It's been half a century since one of the greatest Grand Prix drivers of all time lost his life. This is the story of the remarkable Jim Clark. | F1

#OTD 1968: Two time F1 champion, Jim Clark was killed at Hockenheim. Here's a brief look at the life of the legendary racer. | BBC Archive

Jim Clark is often regarded as one of the greatest drivers in motorsport history for his unmatched versatility and dominance during the 1960s. The Scottish driver won two Formula 1 World Championships (1963, 1965) with Lotus and secured 25 wins and 33 pole positions in just 72 Grand Prix starts—an astonishing win and pole ratio that stood as records for years. But Clark’s brilliance wasn’t limited to F1. In 1965, he became the first driver to win both the F1 championship and the Indianapolis 500

Jim Clark's Lotus 25, the car in which he won his first F1 World Championship in 1963. | The Grand Tour