Clark was to add another chapter that same season, becoming the first and only driver to win the Formula 1 Championship and the Indy 500 in the same season. Within three years, he was dead.

The 1965 Indianapolis 500 was notable for several reasons.. The first was that it was won by Jim Clark of Scotland, who started in the front row and led for 190 laps. Clark was the first non ...

After Clark scored a convincing win in the 49th Indianapolis 500 on May 30, 1965, the Wood Brothers Racing Team experienced the thrill of victory at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Former Indycar 500 and Formula One driver, Jim Clark started the Indy 500 in second place in 1965. He led 190 laps of the 200 laps and won the event. He won the Indy 500 and Formula One ...

1965 was a good year for Jim Clark. It was the year in which he won the second, and last, of his Formula One titles, and also the year in which he got his sole Indianapolis 500 win. Clark led 190 ...

He was named rookie of the year after finishing behind Clark in the Indy 500 of 1965. In a message recorded for the events at Duns Castle, the American says: ‘It’s amazing 60 years on we are ...