Jean-Pierre Belloise of France driving a Malra, won today's race, judged on two heats of 20 laps over the 4.1 miles circuit. April 7 1968: On this day Jim Clark the motor racing champion was killed in a car crash in Germany.
Jim Clark, the former world motor racing champion was killed when his Lotus-Cosworth skidded off the track and somersaulted into a wood at about 170mph during a Formula Two race here today. This is how the Guardian reported the news.
"It looked like something mechanical.
At this point Eisele took a few pictures of the accident aftermath.More photographers arrived on the scene and together they helped marshalls collect debris, when Eisele handed Graham Hill a five-by-five-inch piece of the nose of the Lotus 48, he was told, “Take it with you. Clark's body is being flown home to Scotland today. Jim Clark will forever be a Formula 1 legend, his fatal accident 50 years ago on 7 April 1968 robbed the sport of a driver many regard him as the greatest of all time. He suffered a broken neck and skull fracture and died before reaching the hospital.Few witnesses were on hand and thus the exact cause will always remain a mystery.Now, 50 years down the road Auto Motor und Sport have provided interesting insight into the accident that killed Clark:The accident happened at the 2.1 kilometre mark, a long way behind the first chicane, which was later installed in response to Clark’s death.Track marshal Winfried Kolb saw the tail of the Lotus break loose with the right rear end of the car giving way first, the driver then caught the fishtail, but then it veered off into a forest which lined the track only a mere three meters away from the tarmac.Clark appeared to fight the out of control Lotus for 300 meters, but finally it hit the edge of the track at an angle of 45 degrees, slid on to the damp grass, mowed down a fence, was hoisted over a small embankment, ploughed through trees and came to a stop when it hit a 1.5 metre tree with a thigh-thick trunk.When examining the engine, it turned out that Clark had remained full on the gas until the very end.And those are the facts that are generally accepted as what happened on that fateful day.Although no new information has been forthcoming, there are still fascinating memories that have tales to tell that are fitting for this 50th anniversary of Clark’s death.Photographer Werner Eisele was the first to arrive at the accident scene even before the marshals and took pictures of the crash site which he likened to a plane crash.“There must have been at least three big hits with different trees before the Lotus 48 came to a halt behind another group of trees.
Clark was an all-rounder of note, quite comfortable hurling a Cortina on two wheels around the tight confines of the Brands Hatch Indy circuit as he was power sliding his Cosworth V8 powered Lotus Formula 1 car through the forests … "Suddenly Jim's car broke out," said Chris Irwin, another British entry, who was driving about 250 yards behind. During a four-month (!)
In memory of Jimmy.”Although Clark was probably dead on the spot he was still taken by the ambulance to the University Hospital in Heidelberg, where among other injuries, he was found to have suffered a broken neck and a skull base fracture.Eisele admits that later in the day when told of the fatality he was shocked “for me, it looked as if he was asleep. There was no sign of an accident.
I could not detect any external injuries.”Race leader at the time of Clark’s crash was Kurt Ahrens, who recalled, “I was ahead. A policeman said the car somersaulted three or four times before smashing broadside into the trees. Just before the crash Clark had been lying eighth and was evidently unhappy, according to a race official.The rear wheels failed to hold the road as he came out of the bend on the sixth lap. Eventually, the ambulance drove on to the track.”“In the paddock after the race, I met up with my dad and he asked me: What happened to Jim Clark? Lotus won.
The car had emerged form the Shrimps Head curve and was racing down the straight when the accident happened.
His stats of 72 grand prix starts, 25 wins, 32 podiums and 33 pole positions is virtually unmatched in terms of percentage success rate.Clark’s love for racing at all levels ultimately led to his death.
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