Formula One: Top 10 drivers of all-time

By Asher Fair | Jan 7, 2018

SPA, BELGIUM - AUGUST 27: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 WO8 leads the field to the first corner at the start during the Formula One Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on August 27, 2017 in Spa, Belgium. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) /

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13th March 1965: British motor racing champion Jim Clark (Photo by Victor Blackman/Express/Getty Images) /

#8 – Jim Clark

Jim Clark earns the #8 spot in these rankings primarily as a result of his amazing win percentage even his career win total is only tied for 9th on the all-time list, which is still very impressive. He only drove in 72 Formula One races over the course of his nine-year career, a career during which he drove full-time in seven seasons.

Clark’s career was cut short as a result of the fact that he was killed in a Formula Two crash in 1968 after he opened up the 1968 Formula One season with a victory, which would end up being the 25th and final win of his career and his life.

With 25 victories in just 72 starts, Clark was killed with a win percentage of 34.72%, which ranks 5th on the all-time list when using start statistics as opposed to entry statistics. However, among all drivers who are in the top 5 on that list, Clark started the most races and won the most races.

Clark was also killed as a two-time champion in the sport despite the fact that he only drove full-time for seven seasons. That championship total is tied for 11th on the all-time titles list, which leaves many wondering just how good he would have been had he not been killed at the age of 32 when he was.

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