This week in motor sport on the Archive and Database, featuring a win for Jim Clark in South Africa and a shared birthday for two sports car greats
1912: Le Mans winner and RAF pilot Luis Fontes is born. In profile
1935: Mexican racer Moises Solana is born. In profile
1936: Yorkshireman Trevor Taylor is born. In profile
1900: Hans Stuck is born. In profile
1969: Jean-Christophe Bouillon, F3000 champion and Le Mans runner-up, is born. In profile
1985: Jean Rondeau dies in a road accident. In profile
1993: Andre Pilette dies aged 75. In profile
1896: Le Mans winner and Grand Prix winner Philippe Etancelin is born. In profile
1963: Jim Clark wins the South African Grand Prix. Report
1983: Le Mans winner and pre-war racer Eugene Chaboud dies. In profile
1917: Post-war F1 racer David Hampshire is born. In profile
1925: American racer Jay Chamberlain is born. In profile
1962: Graham Hill takes victory, and the title, as Jim Clark retires from a comfortable lead. Report
1969: Three-time Le Mans winner Allan McNish is born. In profile
1988: Mike Beuttler dies at the age of 48. In profile
1936: Mike Spence is born. In profile
1942: Guy Edwards is born. In profile
1956: Francois Hesnault is born. In profile
1976: Gentleman racer Rudolf Fischer dies. In profile
1948: Malcom Campbell dies. In profile
1928: Hap Sharp, part of the Chaparral development team, is born. In profile
1945: Jacky Ickx is born. In profile
1951: Hans-Joachim Stuck is born. In profile
1963: Le Mans runner-up Jean-Marc Gounon is born. In profile
1981: Zsolt Baumgartner is born. In profile
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