F1 Drivers with the most wins ever (Part 1)

#9 - Jim Clark (25)

Jim Clark and Colin Chapman turned Lotus into an unstoppable force

After winning 5 titles, it's easy to think that Lewis Hamilton is the greatest British driver of all-time, but I believe that title belongs to this man. Jim Clark was an incredible driver and still holds the record for the most Grand Slams (pole, win, fastest lap and led every lap), few could dominate a GP like the original Flying Scotsman.

Clark raced in Formula 1 between 1960 and 1967, spending his entire career at Lotus, dragging them up from newcomers to the best team in the sport. Because seasons were much shorter back then, Clark raced in only 73 Grands Prix, but he won 25 races, breaking the great Juan Manuel Fangio's record in the process. 25 victories in 73 races is a win percentage of over 33 percent, the Brit also scored an extremely impressive 33 poles and 28 fastest laps.

In terms of the driver records, that puts Clark 3rd of all-time in terms of win percentage, 2nd in terms of percentage poles and 4th for percentage fastest laps.

2 Drivers' World Championships, one in 1963 and another in 1965, are the biggest of his achievements, the one in 1965 being a particular highlight as Clark won all of the first six races he competed in that season. Had it not been for one fateful day at the Hockenheimring, Clark would've added to what at the time was the highest ever tally of wins in Formula 1.

Niki Lauda may have survived his horror-crash in Germany, but Clark wasn't so lucky as he suffered what was likely a deflating tyre in the forested sections before crashing into a tree at very high speed. He was only 32-years-old and left this world having already cemented his place as one of, if not the greatest F1 driver of all-time.