Jacky Ickx

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Jacky Ickx
Jacky Ickx Portrat Mille Miglia 2018.jpg
Ickx in 2018
Born
Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx

(1945-01-01) 1 January 1945 (age 80)
Brussels, Belgium
Spouses
Catherine Blaton
(m. 1970;div. 1980)
  • Maroussia Janssens
(m. 2006)
Children5, including Vanina
Relatives Pascal Ickx (brother)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian
Active years 19661979
Teams Tyrrell, Cooper, Ferrari, Brabham, McLaren, Frank Williams, Lotus, Wolf–Williams, Ensign, Ligier
Entries122 (116 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 8
Podiums25
Career points181
Pole positions 13
Fastest laps 14
First entry 1966 German Grand Prix
First win 1968 French Grand Prix
Last win 1972 German Grand Prix
Last entry 1979 United States Grand Prix
World Sportscar Championship career
Years active 19661979, 19821985
Teams Francorchamps, Ford, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Ligier, BMW, Kauhsen, Gulf, Martini, Porsche
Starts124
Championships2 (1982, 1983) [a]
Wins39
Podiums71
Poles23
Fastest laps22
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 19661967, 19691970, 1973, 19751983, 1985
Teams Ford, Ferrari, Gulf, Porsche, Martini
Best finish1st (1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982)
Class wins6 (1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982)

Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri "Jacky" Ickx (French pronunciation: [ʒakiiks] ; born 1 January 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1966 to 1979. Ickx twice finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1969 and 1970, and won eight Grands Prix across 14 seasons. In endurance racing, Ickx won two World Endurance Championships with Porsche and is a six-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring. In rallying, Ickx won the Paris–Dakar Rally in 1983 with Mercedes.

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Born and raised in Brussels, Ickx started his career in motorcycle road racing and trials, winning several national and continental titles in the latter discipline. Progressing to touring car racing in the mid-1960s, Ickx won multiple titles before winning the 24 Hours of Spa in 1966. Attracting the attention of Ken Tyrrell, he entered the 1966 German Grand Prix in a Matra Formula Two car, retiring after a first-lap collision with John Taylor, who later died of his injuries. Ickx returned to the race the following year, qualifying third in his Formula Two machinery and earning a Formula One drive with Cooper from the Italian Grand Prix onwards, where he finished sixth. Ickx was signed by Ferrari in 1968, taking his maiden victory in France, amongst several podiums, as he finished fourth in the standings.

Moving to Brabham in 1969, he took multiple wins as he finished runner-up to Jackie Stewart. He returned to Ferrari the next year, again finishing runner-up to Jochen Rindt as he took wins in Austria, Canada and Mexico. Ickx took further wins for Ferrari at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1971 and the German Grand Prix in 1972, but left the team halfway through the 1973 season over the performance of the Ferrari 312B3. After one-off appearances for McLaren and Williams, Ickx joined Lotus in 1974, but left after less than two seasons with the team. He returned to the sport with Wolf–Williams in 1976, swapping seats with Chris Amon at Ensign from the Dutch Grand Prix onwards. After intermittent appearances for Ensign over the next three seasons, Ickx joined Ligier in 1979, replacing an injured Patrick Depailler at the final eight Grands Prix of the season. Struggling to adapt to the ground effect era, Ickx retired from Formula One at the conclusion of the 1979 season with eight race wins, 13 pole positions, 14 fastest laps and 25 podiums.

Outside of Formula One, Ickx won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, a record which stood until 2005. He also won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1969 and 1972, and the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1972 alongside Mario Andretti, [b] making him the fourth driver to complete the Triple Crown of endurance racing. Ickx won two World Endurance Championships in 1982 and 1983 with Porsche. He retired from endurance racing in 1985, following his involvement in the death of Stefan Bellof. Between 1981 and 2000, Ickx entered 14 editions of the Dakar Rally, winning in 1983. Ickx was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2002.

Early life and career

Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx was born on 1 January 1945 in Brussels, [3] Ickx was introduced to motorsports when he was taken by his father, motoring journalist Jacques Ickx, to races which he covered. Despite this family background, Ickx had limited interest in the sport until his father bought him a 50 cc Zündapp motorcycle.

He began to compete in road racing and motorcycle trials. He won the 50 cc class at the 1962 Mettet Grand Prix road race, then demonstrated impressive talent when he defeated future motocross world champion Roger De Coster in the 1963 Belgian 50 cc trials national championship. [4] [5] 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, as well as winning the Spa 24 Hours race in 1966 driving a BMW 2000TI. He also competed in sports car races where he had already significant experience from taking part in the 1000 km races at the Nürburgring.

Formula One career

Debut and early career (1966–1967)

Ickx entered his first Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in 1966, driving a Matra MS5-Cosworth one-litre Formula Two (F2) car, entered by Ken Tyrrell. [6] However, a first lap collision with John Taylor at Flugplatz caused both cars to retire [7] and Taylor later died as a result of burns received in the accident, after his car caught fire. In 1967, Ickx again drove at the Nurburgring, with an F2 Matra MS7-Cosworth 1.6-litre, also entered by Tyrrell. [6] Despite the greater power of the Formula One cars, only two drivers qualified with a faster time than Ickx: Denny Hulme and Jim Clark. As Ickx was racing in the separate F2 class, he started the race behind all of the Formula One cars, but within four laps of the 28 km circuit he was up to fifth place, having overtaken 12 Formula One cars. He was forced to retire after 12 laps with a broken front suspension, but set the fastest lap of the F2 runners. [6]

At Monza in 1967, he made his Formula One debut in a Cooper T81B-Maserati, finishing sixth, despite suffering a puncture on the last lap. He also drove for Cooper in the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen but retired on lap 45 with overheating. [6]

Ferrari (1968)

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Ickx at the 1968 Dutch Grand Prix.

In 1968 Ickx drove in Formula 1 for Ferrari. He retired from his first two races, but at his home race at Spa-Francorchamps he started from the front row and finished third. In the French Grand Prix at Rouen he took his first win, in heavy rain. Ickx also finished third at Brands Hatch and fourth at the Nürburgring after driving almost the entire race in heavy rain without his helmet visor. At Monza he finished the race in third position. In Canada he crashed and broke his left leg during practice, thus did not start and also missed the subsequent United States Grand Prix. [6] He returned in time for the final race of the season in Mexico. Ickx scored 27 points in the 1968 Formula One season finishing in fourth place behind Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart and Hulme.

Brabham (1969)

In 1969, Ickx moved to Brabham, partly at the instigation of the John Wyer team for whom he'd had considerable success in sports cars. Wyer's main sponsor, Gulf Oil were keen to ensure that they retained his services rather than possibly lose him to Ferrari's sports car team. [6] His first results at Brabham were poor, but after Jack Brabham broke his foot in a testing accident, Ickx's results improved: Alan Henry suggests that Ickx performed better with the whole team focussed on him. [8] Ickx finished third in France, second in Great Britain and won in Canada and in Germany at the Nürburgring, where he also took pole position and fastest lap, [9] in the last Formula One race there before 'The Ring' was made less bumpy and dangerous. In the 1969 Mexican Grand Prix Ickx finished second and ended the year as runner-up in the drivers' world championship, behind Stewart. He returned to the Ferrari team for the 1970 season, a move he had been considering since the Italian Grand Prix. [10]

Return to Ferrari (1970–1973)

As in 1969, Ickx had a disappointing start to the 1970 season. On the first lap of the Spanish Grand Prix he collided with the BRM of Jackie Oliver and his car caught fire. [9] It took at least 20 seconds for him to leave the burning car and he was hospitalized with severe burns. After 17 days he was back in his car at the Monaco Grand Prix, where he ran fifth before retiring with a driveshaft failure. [9] The car started to improve and at the German Grand Prix (held at Hockenheim as his favourite Nürburgring was boycotted for safety reasons) he fought with Jochen Rindt for the win, but finished a close second. At the Austrian Grand Prix it was Ickx that took the win. At Monza, Rindt died in an accident during qualifying. 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 teammate Clay Regazzoni while Ickx's car broke down. The Belgian took the win at Canada and if he could win at the remaining two events, he would overtake Rindt and win the championship. However, in the US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen he only finished fourth, with Rindt's replacement Emerson Fittipaldi scoring his first career win, and thus was mathematically eliminated from the championship chase. Despite winning the last race in Mexico, Ickx could not beat Rindt's points total. Ickx later stated in a 2011 article in the British magazine Motor Sport that he was glad he did not win the 1970 World Championship. He did not want to win against a man who could not defend his chances, referring to the deceased Rindt. [11]

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Jacky Ickx's Ferrari 312B2 (1971/72)

In 1971, Ickx and Ferrari started as favourites, but the championship went to Jackie Stewart with the new Tyrrell. 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.[ citation needed ] Ickx won at Zandvoort in the rain with Firestone wet tyres, while Stewart had no chance with his Goodyear rubber. After that, he had a lot of retirements, while Stewart took one win after the other, despite Ickx giving him a good challenge at the Nürburgring 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 area, and armco. So, the Scot 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.

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Ickx in his Ferrari at the 1971 Dutch Grand Prix

In 1972, Ickx stayed at Ferrari and finished second in Spain and Monaco. After that the Ferrari only got noticed for its retirements. Yet, once again it was the Nürburgring 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 at 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 (after the 1973 British Grand Prix, where he finished eighth). [9] Instead, he competed in the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in a McLaren, and scored a sterling third place behind the all-conquering Tyrrells of Stewart and François Cevert. Ickx returned to Ferrari for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza again finishing eighth but drove for Williams in the 1973 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen finishing seventh. [9]

Lotus (1974–1975)

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Ickx at the 1974 Race of Champions

When Ickx signed with Team Lotus in 1974, a difficult period awaited. Lotus had problems replacing the successful but ageing Lotus 72 (which debuted in 1970) with the troublesome Lotus 76 and, during the opening races of the championship, Ickx only managed a solitary third place in Brazil. Ickx demonstrated that he was still the Rain Master when he won the non-championship Race of Champions at Brands Hatch after having passed Niki Lauda on the outside at Paddock Bend. After the Brazilian Grand Prix his season deteriorated, the Lotus-Ford retiring in five consecutive races until an eleventh-place finish at Zandvoort. [9] However, in mid season Ickx recovered some form, rising through the field in the British Grand Prix to finish a strong third. Even better was his drive in the German Grand Prix. For most of the race Ickx dueled for fourth place with his teammate Ronnie Peterson who was using a Lotus 76, which had been grafted to the back end of a Lotus 72, Mike Hailwood in a McLaren M23 and Jochen Mass in a Surtees running on his home circuit on Firestone tyres well suited to the circuit. It was a classic duel on the daunting circuit, which still lacked armco around half the track in 1974. Two laps from the end Hailwood crashed badly ending his World Championship career.[ citation needed ] On the last two laps Ickx was getting close to third place Carlos Reutemann, but on the final lap, Ronnie Peterson slipstreamed past to claim 4th. In Austria, Ickx, this time in the Lotus 76, moved up the field but went off while attempting to take Depailler for second. In the last races of the year, tyre issues with Goodyears unsuitable for the Lotus 72 and 76 meant Lotus were not competitive.

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 Spanish Grand Prix which was overshadowed by accidents and stopped before half distance. Ickx was generally qualifying about 0.8 seconds slower than teammate Peterson. Ickx was stood down after the 1975 French GP with the promise that Chapman might re-employ him when a competitive new Lotus was ready to race. Ickx did not compete in Formula One for the remainder of 1975.

Later career (1976–1979)

It seemed that the end of Ickx's career was near. After Fittipaldi left McLaren, Ickx was thought likely to get the drive,[ citation needed ] but tobacco company promoter John Hogan preferred James Hunt. In 1976 Ickx began the season with Wolf–Williams Racing (then entering as "Frank Williams Racing Cars"), [12] but after three races signed with the new team of Walter Wolf Racing, which had substantial financial backing from Wolf. The Wolf team were also running the Wolf–Williams FW05 which was essentially a rebadged Hesketh 308C from 1975 and was uncompetitive. However, at the Race of Champions, Ickx was challenging Hunt and Alan Jones for the lead, when Ickx's visor ripped off. In the world championship races he failed to qualify on four occasions, [12] (a first in his career) achieving a degree of respectability only with a 7th in Spain and a good drive to 10th out of 19 finishers in the French GP in a car which, in the estimate of James Hunt and Chris Amon, was worse than useless. Nevertheless, for a large payment from Wolf, Amon agreed to swap drives with Ickx and Ickx raced the rest of the season in the fast and fragile Lotus styled Ensign N176, in which design Amon had suffered horrific breakages at Zolder and in the Swedish GP. For most of the Dutch GP, Ickx moved through the field, running the third fastest lap and on most laps was the fastest car in the race. With a newer Cosworth engine, Ickx probably would have won, but the under-maintained engine expired ten laps from the end. In the Italian race, Ickx drove at competitive pace in a Grand Prix for the last time, when he finished tenth, only 30 seconds behind winner Ronnie Peterson, hard on the tail of Carlos Reutemann in a works Ferrari 312T2 in ninth. After a bad crash at the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen which he was lucky to have survived with only ankle injuries, Ickx only competed sporadically. In 1977 Ickx competed in only one Grand Prix at Monaco for Ensign finishing tenth. [12] In 1978 he entered four Grands Prix, again for Ensign but only achieved a twelfth place at Zolder. [12] In the Swedish Grand Prix at Anderstorp Ickx failed to qualify. [12]

In 1979, he ended his career as a Grand Prix driver at Ligier, standing in for the injured Patrick Depailler, [6] gaining a fifth and sixth, but finding the ground effect cars dangerous and disconcerting, ill-suited to his precise style. Outside of Formula One, Ickx continued to win races in various sports car series, which he had decided to concentrate on exclusively.

Endurance racing career

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Ickx's Ford GT40, winner of the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans

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 1967, Ickx won the 1000km of Spa with Dick Thompson in the Gulf-liveried JW Automotive Mirage M1. [13] In 1968, Ickx won the Brands Hatch six-hour endurance race partnered with Brian Redman in a John Wyer entered Ford GT40 Mk1. Ickx would go on to win the Brands race on a further three occasions, in 1972 for Ferrari alongside Mario Andretti and 1977 and 1982 driving Porsches with Jochen Mass and Derek Bell respectively.

Ferrari 512S: Ickx drove this model during the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans. Ferrari 512 S - Nick Masson.JPG
Ferrari 512S: Ickx drove this model during the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Ickx won the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans, his first victory in that race. This race also saw the first appearance of the Porsche 917 at Le Mans, which was regarded by far as the favourite. The Ford GT40 that Ickx drove with Jackie Oliver appeared at that time to be 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.

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, private driver John Woolfe, who had not taken time to belt himself in, had a fatal accident in his new and powerful 917.

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Ickx in 1975 at Spa

During the race the Porsche 917 cars proved unreliable, and none finished. 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 when Kristensen announced his proposed retirement at the end of the 2014 season [14] had nine victories.

Ickx driving a Ferrari 312PB at the Nurburgring in 1973 1973-05-27 Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312P.jpg
Ickx driving a Ferrari 312PB at the Nürburgring in 1973

From 1976 on, he was a factory driver for Porsche and their new turbocharged race cars, the 935 and especially the 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. 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 Porsche 956 model, though, which carried him to two titles as world champion of endurance racing, in 1982 and 1983.[ citation needed ]

In 1983, Ickx was the team leader at Porsche, but a new teammate was faster than he was: 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. He stopped the race before half distance due to heavy rain, just as leader Alain Prost was being caught by a young Ayrton Senna and Bellof. Prost thus won the race but was awarded only half the points for a win (4.5); the Frenchman subsequently lost the 1984 World Championship to McLaren team-mate Niki Lauda by half a point.

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Ickx's Rothmans Porsche 956

In 1985, Ickx was involved with Bellof again, but with fatal consequences. Bellof raced a privateer Porsche while waiting to join the Ferrari 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 Porsche 962 for first place after being behind Ickx for three laps. At Eau Rouge corner, Bellof attempted to pass from the left, but Ickx turned left from the right side at the entry of the Eau Rouge and they collided and crashed, Bellof dying an hour later after he crashed the barrier in the "Raidillon" part of the track head-on, while Ickx was shaken but unharmed. He retired from professional circuit racing at the end of the season.

Further racing career

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Ford XC Falcon Hardtop Group C race car - Moffat/Ickx 1977 Hardie Ferodo 1000 race winning car

Ickx also co-drove to victory with Allan Moffat at the 1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 in Australia, becoming the last debutant to win the race until 2011, when Nick Percat matched this feat partnering two-time winner Garth Tander. The victory at the Bathurst 1000 was in a Ford XC Falcon Group C Touring 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.[ citation needed ] Ickx visited Bathurst's National Motor Racing Museum in January 2025, where he was reunited with the car he and Moffat had driven to victory some 38 years prior. [15]

In 1979, in the newly reborn Can-Am series for rebodied covered wheel Formula 5000 cars, Ickx won against strong opposition from Keke Rosberg, Elliot Forbes-Robinson and Bobby Rahal. Formula One fledgling Rosberg drove his Can Am car with ferocity, but often went off the road trying to match the pace of Ickx, who won the series decisively at the season finale at Riverside. The previous weekend, on the dangerous and undulating Laguna Seca circuit near Monterey, Ickx elected to race conservatively rather than going after leaders Forbes-Robinson and Rosberg, but film of the race indicates the brutal nature of this late generation of Can Am racing. Ickx did not return to defend his title the following season.

One of his other Le Mans victories in a non-driving capacity was when he consulted for the Oreca team who were running a Mazda 787B for Mazdaspeed in 1991. Ickx was also selected to participate in the 1978 and 1984 editions of the International Race of Champions.

Although he had never driven a stock car before, Ickx was entered to race in the 1969 Daytona 500, in a car owned by Junior Johnson. A few days before the race, Ickx crashed the car during practice, and although he was not injured, the car was damaged beyond repair. The team's only backup car was needed by eventual race winner LeeRoy Yarbrough, so Ickx did not have the opportunity to race. [16]

After he retired from his professional racing career, he continued to compete in the Paris-Dakar Rally, even competing with daughter Vanina in recent years. He won the event in 1983 driving a Mercedes-Benz G-Class. [17] 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, Ferrari and Genesis. He still acts as the Clerk of the Course for the Monaco Grand Prix and is still a resident of Brussels.

Awards and honours

Awards

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Ickx on a 1971 Stamp of Ajman

Honours

Decorations

Personal life

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Ickx in 2007

Jacky Ickx is married to singer Khadja Nin. The couple were guests at the wedding of Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock in July 2011. [31] Ickx became a resident of Monaco in the early 1980s. [32]

Ickx's father Jacques Ickx (1910–1978) and older brother Pascal Ickx (born 1937) were racing drivers. [33] His daughter, Vanina Ickx (from his first marriage with Catherine Ickx) followed in her father's footsteps to become a racing driver as well.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/lapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1966 Formula One Tyrrell Racing Organisation 100000NC
24 Hours of Le Mans Essex Wire Corporation 10000N/ADNF
British Saloon Car Championship Team Lotus 400012012th
British Saloon Car Championship - Class C 41013203rd
1967 European Formula Two Tyrrell Racing Organisation 81234451st
World Sportscar Championship J.W. Automotive 3100110NC
Formula One Cooper Car Company 20000121st
Tyrrell Racing Organisation 10000
24 Hours of Le Mans J.W. Automotive 10000N/ADNF
British Saloon Car Championship Team Lotus 300021615th
British Saloon Car Championship - Class C 32012164th
1968 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari 91104274th
World Sportscar Championship J.W. Automotive 4301428NC
European Formula Two Scuderia Ferrari 200000NC
1969 Formula One Motor Racing Developments Ltd 112235372nd
World Sportscar Championship J.W. Automotive 2200216NC
24 Hours of Le Mans 11001N/A1st
European Formula Two Alejandro de Tomaso 100000NC
1970 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari 133455402nd
European Formula Two Championship Bayerische Motoren Werke 511120NC
World Sportscar Championship Scuderia Ferrari 4010212NC
24 Hours of Le Mans 10000N/ADNF
1971 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari 111223194th
World Sportscar Championship 702116NC
1972 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari 121434274th
World Sportscar Championship 96347136NC
1973 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari 100000129th
Yardley Team McLaren 10001
Frank Williams Racing Cars 10000
World Sportscar Championship Scuderia Ferrari 9210694NC
24 Hours of Le Mans 10000N/ADNF
1974 Formula One John Player Team Lotus 1500021210th
World Sportscar Championship Autodelta 3001155NC
Equipe Gitanes 11011
J.W. Automotive 10001
BMW Motorsport 10000
1975 Formula One John Player Team Lotus 90001316th
World Sportscar Championship Willi Kauhsen Racing Team 2011230NC
24 Hours of Le Mans Gulf Research Racing Co.10001N/A1st
1976 World Championship for Makes Martini Racing Porsche System 6354473NC
World Sportscar Championship 4310480NC
Formula One Team Ensign 400000NC
Frank Williams Racing Cars 20000
Walter Wolf Racing 20000
24 Hours of Le Mans Martini Racing Porsche System 10001N/A1st
1977 World Championship for Makes Martini Racing Porsche System 7362360NC
24 Hours of Le Mans 11011N/A1st
Formula One Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol 100000NC
1978 World Sportscar Championship Martini Racing Porsche System 3121135NC
Max Moritz10001
Formula One Team Tissot Ensign 300000NC
24 Hours of Le Mans Martini Racing Porsche System 10101N/A2nd
1979 Formula One Ligier Gitanes 80000316th
Can-Am Carl A. Haas Racing Team 5502501st
World Sportscar Championship Georg Loos3000230NC
24 Hours of Le Mans Essex Motorsport Porsche 10010N/ADNF
1980 24 Hours of Le Mans Equipe Liqui MolyMartini Racing 10011N/A2nd
1981 24 Hours of Le Mans Porsche System 11101N/A1st
1982 World Sportscar Championship Rothmans Porsche System 54315951st
24 Hours of Le Mans Porsche System 11101N/A1st
1983 World Sportscar Championship Rothmans Porsche 72216971st
1984 World Sportscar Championship Rothmans Porsche 820061043rd
1985 World Sportscar Championship Rothmans Porsche 1032051013rd

Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.PtsClass
1966 Team Lotus Ford Cortina Lotus C SNE GOO SIL
ovr:4
cls:2
CRY
ovr:3†
cls:1†
BRH
ovr:5
cls:2
BRH OUL BRH
Ret
12th203rd
1967 Team Lotus Ford Cortina Lotus C BRH SNE SIL SIL MAL
ovr:3†
cls:1†
SIL SIL BRH
ovr:2
cls:1
OUL
Ret†
BRH 15th164th
Source: [34]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617WDC Pts
1966 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Matra MS5 (F2) Ford Cosworth SCA 1.0 L4 MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER
Ret
ITA USA MEX NC0
1967 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Matra MS5 (F2) Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 RSA MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER
Ret
CAN 21st1
Cooper Car Company Cooper T81B Maserati 10/F1 3.0 V12 ITA
6
Cooper T86 USA
Ret
MEX
1968 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312/67 Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 RSA
Ret
4th27
Ferrari 312/68 Ferrari 242C 3.0 V12 ESP
Ret
MON NED
4
FRA
1
GBR
3
GER
4
ITA
3
CAN
DNS
USA
Ferrari 312/67/68 Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 BEL
3
MEX
Ret
1969 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Brabham BT26A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 RSA
Ret
ESP
6
MON
Ret
NED
5
FRA
3
GBR
2
GER
1
ITA
10
CAN
1
USA
Ret
MEX
2
2nd37
1970 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312B Ferrari 001 3.0 F12 RSA
Ret
ESP
Ret
MON
Ret
BEL
8
NED
3
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
2
AUT
1
ITA
Ret
CAN
1
USA
4
MEX
1
2nd40
1971 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312B Ferrari 001 3.0 F12 RSA
8
ESP
2
ITA
Ret
USA
Ret
4th19
Ferrari 312B2 Ferrari 001/1 3.0 F12 MON
3
NED
1
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
CAN
8
1972 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312B2 Ferrari 001/1 3.0 F12 ARG
3
RSA
8
ESP
2
MON
2
BEL
Ret
FRA
11
GBR
Ret
GER
1
AUT
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAN
12
USA
5
4th27
1973 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312B2 Ferrari 001/1 3.0 F12 ARG
4
BRA
5
RSA
Ret
9th12
Ferrari 312B3 Ferrari 001/11 3.0 F12 ESP
12
BEL
Ret
MON
Ret
SWE
6
FRA
5
GBR
8
NED ITA
8
CAN
Yardley Team McLaren McLaren M23 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 GER
3
AUT
Frank Williams Racing Cars Iso–Marlboro IR Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 USA
7
1974 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 72E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
Ret
BRA
3
MON
Ret
SWE
Ret
NED
11
FRA
5
GBR
3
GER
5
CAN
13
USA
Ret
10th12
Lotus 76 RSA
Ret
ESP
Ret
BEL
Ret
AUT
Ret
ITA
Ret
1975 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 72E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
8
BRA
9
RSA
12
ESP
2
MON
8
BEL
Ret
SWE
15
NED
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR GER AUT ITA USA 16th3
1976 Frank Williams Racing Cars Wolf–Williams FW05 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 BRA
8
RSA
16
USW
DNQ
NC0
Walter Wolf Racing ESP
7
BEL
DNQ
MON
DNQ
SWE FRA
10
GBR
DNQ
GER AUT
Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N176 NED
Ret
ITA
10
CAN
13
USA
Ret
JPN
1977 Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol Ensign N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP MON
10
BEL SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN JPN NC0
1978 Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW MON
Ret
BEL
12
ESP
Ret
SWE
DNQ
FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA USA CAN NC0
1979 Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS11 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG BRA RSA USW ESP BEL MON FRA
Ret
GBR
6
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
NED
5
ITA
Ret
CAN
Ret
USA
Ret
16th3
Source: [35] [36]

Complete Formula One non-championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678
1967 Matra Sports Matra MS5 (F2) Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ROC
Ret
SPC INT SYR
Tyrrell Racing Organisation OUL
Ret
ESP
6
1968 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312/67 Ferrari 242 3.0 V12 ROC
8
Ferrari 312/68 Ferrari 242C 3.0 V12 INT
4
OUL
Ret
1969 Motor Racing Developments Ltd Brabham BT26A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ROC
Ret
INT
4
MAD OUL
1
1971 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312B Ferrari 001 3.0 F12 ARG ROC QUE
11
SPR INT RIN
1
OUL VIC
1974 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 72E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 PRE ROC
1
INT
1975 John Player Team Lotus Lotus 72E Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ROC
4
INT SUI
1976 Frank Williams Racing Cars Wolf–Williams FW05 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ROC
3
INT
Ret
1978 Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 INT
Ret
Source: [35]

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngine12345678910Pos.Pts
1967 Tyrrell Racing Organisation Matra MS5 Ford SNE
DNQ
SIL
7
NÜR
3
HOC
10
ZAN
1
PER
3
BRH
5
1st45
Matra MS7 TUL
5
JAR VAL
1
1968 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 166 Ferrari HOC THR JAR PAL
Ret
TUL ZAN PER
6
HOC VAL NC0
1969 Alejandro de Tomaso De Tomaso 103 Ford THR HOC NÜR JAR TUL PER
Ret
VAL NC0
1970 Bayerische Motoren Werke BMW 270 BMW THR
6
HOC BAR ROU
4
PER
3
TUL
1
IMO
Ret
HOC NC0
Source: [35]

Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
pos.
1966 Flag of the United States.svg Essex Wire Corporation Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Neerpasch Ford GT40 Mk.I S
5.0
154DNFDNF
1967 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Wyer Automotive Engineering Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Muir Mirage M1-Ford P
+5.0
29DNFDNF
1969 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Wyer Automotive Engineering Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver Ford GT40 Mk.I S
5.0
3721st1st
1970 Flag of Italy.svg SpA Ferrari SEFAC Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Schetty Ferrari 512SS
5.0
142DNFDNF
1973 Flag of Italy.svg SpA Ferrari SEFAC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman Ferrari 312PB S
3.0
332DNFDNF
1975 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gulf Research Racing Co. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell Mirage GR8-Ford Cosworth S
3.0
3361st1st
1976 Flag of Germany.svg Martini Racing Porsche System Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs van Lennep Porsche 936 S
3.0
3491st1st
1977 Flag of Germany.svg Martini Racing Porsche System Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Barth
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood
Porsche 936/77 S
+2.0
3421st1st
1978 Flag of Germany.svg Martini Racing Porsche System Flag of France.svg Bob Wollek
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Barth
Porsche 936/78 S
+2.0
3642nd2nd
1979 Flag of Germany.svg Essex Motorsport Porsche Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Barth
Porsche 936 S
+2.0
200DNFDNF
1980 Flag of Germany.svg Equipe Liqui MolyMartini Racing Flag of Germany.svg Reinhold Joest Porsche 908/80S
+2.0
3362nd2nd
1981 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche System Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell Porsche 936 S
+2.0
3541st1st
1982 Flag of Germany.svg Rothmans Porsche System Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell Porsche 956 C3591st1st
1983 Flag of Germany.svg Rothmans Porsche Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell Porsche 956 C3702nd2nd
1985 Flag of Germany.svg Rothmans Porsche Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass Porsche 962CC134810th10th
Source: [37]

Complete World Sportscar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngineClass123456789101112131415
1966 Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 250LM Ferrari V12 P+2.0 DAY
Ret
SEB MZA TGA SPA NÜR
Essex Wire Corporation Ford GT40 Mk.I Ford V8 LMS
Ret
HOC
1967 J.W. Automotive Engineering, Ltd. Ford GT40 Mk.I (Mirage) Ford V8 DAY
6
SEB
Mirage M1 Ford V8 MZA
Ret
SPA
1
TGA NÜR
Ret
LMS
Ret
BRH
1968 J.W. Automotive Engineering, Ltd. Ford GT40 Mk.I (Mirage) Ford V8 S 5.0 DAY
Ret
SEB
Ret
BRH
1
MZA
Ret
TGA NÜR
3
SPA
1
WGN
1
ZEL LMS
1969 J.W. Automotive Engineering, Ltd. Ford GT40 Mk.I (Mirage) Ford V8 DAY
26
SEB
1
LMS
1
Mirage M1 Ford V8 BRH
Ret
MZA TGA SPA
Ret
NÜR
Ret
WGN
Ret
ÖST
Ret
1970 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 512S Ferrari V12 DAY
3
SEB
Ret
BRH
8
MZA
3
TGA SPA
2
NÜR
DNS
WGN
8
Ferrari 512S Coda Lunga LMS
Ret
Ferrari 512M ÖST
Ret
1971 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312PB Ferrari Flat-12 P 3.0 BUE DAY SEB
Ret
BRH
2
MZA
Ret
SPA
8
TGA NÜR
Ret
LMS ÖST
Ret
WGN
Ret
1972 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312PB Ferrari Flat-12 BUE
8
DAY
1
SEB
1
BRH
1
MZA
1
SPA
2
TGA NÜR
Ret
LMS ÖST
1
WGN
1
1973 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312PB Ferrari Flat-12 DAY VAL
3
DIJ
2
MZA
1
SPA
Ret
TGA
Ret
NÜR
1
LMS
Ret
ÖST
3
WGN
2
1974 Autodelta SpA Alfa Romeo 33TT12 Alfa Romeo Flat-12 P 3.0 MZA
2
IMO
Ret
LMS ÖST
5
WGN
Equipe Gitanes Matra-Simca MS670C Matra V12 SPA
1
BMW Motorsport GmbH BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Straight-6 T+ 2000 NÜR
Ret
Gulf Research Racing Mirage GR7 Ford-Cosworth V8 P 3.0 RIC
3
BRH KYA
1975 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team Alfa Romeo 33TT12 Alfa Romeo Flat-12 P 3.0 DAY MUG
2
DIJ
1
MZA SPA
2
ENN
Ret
NÜR ÖST WGN
1976
(Drivers)
Martini Racing Porsche System Porsche 936 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c)Group 6 NÜR MZA
1
IMO
1
ENN MOS
3
DIJ
1
SLZ
1976
(Makes)
Martini Racing Porsche System Porsche 935 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c)Group 5 MUG
1
VAL
1
SIL
10
NÜR ÖST
Ret
WGN
3
DIJ
1
1977
(Makes)
Martini Racing Porsche System Porsche 935 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c) DAY
Ret
MUG SIL
1
NÜR
Ret
WGN
1
MOS
21
BRH
1
HOC
1
VAL
1978 Martini Racing Porsche System Porsche 935 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c) DAY MUG SIL
1
VAL
Ret
Jägermeister-Max Moritz Team Porsche 935 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c) NÜR
2
DIJ MIS
Vasek Polak Racing Porsche 935 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c) WGN
26
1979 Gelo Racing Team Porsche 935 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c) DAY
32
MUG
2
DIJ
2
SIL
5
NÜR ENN WGN BRH VAL
1980 Martini Racing - Liqui Moly Porsche 908/J80 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c)Group 6 S 3.0 D24 BRH MUG MZA SIL NÜR LMS
2
WGN MOS VAL DIJ
SEB MZA RIV DA6 SPA MOS RDA
1981 (Makes) Porsche System Porsche 936/81 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c)Group 6 D24 MZA SIL NÜR LMS
1
WGN
1981 (Drivers) SEB MUG MZA RIV SIL NÜR LMS
1
ENN DA6 WGN SPA MOS RDA BRH
1982 Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c)Group C MZA SIL
2
NÜR LMS
1
SPA
1
MUG FUJ
1
BRH
1
1983 Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c) MZA
2
SIL
Ret
NÜR
1
LMS
2
SPA
1
FUJ
2
KYA
3
1984 Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c) MZA
2
SIL
1
LMS NÜR
5
BRH MOS
1
SPA
2
IMO
Ret
FUJ
2
KYA SAN
2
1985 Rothmans Porsche Porsche 962 Porsche Flat-6 (t/c) MUG
1
MZA
4
SIL
1
LMS
10
HOC
Ret
MOS
2
SPA
Ret
BRH
2
FUJ
2
SHA
1

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1964 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Teddy Pilette Ford Cortina Lotus 523114th5th
1965 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Glemser BMW 1800 TI/SA 2DNFDNF
1966 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Hubert Hahne BMW 2000ti 32871st1st
1967 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Mann Racing Flag of Germany.svg Hubert Hahne Ford Mustang 356DNFDNF
1978 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian VW Club Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Redman VW Scirocco GTI 1DNFDNF
1998 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renault Sport Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vanina Ickx Renault Mégane SPDNFDNF

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
pos.
1977 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Moffat Ford Dealers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop 3001cc – 6000cc1631st1st
1978 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Moffat Ford Dealers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat Ford XC Falcon Cobra A81DNFDNF

Dakar Rally results

YearClassVehiclePositionStages won
1981 Cars Flag of France.svg Citroen DNF1
1982 Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes 5th7
1983 1st5
1984 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche 6th9
1985 DNF1
1986 2nd1
1987 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lada DNF0
1988 38th0
1989 Flag of France.svg Peugeot 2nd3
1990 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lada 7th1
1991 Flag of France.svg Citroen DNF1
1992 6th0
1993 did not enter
1994
1995 Cars Flag of Japan.svg Toyota 18th0
1996 did not enter
1997
1998
1999
2000 Cars Flag of Japan.svg Mitsubishi 18th0

Complete Canadian-American Challenge Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarEngine12345678910PosPoints
1979 Carl A. Haas Racing Team Lola T333CS Chevrolet V8 ATL
2
CLT
1
MOS
1
MDO WGL
8
ROA
1
BRA
1
CTR
13
LAG
8
RIV
1
1st51
Source: [38]

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Notes

  1. The World Endurance Championship for Drivers was only held from 1981 onwards.
  2. The 24 Hours of Daytona was held as the 6 Hours of Daytona in 1972. [1] [2]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by European Touring Car Championship
Division 3 Champion

1965
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
European Formula Two Championship
Champion

1967
Succeeded by
Preceded by Brands Hatch Race of Champions
Winner

1974
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1969
With: Jackie Oliver
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1975
With: Derek Bell
Succeeded by
Jacky Ickx
Gijs van Lennep
Preceded by
Jacky Ickx
Derek Bell
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1976
With: Gijs van Lennep
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Jacky Ickx
Gijs van Lennep
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1977
With: Hurley Haywood & Jürgen Barth
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Bathurst 1000
1977
Succeeded by
Preceded by Can-Am
Champion

1979
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
19811982
With: Derek Bell
Succeeded by
Preceded by Dakar Rally
Car Winner

1983
Succeeded by
Preceded by World Endurance Champion
19821983
Succeeded by
Records
Preceded by Youngest Grand Prix polesitter
23 years, 216 days
(1968 German Grand Prix)
Succeeded by