Lynsay jackson, the sister of former formula one racing driver david coulthard, has been found dead at her home in scotland. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Nicknamed the flying scot, he competed in formula one between 1965 and 1973, winning three world drivers championships, and twice finishing as runnerup over those nine seasons. This hilarious story involving sir stirling moss and a.
Jock russell scottish racing driver at wheel of formula one car b4j56p from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Exformula one ace johnny dumfries tops scottish sports. Formula one article about formula one by the free dictionary. Sister of former formula one racing driver david coulthard found. Scottish formula one drivers former drivers notable. Scottish formula one drivers scottish formula drivers. The formula one world drivers championship wdc is the most successful formula one race car driver of the year. David coulthard scottish formula one racing driver. Formula one f1, type of racecar used in grand prix automobile racing automobile racing, sport in which specially designed or modified automobiles race on any of various courses. He was particularly associated with the lotus marque. Scotlands jim clark is still considered one of the greatest drivers in the history of motor racing. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. Scottish motorsport remembers greatest allrounder sir.
The racing drivers who participate in the formula one races, also known as f1 races are called f1 drivers. Born in kilmany, scotland, he won more than onethird of his grands prix and. He never intended to make racing a way of life, let alone become the best in the world in a sport that for him began as farm boys hobby. Formula one drivers from the united kingdom wikipedia. This is a nondiffusing parent category of category. Williams will kick off the new decade of formula one with a revised colour scheme. The formula one world drivers championship wdc is the most successful formula one. Sir john young jackie stewart, obe born 11 june 1939 is a british former formula one racing driver from scotland. Scottish formula one drivers world champions and race. Formula one mourn the death of stirling moss as valtteri. There have been 160 formula one drivers from the united kingdom, four of whom are racing in the current season. Bathgateborn indycar driver dario franchitti, 37, is the next richest scot and the nations richest active sports star with a s42million fortune.
Verstappen will drive the rb15 car on april 2, before ticktum gets his chance behind the wheel the following day. Jun 22, 2019 james clark, jr obe, known as jim clark, was a british formula one racing driver from scotland, who won two world championships, in 1963 and 1965. The first champion was mike hawthorn, who in 1958 became only the fourth different person to win the title. Of those, jackie stewart has won the most, with three titles in 1969, 1971 and 1973. Scottish formula one race car driver jim clark talks to members of his team about his car, a lotus 38, 1965. The most recent drivers to make their formula one debut are alexander albon, lando norris and george russell, who debuted at the 2019 australian grand prix. Single seater racing in 1600cc ford kent engine based cars. Renowned as the greatest driver never to win a formula one drivers world championship, mosss outstanding ability and sportsmanship has been hailed by the chairman of the scottish motor. Pages in category scottish formula one drivers the following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. Former indianapolis 500 driver jim crawford has died at the age of 54. The greatest scottish f1 drivers linkedin slideshare. Driving for the innovative lotus team, clark won the formula. Jock russell scottish racing driver at wheel of formula.
Ron flockhart 16 june 1923, edinburgh 12 april 1962, dandenong ranges, victoria, australia was a scottish racing driver. James clark, jr obe, known as jim clark, was a british. Obe 4 march 1936 7 april 1968 was a british formula one racing driver from scotland, who won two world championships, in 1963 and. Jim clark race car driver stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. Scottish drivers throughout the 63 years, there has been 15 scottish f1 drivers. Scots wonder kid racing driver one step closer to formula. Wikimedia commons has media related to racecar drivers from scotland. The british driver will join up with the senior team to test at the sakhir circuit. Scottish formula one racing driver jim clark at london airport uk 30th may. Scottish formula one race car driver jim clark talks to. F1, officially referred to as the fia formula one world championship, is a single seat auto racing. Ranking the top 10 british racing drivers in formula 1 history. Clark was a versatile driver who competed in sports cars, touring cars and in the indianapolis 500, which he won in 1965.
Scottish formula one drivers world champions and race winners world champions and race winners there have been ten british formula one world drivers champions winning a total of fourteen titles between them. Stirling moss, peter collins, clark, stewart, hunt, john watson, mansell, damon hill, johnny herbert, david coulthard, and hamilton who have won the event 25 times between them. Sandy mitchell, 14, is one step closer to racing in. He participated in 14 world championship formula one grands prix, achievin. Moss, who won 212 of the 529 races he entered in his career, famously never. An autosport survey taken by 217 formula one drivers saw clark voted as the fifth greatest f1 driver of all time just ahead of fellow scottish driver jackie stewart. Scottish formula one drivers former drivers notable former drivers notable former drivers scotsman jim clark is one of the most highly regarded drivers in the history of the sport. Over the years there has been two scottish drivers who have won the world championships. List of famous f1 drivers biographies, timelines, trivia. British racing driver jenson button says a female formula one world championship driver would revolutionise the sport. Paul di resta is a british racing driver from scotland who drove in formula one from 2011 to 20, became a reserve driver for the williams f1 team in 2016. A scottish teenager has made history after becoming the youngest ever driver to sign for the team run by red bull racing boss christian horner. Scottish formula one race car driver jim clark rides in his lotus in the 1965.
World champions and race winners there have been ten british formula one world drivers champions winning a total of fourteen titles between them. Years active in the sport are here to help as hint. Former formula one driver victor wilson died when he developed an agonising infection after a tumble down the stairs in which he fractured his. British driver dan ticktum gets formula one test drive. In honour of f1s homecoming, here are the top 10 british f1 drivers of all time. Scottish driver treats sa crowd to three runs and doughnuts. Scottish formula one racing driver david coulthard won grands prix in a career spanning 15 seasons during which he raced for williams 19941995. Scottish formula one driver david coulthard, a past champion of the sport, treated south africans to three runs and doughnuts at the aston martin red bull racing live demo in the cape town. Formula one has paid tribute to stirling moss following his death at the age of 90 moss, who was often described as the greatest driver never to win the world championship, passed away in. Scottish formula one racing driver jim clark, winner of two world championships in 1963 and 1965, driving his lotus racing car at the monaco grand prix on 10th may 1964. Stability is the name of the game for the 2020 season, with eight of the 10 formula 1 teams fielding unaltered lineups in their bid for grand prix glory. The british grand prix has been won by eleven british drivers. Renault, williams and haas make ontrack debut with 2020 cars.
It was here that her parents met, when susies mum visited her. List of formula one world drivers champions simple. Race in 4 available classes main championship, newcomers cup, classic cup and the. Jimmys death at hockenheim was the beginning of us really driving home the reality that has changed the entire world of formula one, stewart, a prominent safety campaigner, told reuters. Scottish formula one racing driver jim clark, winner of. There have been 30 formula one drivers from brazil including three world champions. Nicknamed the flying scot, he competed in formula one between 1965 and 1973. The legendary scottish racing driver jimmy clark is often overlooked when people list their greatest formula one drivers of all time. Obe 4 march 1936 7 april 1968 was a british formula one racing driver from scotland, who won two world championships, in 1963 and 1965.
One of the true greats of formula one has left us, as sir stirling moss lost his battle with illness on sunday, aged 90. The scot, who also raced briefly in formula one, competed in the. This list includes all drivers who have entered a world championship race, including participants of the indianapolis 500 between 1950 and 1960 when it was part of the world championship although not being run according to formula one rules. Find all f1 drivers that ever participated at one or more formula 1 grand prix events since f1 started back in 1950 till now. And when the sport took jim clarks life the racing world mourned the. F1 drivers 2020 hamilton, verstappen, vettel and more. The splash page covers all f1 drivers since the start of formula 1 in the year 1950. The former f1 champ believes a woman lining up on the grid. This category includes all scottish drivers who have participated in or attempted to participate in. Bryan talks to ex formula one test driver susie wolff about her racing career.
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