for racing from as young as 3yrs old. Drivers of today are so 'perfect', where they count literal 0.001s gains. Back in day it was normal to win by minutes. Now all the drivers are more or less, 'perfect'. You dont get those kinds of margains anymore.
@@DownloadARevolt20 What an ignorant comment. F1 cars haven't had driver aids since 2008.
Pick up any decent simulator and drop the foot on the accelerator, or stomp on the brakes going 340km/h, and you'll see what happens.
@@coolL9457 are you saying those cars were easy to drive?
Power steering is a driver aid.@@OrdinaryLatvian
Incredible man!.....Taken from us far too soon!
RIP Jim.
He still holds records in F1, that not even Schumacher came close to taking!
That too at a time when they had only 8-10 races in a season and he only raced in 72 races. 8 Grandslams in 72 races. That is 1 grandslam in every 9 race. Schumi and lewis the closest who raced in almost 300 races weren't able to topple it. That itself is astonishing. One can only imagine how much he could have won and how many Grandslams he could have got had he lived more. Truly the greatest ever.
I cried like a child that fell off a bicycle...wonderful episode! Only this, Neil Armstrong's Corvette and the Senna bit from the other show made me do that
As a kid Clark was my hero, I wanted nothing more in life than to be him. My best friend was a Gurney fan and though Dan was great even he acknowledged Clark's greatness. Racing back then was a blood sport though and we lost Jimmy far too early.
Richard, this was the most moving piece of journalism I've ever seen, automotive or otherwise. Admittedly you had an inspiring subject, but they way you presented Jim Clark's life, achievements, and demise was riveting and has stayed with me from the moment I saw it. Well done Sir.
I’ve done some very amateur karting and a lot of sim racing and thing Jim Clark said stayed with me.
“I don’t drive any faster, I just concentrate harder, which makes me go faster” Jim Clark
I wish this was the full video. When I watched this episode on Prime, it shook me up & still does.
Greatest driver of the pre-safety F1 era. What a staggering racing driver.
No words to describe this legend. Its a privilege to learn about him despite being born decades after he died on that fateful day in Hockenheimring. Would love to go to Goodwood next year to see a glimmer of his Lotus 49, I would give a charitable donation just to sit in it.
As a kid (9 years old) growing up in the Midwest (of the USA), I idolized Jim Clark. In those days, watching Formula 1 racing was only possible on ABC's Wide World of Sports, delayed broadcast. I watched a race with him winning easily and was blown away. Without social media, the Internet and cable TV in those days, following a sports celebrity, particularly a European sport like racing was only possible by going to the local news stand and looking for racing magazines. I collected everyone they had and adorned my bedroom wall with photos of him. His winning of the Indy 500 galvanized my hero worship of this humble, talented champion. I came home from bike riding to have my grandmother inform me that he had been tragically killed at Hockenheim, Germany. One of my darkest days.
The Spa story had me !!! It's my favourite piece of tarmac in the world ! And he did that!
Jim Clark also won in several other diciplines even won at ploughing on a fordson major. When he died he had the most wins in f1, the most poles and the most grand slams, he never asked his team mate to pull over for him nor did he ever request no1 driver status. He won in a rally car, stock car touring car f1 car f2 car etc etc me was just a winning machine, best driver ever in my opinion. The greatest was senna but I dont think senna would have out paced Jim in any car.
Clark would have left Senna in his dust mate.
@@brucemcintosh5898 are you blind? I just made that clear!
He was just absolutely incredible. If only we were blessed enough to hear him speak about his racing days in his own voice 😥
It’s a shame that Jim Clark died exactly 1 year before Richard Hammond was born and Richard didn’t even get the chance to see him alive
This is beautiful. I had tears in my eye.
Of all of the racers of yesteryear, Jim Clark appears to have been one of the most modest of his amazing achievements.
I love when Hammond talks about racing history. Much respect to Jim Clark. The King of Kings.
The story of when he has to hold the gear in place while racing 160mph in rain always gives me goosebumps.
What a legend, and by all accounts a Gent as well.
Jim Clark was the Mr. Worldwide of racing back then
One of the best pieces of film you guys ever made, loved every second of it
This Should be a MOVIE....Amazing story... Nice one🇯🇲🇬🇧💯
RIP Jim Clark (March 4, 1936 - April 7, 1968), aged 32
You will be remembered as a legend.
Jim Clark had a gift that has never been duplicated. A common man of uncommon talent.
this car! this car is one of the most if not the most beautiful f1 cars ever. driven by an absolute legend
I really dont like racing, never have, but this feature gives me a lump in my throat.
Clark was born 5 minutes from where I grew up, there's a small modest stature of him there, and that humble statue sums up everything this section says about him.
This deserves more views. So well made and produced!
A great report and a fitting tribute to a legend
One of the best stories on the series. Rest in paradise Jim.
I would love to see a biopic of Jim Clark, with Richard Madden playing him
Oh my god, he is a PERFECT fit!!
Someone in Hollywood better make this happen!
Great fit!
That would be good. Odd thing about Clark was although he was Scottish, he hardly had any Scottish accent.
@@spanishpeaches2930 Well his accent was clearly discernibly Scottish, but it was very soft and refined, largely as a result of his private education at schools Clifton Hall and Loretto
@@Cruithneach You are correct, it was refined and soft. However i would not describe it as obviously Scottish...not to my ears. I showed my wife him talking and she couldn't readily define it. Greatest racing driver ever ...we can easily recognise that though : )
One of my favorites.. Richard is amazing. Such an epic video
My absolute racing hero as a young laddie in Scotland back in the 1960;s. Wonderful driver & a wonderful human being.
I think the secret to his speed is how smooth he drives, look at the video again with the camera showing him steering , very little sawing at the wheel , other drivers you see at the wheel saw it left and right all the time , it doesn't make him look very fast but in reality he's ballistic , I've just watched a car video and the race driver turned the wheel without any kind of feeding at all , very violently then he complained about the under steering .
This has made me well up - I loved Jim Clark as a nipper and I remember I was aged 6 playing football in the back garden when my Dad came out to tell me Jim had died in a crash - my Dad knew the effect it would have on me as I sat down and cried for ages
Hammonds way of telling this story still brings emotion to my eyes when he reveals what happened and how.
GOAT Makes me cry to appreciate how good he was
Very much admire Jim Clark, and the cars he drove still look fantastic. Sleek and low.
It was 1971 and I was 17 when I bought a right-hand drive Mini from the original owner. I remarked that it only had 30 HP. The owner said "That's all Jim Clark would need."
One of the best automotive history episode
Absolutely loved it
Jim Clark, my boyhood hero
The reverence in their voices…help to quantify the caliber of the man. Jim seemed like the mans man on and off the field
I would love an hour long documentary like this!
That was the best tribute to a driver ever.
Very good video, Richard. I never knew about Jim Clark until today when i read about him, and your video came to me by youtube. By the way, how much I miss top gear with you, james may and jeremy clarkson.
The Best of the Best. Watch how Jim Clark drives the car right to the edge of the curb-less apex grass, with the precision and control of a brain surgeon. Flawless. What a superbly gifted Champion. Revere him to this day.
His was also the first ever win of a rear engine car at Indy. A front engine car ever one again and by 1969 all front engine cars were gone from the field.
Jim Clark for me was the best ever!
the wheel bearing story really gets me every time i remember it, because it takes a GOD of a human to feel something like a slightly worn wheel bearing with all of the other sensations of those cars, truly badass.
Excellent job Mr. Hammond.
Wow... I can't contemplate my head around on how insane jim is..
What a mad man!
Respect!
The story tell by the trio always give me goosebumps.
And usually end up being a movie documentary like Senna, Ferrari vs Ford, James hunt vs Nikky Lauda.
Because they're story also make producer and director being convince that this is a true story worth to produce into the movie.
What a great show I learned so much
Clearly a man of character, respect, and peerless will.
What a fantastic tribute
Jim won the Formula 1 championship in my home country, nice!
🏁
I have always felt that a galaxy of superb drivers, his was the brightest star of all.
He would always be on my team...
This was such an informative segment...... After looking at his achievements, I was shocked how come we don't hear his name
At last something serious. My idol done proud.
Jim Clark - the greatest ever
I remember watching this the first time and feeling absolutely astonished that he was real
Jim Clark was a true legend.
The two Jackie's stewart & icky, and rally driver semo lampinan but jimmy clark was immense and we mustn't forget fangio and surtees
I’ll never get over how anyone could drive these bathtub like cars at the speeds they do. Jim is truly the best.
Clark, Miles, Senna, Schumacher... The legends always leave too soon.
Guys like Miles WERE great. But don't overlook drivers like Dave MacDonald, who also raced for Shelby. Killed in 64
If you watch the whole episode, you'll see how greatly regarded Jim Clark was by the trio and Grand Tour. Usually, at the end of every episode, Jermery would sign off by saying "on that terrible disappointment, Good night" but for the first time there was no jab just praise for what an amazing driver Jim Clark was and he just signs off by saying simply good night.
Richard Hammond’s masterpiece!
Jim's win at the Indy 500 was helped by the nascar Wood Brothers from Stuart, Virginia. Leonard Wood, was was considered a mechanical genius was brought to Indy to see if pit stops could be sped up. Leonard modified every component on the system. His major innovation was the venturi in the refueling tank use to gravity feed the fuel to the car. While the rest of the field were taking 58 seconds to refuel their cars, Clark was getting 58 gallons in 18 seconds. An incredible leap in efficiency, and leapt pit stops towards the modern era.
What a legend