Jim Clark

British · 1960–1968
VS

Jochen Rindt

Austrian · 1964–1970
Race H2H
18 11
29 shared
Qualifying H2H
27 2
29 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
0
5
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 1
1965 P1 1966 P3 1967 P3 1968 P11
Career totals
Jim Clark Jochen Rindt
Championships
2
1
Wins
25
6
Poles
33
10
Podiums
32
13
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
274
109
Starts
72
61
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jim Clark Jochen Rindt
Win rate
34.7%
9.8%
Podium rate
44.4%
21.3%
Pole rate
45.8%
16.4%
Points / start
3.8
1.8
Avg grid
P3.6
P6.5
Avg finish
P7.1
P9.9
Finish rate
68.1%
42.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jim Clark Jochen Rindt
Mechanical retirements
21
30
Crash retirements
2
4
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1960
Debut season
1964
1962 · aged 26
First win
1969 · aged 27
1962
First pole
1968
1963 · aged 27
First title
1970 · aged 28
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.5
Avg places gained
-3.2
Season points trajectory
1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970
Jim Clark Jochen Rindt
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jim Clark Jochen Rindt
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Park Zandvoort 4 · 6 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Watkins Glen 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 4 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Brands Hatch 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Prince George Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Charade Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Kyalami 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Reims-Gueux 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Zeltweg 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Le Mans 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Jim Clark
LOT
LOT
Team Lotus 1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1966Lotus-BRM 1966Lotus-Climax 1967Lotus-BRM 1967Lotus-Ford 1967–1968
Jochen Rindt
COO
19601970
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).