Championship record
2
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
0
5
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jim Clark
Keke Rosberg
Championships
2
1
Wins
25
5
Poles
33
5
Podiums
32
17
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
274
159.5
Starts
72
114
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jim Clark
Keke Rosberg
Win rate
34.7%
4.4%
Podium rate
44.4%
14.9%
Pole rate
45.8%
4.4%
Points / start
3.8
1.4
Avg grid
P3.6
P10.1
Avg finish
P7.1
P11.8
Finish rate
68.1%
53.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jim Clark
Keke Rosberg
Mechanical retirements
21
41
Crash retirements
2
9
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 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1960
Debut season
1978
1962 · aged 26
First win
1982 · aged 33
1962
First pole
1982
1963 · aged 27
First title
1982 · aged 33
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.5
Avg places gained
-1.6
Season points trajectory
Jim Clark
Keke Rosberg
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jim Clark | Keke Rosberg |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 4 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 4 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Watkins Glen | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Kyalami | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
Team history
Jim Clark
Team Lotus 1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1966Lotus-BRM 1966Lotus-Climax 1967Lotus-BRM 1967Lotus-Ford 1967–1968
Keke Rosberg
19601986
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).