Championship record
2
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
5
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jim Clark
Nino Farina
Championships
2
1
Wins
25
5
Poles
33
5
Podiums
32
18
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
274
122.33
Starts
72
34
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jim Clark
Nino Farina
Win rate
34.7%
14.7%
Podium rate
44.4%
52.9%
Pole rate
45.8%
14.7%
Points / start
3.8
3.6
Avg grid
P3.6
P3.1
Avg finish
P7.1
P5.9
Finish rate
68.1%
76.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jim Clark
Nino Farina
Mechanical retirements
21
6
Crash retirements
2
2
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1960
Debut season
1950
1962 · aged 26
First win
1950 · aged 43
1962
First pole
1950
1963 · aged 27
First title
1950 · aged 43
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.5
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
Jim Clark
Nino Farina
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jim Clark | Nino Farina |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 4 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 4 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 3 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Reims-Gueux | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Rouen-Les-Essarts | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
Team history
Jim Clark
Team Lotus 1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1966Lotus-BRM 1966Lotus-Climax 1967Lotus-BRM 1967Lotus-Ford 1967–1968
Nino Farina
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Ferrari 1952–1955
19501968
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).