Jacky Ickx
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Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx (last name pronounced ix) (born January 1, 1945 in Brussels) is a Belgium former racing driver who achieved 25 podium finishes in Formula One and six wins in the 24 hours of Le Mans.
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Racing career
Jacky Ickx was introduced to the sport when he was taken by his father, motoring journalist Jacques Ickx, to races which he covered. Despite this family background, Jacky had limited interest in the sport until his father bought him a 50 cc Zundapp motorcycle. Soon afterwards, Ickx won 8 of 13 races at the first season and the European 50 cc trials title. He took another two titles before he moved to racing a Lotus Cortina in Touring car racing, taking his national saloon car championship in 1965. He also competed in Sports car racing where he had already significant experience from taking part in the 1000km races at the Nürburgring.
Formula One
Ickx entered his first Formula One race at the Nürburgring in 1967, driving a Matra F2 car. Despite the disadvantage of driving a less powerful F2 car, only two F1 drivers qualified in front of him: Denny Hulme and Jim Clark (racing driver). He was forced by the regulations to start behind the entire F1 field; nevertheless after 4 laps he was already 5th, overtaking 12 full-blown F1 cars. Unfortunately his front suspension broke and he was forced to retire after 12 laps. Despite his retirement he made a strong impression on the F1 team managers.
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At 1967 Italian Grand Prix, he made his official F1 debut in a Cooper-Maserati, finishing 6th. In 1968 Ickx drove a Formula 1 car for Ferrari. He retired from his first two races, but at his home race at 1968 Belgian Grand Prix he started from the front row and finished 3rd. At the 1968 French Grand Prix at Rouen he took his first win, in heavy rain. Ickx also finished third at 1968 British Grand Prix and fourth at the 1968 German Grand Prix after driving almost the entire race in heavy rain without his helmet visor. At 1968 Italian Grand Prix he finished the race in third position. In 1968 Canadian Grand Prix his luck left him when he crashed and broke his left leg, which meant he could not compete for the two following Grand Prix.
In 1969, Ickx chose to drive for the Brabham team, which was focused around the owner and driver, Jack Brabham. His first results were poor, but when Brabham broke his foot, Ickx got use of the first car and his results immediately began to improve. Jacky finished third in 1969 French Grand Prix, second in 1969 British Grand Prix and won in 1969 Canadian Grand Prix and in 1969 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, the last Formula One race there before 'The Ring' was made less bumpy and dangerous. In the 1969 Mexican Grand Prix Jacky finished second and became runner-up in the drivers' world championship. He then decided to leave Brabham to return to Ferrari because he had become too good a driver to be the second man.
As in 1969, he had a weak start to the 1970 season. During the 1970 Spanish Grand Prix he had a crash and his car caught fire. It took at least 20 seconds for him to leave the burning car and was hospitalized with severe burns. After 17 days he was back in his car at the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix, but his Ferrari was no match for the Lotus of Jochen Rindt. The car started to improve and at the 1970 German Grand Prix (held at Hockenheimring as his favourite Nürburgring was boycotted for safety reasons) he fought with Rindt for the win, but finished a close second. At the 1970 Austrian Grand Prix it was Ickx that took the win. In 1970 Italian Grand Prix fate struck and Rindt lost his life during free practice. Ickx was the only driver with a chance to take the championship from Rindt who had already won five of nine races in that season, with four more to go. Monza saw a win by Ferrari team-mate Clay Regazzoni while Ickx's car broke down. The Belgian took the win at 1970 Canadian Grand Prix but in the 1970 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International he only finished fourth, with Emerson Fittipaldi scoring his first win for Lotus as well as the Championships for the team and his late team-mate. Despite winning the last race in 1970 Mexican Grand Prix, Ickx could not beat Rindt's points total.
In 1971, Ickx and Ferrari started as favourites, but the championship went to Jackie Stewart with the new Tyrrell Racing, because Ferrari traditionally started the season with its full attention on the sports car championship rather than Formula One, a fact that had already caused John Surtees to leave in the middle of the 1966 season.
Ickx was able to win at 1971 Dutch Grand Prix in the rain with Firestone Tire and Rubber Company wet tyres, while Stewart had no chance with his Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company rubber. After that, he had a lot of retirements, while Stewart took one win after the other, despite Ickx giving him a good challenge on the 1971 German Grand Prix once again, where both drivers shared victories from 1968 to 1973. That long and very challenging track was the favourite of Ickx, while Stewart had called it the 'Green Hell' as well as being a driving force behind the driver boycott of 1970 that urged the Germans to rework the layout of the track, which had been built in 1927. Stewart said the only thing that had changed since then were the trees growing bigger. As requested, those near the track were cut and replaced with a small run-off areas plus armco. So, the Scotland and the Belgian not only fought on the track, but also off the track. Stewart was constantly fighting for more safety in Formula One, while Ickx thought by doing that the challenge was taken out of the sport.
In 1972, Ickx stayed at Ferrari and finished second in 1972 Spanish Grand Prix and 1972 Monaco Grand Prix. After that the Ferrari only got noticed for its retirements. Yet, once again it was the 1972 German Grand Prix where Ickx was eager to show it was his track, giving his great rival Stewart no chance at all. As for Stewart one year later, and other champions such as Juan Manuel Fangio in 1957, it turned out that the last Formula One win for Ickx came at Nürburgring, where superior driving skill could beat superior machinery.
In 1973, the Ferrari 312B3 was no longer competitive, and Ickx only managed one fourth place during the opening Grand Prix of the season. While being successful with their sports cars, which were driven to several wins by Ickx himself, the Formula One programme of the Italians was outclassed, and they even had to skip some races, notably at the Nürburgring. This was not acceptable to Ickx, who left the team halfway through the season. Instead, he raced the 1973 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in a McLaren, and scored third place behind the Tyrrells of Stewart and François Cevert.
When Jacky signed with Team Team Lotus in 1974, a difficult period awaited him. Lotus had problems replacing the successful but aging Lotus 72 (which had its debut in 1970) and during the championship Ickx only managed a third place in 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix. Ickx could only prove that he was the Rain Master when he won the non-championship Race of Champions at Brands Hatch after having passed Niki Lauda by the outside at Paddock Bend. After the Brazilian Grand Prix it went downwards with the results of the Lotus-Ford.
1975 was even more disastrous for Lotus and Ickx left the team halfway through the season, even though he managed a second place in the chaotic 1975 Spanish Grand Prix which was overshadowed by accidents.
It seemed as if the end of his career was near. In 1976 Ickx signed at the new teams of Walter Wolf Racing and later at Ensign (racing team). Only now and then did he race a Grand Prix. In 1979 he ended his career as a Grand Prix driver at Ligier, but still continued to win a lot of races in various sports car series, which Jacky had decided to concentrate on exclusively.
Endurance racing
In 1966, Ickx teamed up with Hubert Hahne in a BMW 2000TI to win the Spa 24 Hours endurance race in his native Belgium.
In 1969 Jacky Ickx raced in the 24 hours of Le Mans for the first time. This race also saw the first appearance of the Porsche 917 in Le Mans, which was regarded by far as the favourite. The Ford GT40 that Ickx drove with Jackie Oliver appeared at that time was an obsolete car, outperformed by the new Porsche 917 but also by the older Porsche 908 and the new generation of 3-litre prototypes from Ferrari, Matra and Alfa Romeo T33.
As Ickx was opposed to the traditional Le Mans start which he considered to be dangerous, he slowly walked across the track to his machine, instead of running. He locked the safety belt carefully and thus was the last to start the race, chasing the field. On lap one, a tragic event proved that Ickx was right: private driver John Woolfe had a fatal accident in his new and powerful 917 and fellow countryman Willy Mairesse had an accident which ended his career. Neither of them had taken time to belt himself in.
During the race the Porsche 917 proved unreliable, and none was to finish. The last four hours of the race turned into a duel between the Porsche 908 of Hans Herrmann/Gérard Larrousse and the Ford GT-40 of Ickx/Oliver. In the last hour, Ickx and Herrmann continually leapfrogged each other, the Porsche being faster on the straights owing to having less aerodynamic drag, while being passed again under braking as the brake pads were worn and the team reckoned there was not enough time left to change them. Ickx won the race by the smallest of competitive margins ever, with less than 120 yards (110 m) between the two cars, despite having lost a bigger distance intentionally at the start. He also won his case for safety: from 1970, all drivers could start the race sitting in their cars with the belts tightened properly.
In later years, Ickx won a record six times at the 24h race at Le Mans, becoming known as "Monsieur Le Mans". Three of the wins were with Derek Bell: this would become one of the most legendary partnerships. In 2005, Tom Kristensen surpassed Ickx's record and as of 2008 has eight victories.
From 1976 on, he was a factory driver for Porsche and their new turbocharged race cars, the Porsche 935 and especially the Porsche 936 sports car, which he drove to wins in Le Mans three times. These drives, as well as the losing effort in 1978, often in the rain and at night, were some of the finest ever. Jacky Ickx considers the 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans race to be his favourite win of all time. Retiring earlier on in another Porsche 936, which he shared with Henri Pescarolo, the team transferred him to the car of Jürgen Barth and Hurley Haywood which was in 42nd place. Ickx made up for lost laps to lead the race by early morning, but suffered a mechanical problem which forced the car to pit. The mechanics resolved the issue by switching off one cylinder, and Ickx went on to win the race. The win in 1982 came with the new and superior 956 model, though, which carried him to two titles as world champion of endurance racing, in 1982 and 1983.
In 1983, Ickx was the team leader at Porsche, but a new team-mate was faster than him: young German Stefan Bellof set new lap records at the Nürburgring in the last ever sports car race held on the original configuration of Ickx's favourite track. As it turned out, Ickx and Bellof would become involved in controversial events later on.
In 1984, Ickx acted as Formula One race director in Monaco, and red-flagged the race because of rain, when leader Alain Prost in a Porsche-powered McLaren was about to be caught by a young Ayrton Senna. Also, Stefan Bellof had started from the back of the grid, as his underpowered Tyrrell-Cosworth could not provide extra boost in qualifying like the turbos of all others. Yet, in the wet race, he managed to pass many others and was on pace for catching both Senna and Prost when Ickx decided to stop the race. That saved the win for Prost, but owing to the short distance covered overall, only half the points for the win were awarded (4.5), less than for a second place in a full race (6). Prost subsequently lost the 1984 Formula One season championship to Lauda by half a point.
In 1985, Ickx was involved with Bellof again, but with tragic consequences. Bellof raced a privateer Porsche while waiting to join the Ferrari F1 team in 1986, which had promised him a seat after his performance in Monaco, similar to what they had done for Lauda after he outclassed Ickx there in 1973. At Spa, Ickx's home track, the young German in the private Porsche 956 of Walter Brun tried to pass the experienced Belgian in the factory car. At Eau Rouge corner, it seemed that Ickx left a gap and Stefan squeezed into it. Both cars collided and crashed, Bellof being killed, while Ickx walked away. He retired from professional racing at the end of the season.
24 hours of Le Mans victories
- 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans - Jacky Ickx / Jackie Oliver (Ford GT-40)
- 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans - Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell (Mirage (race car) GR8)
- 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans - Jacky Ickx / Gijs van Lennep (Porsche 936)
- 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans - Jacky Ickx / Hurley Haywood / Jürgen Barth (Porsche 936)
- 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans - Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell (Porsche 936)
- 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans - Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell (Porsche 956)
Other races
Ickx also co-drove to victory with Allan Moffat at the 1977 Hardie Ferodo Bathurst 1000 in Australia, became champion of Can-Am in 1979, and won the Paris Dakar Rally in 1983 for Mercedes-Benz. The victory at the Bathurst 1000 was in a 1977 XC Ford Falcon production car manufactured in Australia with limited modifications for racing. After only days practice in a car he had never driven before he was doing lap times the same or quicker than drivers who drove nothing else and who were familiar with the circuit.
One of his other Le Mans 24 hour victories in a non-driving capacity was when he consulted for the Oreca team who were running a Mazda 787B for Mazdaspeed in 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ickx was also selected to participate in the IROC V and IROC VIII editions of the International Race of Champions.
After he retired from his professional racing career, he continued to compete in the Paris-Dakar Rally, winning it in 1983 and even competing with daughter Vanina Ickx in recent years. Nowadays, he appears in historic events as a driver, such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Monterey Historics, usually on behalf of Porsche and Ferrari. He still acts as the Clerk of the Course for the Monaco Grand Prix and is still a resident of Brussels.
Awards
- Awarded the Honorary Citizen of Le Mans prior to the 2000 race, the first sports person to do so.
- Inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2002.
Trivia
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- Jacky Ickx, Gilles Villeneuve or Jacques Laffite had been believed to be the unidentified driver in the 1976 short film C'était un rendez-vous, yet it turned out that director Claude Lelouch himself drove through Paris.
- His hobbies are art and collecting paintings.
- Jacky often appears in the famous Belgian Comics Michel Vaillant, as one of the main characters
- Jacky's daughter Vanina has had a sporadic motor racing career, driving variously in the Paris-Dakar rally, Le Mans, and most recently in an Audi in the DTM series.
- Ickx always wore Bell Sports Inc. with an exception during his early career, Les Leston and Buco. His signature color scheme has always been metallic electric blue with white edges.
- The Chopard Company developed three limited edition Chopard Mille Miglia Jacky Ickx Men's watches dedicated to the legendary racer. The fourth Chopard watch honouring Jacky Ickx was designed with cooperation of the champion.[1]
See also
- Paris-Dakar Rally
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Porsche 956
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(F1 driver results legend 2) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
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| 1967 Formula One season | Cooper Car Company | Cooper Car Company Cooper T81 | Maserati V12 engine | 1967 South African Grand Prix | 1967 Monaco Grand Prix | 1967 Dutch Grand Prix | 1967 Belgian Grand Prix | 1967 French Grand Prix | 1967 British Grand Prix | 1967 German Grand Prix | 1967 Canadian Grand Prix | 1967 Italian Grand Prix 6 | 1967 United States Grand Prix Ret | 1967 Mexican Grand Prix | 20th | 1 | ||||||
| 1968 Formula One season | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312 | Ferrari V12 engine | 1968 South African Grand Prix Ret | 1968 Spanish Grand Prix Ret | 1968 Monaco Grand Prix | 1968 Belgian Grand Prix 3 | 1968 Dutch Grand Prix 4 | 1968 French Grand Prix 1 | 1968 British Grand Prix 3 | 1968 German Grand Prix 4 | 1968 Italian Grand Prix 3 | 1968 Canadian Grand Prix DNS | 1968 United States Grand Prix Inj | 1968 Mexican Grand Prix Ret | 4th | 27 | |||||
| 1969 Formula One season | Brabham | Brabham Brabham BT26 | Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV | 1969 South African Grand Prix Ret | 1969 Spanish Grand Prix 6 | 1969 Monaco Grand Prix Ret | 1969 Dutch Grand Prix 5 | 1969 French Grand Prix 3 | 1969 British Grand Prix 2 | 1969 German Grand Prix 1 | 1969 Italian Grand Prix 10 | 1969 Canadian Grand Prix 1 | 1969 United States Grand Prix Ret | 1969 Mexican Grand Prix 2 | 2nd | 37 | ||||||
| 1970 Formula One season | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312B | Ferrari Flat-12 | 1970 South African Grand Prix Ret | 1970 Spanish Grand Prix Ret | 1970 Monaco Grand Prix Ret | 1970 Belgian Grand Prix 8 | 1970 Dutch Grand Prix 3 | 1970 French Grand Prix Ret | 1970 British Grand Prix Ret | 1970 German Grand Prix 2 | 1970 Austrian Grand Prix 1 | 1970 Italian Grand Prix Ret | 1970 Canadian Grand Prix 1 | 1970 United States Grand Prix 4 | 1970 Mexican Grand Prix 1 | 2nd | 40 | ||||
| 1971 Formula One season | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312B | Ferrari Flat-12 | 1971 South African Grand Prix 8 | 1971 Spanish Grand Prix 2 | 1971 Italian Grand Prix Ret | 4th | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Ferrari 312B2 | Ferrari Flat-12 | 1971 Monaco Grand Prix 3 | 1971 Dutch Grand Prix 1 | 1971 French Grand Prix Ret | 1971 British Grand Prix Ret | 1971 German Grand Prix Ret | 1971 Austrian Grand Prix Ret | 1971 Canadian Grand Prix 8 | 1971 United States Grand Prix NC | |||||||||||||
| 1972 Formula One season | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312B2 | Ferrari Flat-12 | 1972 Argentine Grand Prix 3 | 1972 South African Grand Prix 8 | 1972 Spanish Grand Prix 2 | 1972 Monaco Grand Prix 2 | 1972 Belgian Grand Prix Ret | 1972 French Grand Prix 11 | 1972 British Grand Prix Ret | 1972 German Grand Prix 1 | 1972 Austrian Grand Prix Ret | 1972 Italian Grand Prix Ret | 1972 Canadian Grand Prix 12 | 1972 United States Grand Prix 5 | 4th | 27 | |||||
| 1973 Formula One season | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 312B2 | Ferrari Flat-12 | 1973 Argentine Grand Prix 4 | 1973 Brazilian Grand Prix 5 | 1973 South African Grand Prix Ret | 9th | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Ferrari 312B3 | Ferrari Flat-12 | 1973 Spanish Grand Prix 12 | 1973 Belgian Grand Prix Ret | 1973 Monaco Grand Prix Ret | 1973 Swedish Grand Prix 6 | 1973 French Grand Prix 5 | 1973 British Grand Prix 8 | 1973 Dutch Grand Prix | 1973 Italian Grand Prix 8 | 1973 Canadian Grand Prix | ||||||||||||
| Yardley of London McLaren | McLaren McLaren M23 | Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV | 1973 German Grand Prix 3 | 1973 Austrian Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Williams Racing Cars | Iso Marlboro Williams FW01 | Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV | 1973 United States Grand Prix 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 Formula One season | John Player & Sons Team Lotus | Team Lotus Lotus 72 | Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV | 1974 Argentine Grand Prix Ret | 1974 Brazilian Grand Prix 3 | 1974 Monaco Grand Prix Ret | 1974 Swedish Grand Prix Ret | 1974 Dutch Grand Prix 11 | 1974 French Grand Prix 5 | 1974 British Grand Prix 3 | 1974 German Grand Prix 5 | 1974 Canadian Grand Prix 13 | 1974 United States Grand Prix Ret | 10th | 12 | |||||||
| Team Lotus Lotus 76 | Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV | 1974 South African Grand Prix Ret | 1974 Spanish Grand Prix Ret | 1974 Belgian Grand Prix Ret | 1974 Austrian Grand Prix Ret | 1974 Italian Grand Prix Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975 Formula One season | John Player & Sons Team Lotus | Team Lotus Lotus 72 | Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV | 1975 Argentine Grand Prix 8 | 1975 Brazilian Grand Prix 9 | 1975 South African Grand Prix 12 | 1975 Spanish Grand Prix 2 | 1975 Monaco Grand Prix 8 | 1975 Belgian Grand Prix Ret | 1975 Swedish Grand Prix 15 | 1975 Dutch Grand Prix Ret | 1975 French Grand Prix Ret | 1975 British Grand Prix | 1975 German Grand Prix | 1975 Austrian Grand Prix | 1975 Italian Grand Prix | 1975 United States Grand Prix | 16th | 3 | |||
| 1976 Formula One season | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Walter Wolf Racing-Frank Williams Racing Cars Williams FW05 | Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV | 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix 8 | 1976 South African Grand Prix 16 | 1976 United States Grand Prix West DNQ | NC | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Walter Wolf Racing | Walter Wolf Racing-Frank Williams Racing Cars Williams FW05 | Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV | 1976 Spanish Grand Prix 7 | 1976 Belgian Grand Prix DNQ | 1976 Monaco Grand Prix DNQ | 1976 Swedish Grand Prix | 1976 French Grand Prix 10 | 1976 British Grand Prix DNQ | 1976 German Grand Prix | 1976 Austrian Grand Prix | ||||||||||||
| Ensign (racing team) | Ensign (racing team) Ensign N176 | Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV | 1976 Dutch Grand Prix Ret | 1976 Italian Grand Prix 10 | 1976 Canadian Grand Prix 13 | 1976 United States Grand Prix Ret | 1976 Japanese Grand Prix | |||||||||||||||
| 1977 Formula One season | Tissot Ensign (racing team) with Castrol | Ensign (racing team) Ensign N177 | Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV | 1977 Argentine Grand Prix | 1977 Brazilian Grand Prix | 1977 South African Grand Prix | 1977 United States Grand Prix West | 1977 Spanish Grand Prix | 1977 Monaco Grand Prix 10 | 1977 Belgian Grand Prix | 1977 Swedish Grand Prix | 1977 French Grand Prix | 1977 British Grand Prix | 1977 German Grand Prix | 1977 Austrian Grand Prix | 1977 Dutch Grand Prix | 1977 Italian Grand Prix | 1977 United States Grand Prix | 1977 Canadian Grand Prix | 1977 Japanese Grand Prix | NC | 0 |
| 1978 Formula One season | Tissot Ensign (racing team) | Ensign (racing team) Ensign N177 | Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV | 1978 Argentine Grand Prix | 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix | 1978 South African Grand Prix | 1978 United States Grand Prix West | 1978 Monaco Grand Prix Ret | 1978 Belgian Grand Prix 12 | 1978 Spanish Grand Prix Ret | 1978 Swedish Grand Prix DNQ | 1978 French Grand Prix | 1978 British Grand Prix | 1978 German Grand Prix | 1978 Austrian Grand Prix | 1978 Dutch Grand Prix | 1978 Italian Grand Prix | 1978 United States Grand Prix | 1978 Canadian Grand Prix | NC | 0 | |
| 1979 Formula One season | Ligier Gitanes | Ligier Ligier JS11 | Ford Motor Company Cosworth DFV | 1979 Argentine Grand Prix | 1979 Brazilian Grand Prix | 1979 South African Grand Prix | 1979 United States Grand Prix West | 1979 Spanish Grand Prix | 1979 Belgian Grand Prix | 1979 Monaco Grand Prix | 1979 French Grand Prix Ret | 1979 British Grand Prix 6 | 1979 German Grand Prix Ret | 1979 Austrian Grand Prix Ret | 1979 Dutch Grand Prix 5 | 1979 Italian Grand Prix Ret | 1979 Canadian Grand Prix Ret | 1979 United States Grand Prix Ret | 16th | 3 |
References
- "DRIVER: Ickx, Jacky". Autocourse Grand prix Archive. http://www.autocoursegpa.com/season_driver~season~1970~driver_id~11824.htm. Retrieved on 12 September 2007.
- "Europe’s Mr Versatility". 8W. http://www.forix.com/8w/ickx.html. Retrieved on 12 September 2007.
- "Tribute to Jacky Ickx". Jacky-Ickx-Fan.net. http://www.jacky-ickx-fan.net/english/home.php. Retrieved on 12 September 2007.
- "Drivers: Jacky Ickx". GrandPrix.com. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-ickjac.html. Retrieved on 12 September 2007.
- "Jacky Ickx". Grand Prix Racing. http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/careers/290.cfm. Retrieved on 12 September 2007.
- "Chopard Company to Honor Jacky Ickx". Watches Channel Infoniac. http://watches.infoniac.com/index.php?page=articles&catid=2&id=10. Retrieved on 12 December 2007.
External links
- Official Jacky Ickx Website
- http://www.lemans.org
- Jacky Ickx miniature book, hosted by the University of North Texas Libraries Digital Collections
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| Preceded by Warwick Banks | European Touring Car Championship 1965 | Succeeded by Hubert Hahne |
| Preceded by None | Formula Two Formula Two 1967 European Formula Two season | Succeeded by Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
| Preceded by Peter Gethin | Race of Champions (Brands Hatch) 1974 | Succeeded by Tom Pryce |
| Preceded by Pedro Rodriguez Lucien Bianchi | List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans with: Jackie Oliver | Succeeded by Hans Herrmann Richard Attwood |
| Preceded by Henri Pescarolo Gérard Larrousse | List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans with: Derek Bell | Succeeded by Jacky Ickx Gijs van Lennep |
| Preceded by Jacky Ickx Derek Bell | List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans with: Gijs van Lennep | Succeeded by Jacky Ickx Hurley Haywood Jürgen Barth |
| Preceded by Jacky Ickx Gijs van Lennep | List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans with: Hurley Haywood Jürgen Barth | Succeeded by Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Didier Pironi |
| Preceded by Bob Morris (motor racing) John Fitzpatrick (racing driver) | Winner of the Bathurst 1000 1977 (with Allan Moffat) | Succeeded by Peter Brock Jim Richards (race driver) |
| Preceded by Alan Jones (Formula 1) | Can-Am Champion 1979 | Succeeded by Patrick Tambay |
| Preceded by Jean Rondeau Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans with: Derek Bell | Succeeded by Jacky Ickx Derek Bell |
| Preceded by Jacky Ickx Derek Bell | List of 24 Hours of Le Mans winners 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans with: Derek Bell | Succeeded by Vern Schuppan Al Holbert Hurley Haywood |
| Preceded by Claude Marreau | Dakar Rally 1983 Dakar Rally | Succeeded by René Metge |
| Preceded by Bob Garretson | World Sportscar Championship Champion 1982 World Sportscar Championship season-1983 World Sportscar Championship season | Succeeded by Stefan Bellof |
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| Preceded by Freddy Maertens | Belgian Sportsman of the year 1982 | Succeeded by Eddy Annys |
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| Preceded by Eugenio Castellotti 24 years, 238 days (1955 Belgian Grand Prix) | List of Formula One driver records 23 years, 216 days (1968 German Grand Prix) | Succeeded by Andrea de Cesaris 22 years, 308 days (1982 United States Grand Prix West) |
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