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Also Known As Jim Clark
Born March 4, 1936 • Scotland
Died April 7, 1968 (aged 32) • Germany
Awards And Honors Indianapolis 500 (1965) • Formula One racing (1965) • Formula One racing (1963)
Mario Andretti.
Mario Andretti
American race–car driver
F1's youngest race winner
Max Verstappen
race-car driver
Fangio at Laguna Seca
Juan Manuel Fangio
Argentine automobile racing driver
John Michael Hawthorn
British automobile racer
Alberto Ascari
Italian automobile racer
Giuseppe Farina
Italian automobile racer
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
British race-car driver
James Hunt
James Hunt
British race-car driver
Stirling Moss
Stirling Moss
British race-car driver
John Surtees
British motorsport racer
Graham Hill
Graham Hill
British race–car driver
Sebastian Vettel working on a crossword puzzle
Sebastian Vettel
German race-car driver
Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda
Austrian race-car driver
A smiling Daniel Ricciardo at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo
Australian race-car driver
Phil Hill at the wheel
Phil Hill
American automobile racer
McLaren, Bruce
Bruce McLaren
New Zealand automobile racer
Jayne Torvill
English figure skater
Christopher Dean
English figure skater
Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield
Lennox Lewis
British boxer
Stephen Hendry
Scottish snooker player