Jacky Ickx

Jacky Ickx

Ickx in 2018
Born	Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx (1945-01-01)1 January 1945 Brussels,Belgium
Formula OneWorld Championship career
Nationality	Belgian
Active years	1966–1979
Teams	Cooper·Ferrari·Brabham·McLaren·Williams·Lotus·Wolf–Williams·Ensign·Ligier
Entries	122 (116 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	8
Podiums	25
Career points	181
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
24 Hours of Le Manscareer Years 1966–1967, 1969–1970, 1973, 1975–1983, 1985 Teams Essex Wire Corporation John Wyer Automotive Scuderia Ferrari Gulf Research Racing Martini RacingPorsche System Essex MotorsportPorsche Equipe Liqui Moly –Martini Racing Porsche System RothmansPorsche Best finish 1st (1969,1975,1976,1977,1981,1982) Class wins 6 (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 won the24 Hours of Le Manssix times (second-highest of all time) and achieved eight wins and 25 podium finishes inFormula One.He greatly contributed to several World Championships for Makes and World Sports Car championships: Ford (1968), Ferrari (1972), Porsche (1976–1977) and (1982–1985) by his 37 major World Sports Car wins. He also won theCan-AmChampionship in 1979 and the1983 Paris–Dakar Rally.

Ickx twice finished as championship runner-up in Formula One, in the consecutive years of1969and1970.He won the majority of his races forScuderia Ferrari,for which he was the team's leading driver for several seasons in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Early racing career

Ickx driving aFerrari 312PBat theNürburgringin 1973

Born on 1 January 1945 inBrussels,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 ccZündappmotorcycle.

He began to compete inroad racingandmotorcycle trials.He won the 50 cc class at the 1962Mettet Grand Prixroad race, then demonstrated impressive talent when he defeated future motocross world championRoger De Costerin the 1963 Belgian 50 cc trials national championship.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 aLotus Cortinaintouring car racing,taking his national saloon car championship in 1965, as well as winning theSpa 24 Hoursrace in 1966 driving aBMW 2000TI.He also competed insports car raceswhere he had already significant experience from taking part in the 1000 km races at theNürburgring.

Formula One

Early career

Ickx entered his first Grand Prix at theNürburgringin 1966, driving aMatraMS5-Cosworthone-litreFormula Two(F2) car, entered byKen Tyrrell.However, a first lap collision withJohn Taylorat Flugplatz caused both cars to retireand 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 F2Matra MS7-Cosworth 1.6-litre, also entered by Tyrrell.Despite the greater power of the Formula One cars, only two drivers qualified with a faster time than Ickx:Denny HulmeandJim 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.

AtMonzain 1967, he made his Formula One debut in aCooperT81B-Maserati,finishing sixth, despite suffering a puncture on the last lap. He also drove for Cooper in theUnited States Grand PrixatWatkins Glenbut retired on lap 45 with overheating.

1968: Ferrari

Ickx at the1968 Dutch Grand Prix.

In 1968 Ickx drove in Formula 1 forFerrari.He retired from his first two races, but at his home race atSpa-Francorchampshe started from the front row and finished third. At theFrench Grand PrixatRouenhe took his first win, in heavy rain. Ickx also finished third atBrands Hatchand fourth at theNürburgringafter driving almost the entire race in heavy rain without his helmet visor. AtMonzahe finished the race in third position. InCanadahe crashed and broke his left leg during practice, thus did not start and also missed the subsequentUnited States Grand Prix.He returned in time for the final race of the season inMexico.Ickx scored 27 points in the1968 Formula One seasonfinishing in fourth place behindGraham Hill,Jackie Stewartand Hulme.

1969: Brabham

In1969,Ickx moved toBrabham,partly at the instigation of theJohn Wyerteam for whom he'd had considerable success in sports cars. Wyer's main sponsor,Gulf Oilwere keen to ensure that they retained his services rather than possibly lose him toFerrari's sports car team.His first results at Brabham were poor, but afterJack Brabhambroke his foot in a testing accident, Ickx's results improved:Alan Henrysuggests that Ickx performed better with the whole team focussed on him.Ickx finished third inFrance,second inGreat Britainand won inCanadaand inGermanyat the Nürburgring, where he also took pole position and fastest lap,in the last Formula One race there before 'The Ring' was made less bumpy and dangerous. In the1969 Mexican Grand PrixIckx 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.

1970–1973: Ferrari

As in 1969, Ickx had a disappointing start to the1970 season.On the first lap of theSpanish Grand Prixhe collided with theBRMofJackie Oliverand his car caught fire.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 theMonaco Grand Prix,where he ran fifth before retiring with a driveshaft failure.The car started to improve and at theGerman Grand Prix(held atHockenheimas his favourite Nürburgring was boycotted for safety reasons) he fought withJochen Rindtfor the win, but finished a close second. At theAustrian Grand Prixit was Ickx that took the win. AtMonza,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 teammateClay Regazzoniwhile Ickx's car broke down. The Belgian took the win atCanadaand if he could win at the remaining two events, he would overtake Rindt and win the championship. However, in theUS Grand PrixatWatkins Glenhe only finished fourth, with Rindt's replacementEmerson Fittipaldiscoring his first career win, and thus was mathematically eliminated from the championship chase. Despite winning the last race inMexico,Ickx could not beat Rindt's points total. Ickx later stated in a 2011 article in the British magazineMotor 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.

Jacky Ickx'sFerrari 312B2(1971/72)

In 1971, Ickx and Ferrari started as favourites, but the championship went toJackie Stewartwith the newTyrrell.Ferrari traditionally started the season with its full attention on the sports car championship rather than Formula One, a fact that had already causedJohn Surteesto leave in the middle of the 1966 season.Ickx won atZandvoortin the rain withFirestonewet tyres, while Stewart had no chance with hisGoodyearrubber. After that, he had a lot of retirements, while Stewart took one win after the other, despite Ickx giving him a good challenge at theNürburgringonce 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.

Ickx in his Ferrari at the1971 Dutch Grand Prix

In 1972, Ickx stayed at Ferrari and finished second inSpainandMonaco.After that the Ferrari only got noticed for its retirements. Yet, once again it was theNürburgringwhere 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 asJuan Manuel Fangioin 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, theFerrari 312B3was 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 the1973 British Grand Prix,where he finished eighth).Instead, he competed in theGerman Grand Prixat the Nürburgring in aMcLaren,and scored a sterling third place behind the all-conqueringTyrrellsof Stewart andFrançois Cevert.Ickx returned to Ferrari for theItalian Grand PrixatMonzaagain finishing eighth but drove forWilliamsin the1973 United States Grand PrixatWatkins Glenfinishing seventh.

1974–1975: Lotus

Ickx at the1974 Race of Champions

When Ickx signed withTeam Lotusin 1974, a difficult period awaited. Lotus had problems replacing the successful but ageingLotus 72(which debuted in 1970) with the troublesomeLotus 76and, during the opening races of the championship, Ickx only managed a solitary third place inBrazil.Ickx demonstrated that he was still the Rain Master when he won the non-championshipRace of Championsat Brands Hatch after having passedNiki Laudaon 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 atZandvoort.However, in mid season Ickx recovered some form, rising through the field in theBritish Grand Prixto 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 teammateRonnie Petersonwho was using a Lotus 76, which had been grafted to the back end of a Lotus 72,Mike Hailwoodin aMcLaren M23andJochen Massin aSurteesrunning 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. On the last two laps Ickx was getting close to third placeCarlos 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 takeDepaillerfor second. In the last races of the year, tyre issues with Goodyears unsuitable for the Lotus 72 and 76 meant Lotus were not competitive.

1975was even more disastrous for Lotus and Ickx left the team halfway through the season, even though he managed a second place in the chaoticSpanish Grand Prixwhich 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. AfterFittipaldileftMcLaren,Ickx was thought likely to get the drive,but tobacco company promoter John Hogan preferredJames Hunt.In1976Ickx began the season withWolf–Williams Racing(then entering as "Frank Williams Racing Cars" ),but after three races signed with the new team ofWalter Wolf Racing,which had substantial financial backing from Wolf. The Wolf team were also running theWolf–Williams FW05which was essentially a rebadgedHesketh 308Cfrom 1975 and was uncompetitive. However, at theRace of Champions,Ickx was challenging Hunt andAlan Jonesfor the lead, when Ickx's visor ripped off. In the world championship races he failed to qualify on four occasions,(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 andChris 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 styledEnsignN176, in which design Amon had suffered horrific breakages atZolderand in theSwedish 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 newerCosworthengine, 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 winnerRonnie Peterson,hard on the tail ofCarlos Reutemannin a worksFerrari 312T2in ninth. After a bad crash at the United States Grand Prix atWatkins Glenwhich he was lucky to have survived with only ankle injuries, Ickx only competed sporadically. In 1977 Ickx competed in only one Grand Prix atMonacofor Ensign finishing tenth.In 1978 he entered four Grands Prix, again for Ensign but only achieved a twelfth place atZolder.In theSwedish Grand PrixatAnderstorpIckx failed to qualify.

In 1979, he ended his career as a Grand Prix driver atLigier,standing in for the injuredPatrick Depailler,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

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

In 1966, Ickx teamed up withHubert Hahnein a BMW 2000TI to win theSpa 24 Hoursendurance race in his native Belgium. In 1967, Ickx won the1000km of SpawithDick Thompsonin theGulf-liveried JW AutomotiveMirageM1.In 1968, Ickx won theBrands Hatch six-hourendurance race partnered withBrian Redmanin aJohn WyerenteredFord GT40 Mk1.Ickx would go on to win the Brands race on a further three occasions, in 1972 for Ferrari alongsideMario Andrettiand 1977 and 1982 drivingPorscheswithJochen MassandDerek Bellrespectively.

Ferrari 512S:Ickx drove this model during the1970 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Ickx won the1969 24 Hours of Le Mans,his first victory in that race. This race also saw the first appearance of thePorsche 917at Le Mans, which was regarded by far as the favourite. TheFord GT40that Ickx drove withJackie Oliverappeared at that time to be an obsolete car, outperformed by the new Porsche 917 but also by the olderPorsche 908and the new generation of 3-litre prototypes fromFerrari,MatraandAlfa Romeo.

Ickx in 1975 atSpa

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

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 ofHans Herrmann/Gérard Larrousseand 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 withDerek Bell:this would become one of the most legendary partnerships. In 2005,Tom Kristensensurpassed Ickx's record and when Kristensen announced his proposed retirement at the end of the 2014 seasonhad nine victories.

Ickx'sRothmansPorsche 956

From 1976 on, he was a factory driver for Porsche and their new turbocharged race cars, the935and especially the936sports 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 the1977 24 Hours of Le Mansrace to be his favourite win of all time. Retiring earlier on in another Porsche 936, which he shared withHenri Pescarolo,the team transferred him to the car ofJürgen BarthandHurley Haywoodwhich 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 superiorPorsche 956model, 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 teammate was faster than he was: young GermanStefan Bellofset new lap records at theNürburgringin 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 leaderAlain Prostwas being caught by a youngAyrton Sennaand Bellof. Prost thus won the race but was awarded only half the points for a win (4.5); the Frenchman subsequently lost the1984 World ChampionshiptoMcLarenteam-mateNiki Laudaby half a point.

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 privatePorsche 956ofWalter Bruntried to pass the experienced Belgian in the factoryPorsche 962for first place after being behind Ickx for three laps. AtEau 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.

24 hours of Le Mans victories

• 1969– Jacky Ickx /Jackie Oliver(Ford GT-40)
• 1975– Jacky Ickx /Derek Bell(MirageGR8)
• 1976– Jacky Ickx /Gijs van Lennep(Porsche 936)
• 1977– Jacky Ickx /Hurley Haywood/Jürgen Barth(Porsche 936)
• 1981– Jacky Ickx /Derek Bell(Porsche 936)
• 1982– Jacky Ickx /Derek Bell(Porsche 956)

Other races

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

Ickx also co-drove to victory withAllan Moffatat the1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000in Australia, becoming the last debutant to win the race until 2011, whenNick Percatmatched this feat partnering two-time winnerGarth Tander.The victory at theBathurst 1000was in aFord XC FalconGroup C Touring Carmanufactured 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.

In 1979, in the newly-rebornCan-Amseries for rebodied covered wheelFormula 5000cars, Ickx won against strong opposition fromKeke Rosberg,Elliot Forbes-RobinsonandBobby 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 atRiverside.The previous weekend, on the dangerous and undulatingLaguna Secacircuit nearMonterey,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 theOrecateam who were running aMazda 787BforMazdaspeedin1991.Ickx was also selected to participate in the1978and1984editions of theInternational Race of Champions.

Although he had never driven astock carbefore, Ickx was entered to race in the1969 Daytona 500,in a car owned byJunior 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 winnerLeeRoy Yarbrough,so Ickx did not have the opportunity to race.

After he retired from his professional racing career, he continued to compete in theParis-Dakar Rally,even competing with daughterVaninain recent years. He won the event in 1983 driving aMercedes-Benz G-Class.Nowadays, he appears in historic events as a driver, such as theGoodwood Festival of Speedand theMonterey Historics,usually on behalf ofPorscheandFerrari.He still acts as the Clerk of the Course for theMonaco Grand Prixand is still a resident ofBrussels.

Awards and honours

Awards

Ickx on a 1971 Stamp of Ajman

• RACBBelgian driver's champion: 1967->1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982 (record)
• Belgian National Sports Merit Award:1968
• Belgian Sportsman of the Year:1982
• ACOSpirit of Le Mans trophy: 2004
• Paris International Automobile Festival Palme d'Or: 2012
• Autosprint - Helmet Legend: 2014
• World Sports - Legends Award: 2017
• Autosport Awards - Gregor Grant Award: 2018

Honours

• Named as an 'Honorary Citizen ofLe Mans' prior to the 2000 race, the first sports person to be so.
• Inducted into theInternational Motorsports Hall of Famein 2002.
• RTBFBest Belgian Sportsman Ever (3rd place, afterEddy Merckx,in betweenJean-Michel SaiveandStefan Everts): 2014.
• In honour of his 75th birthday in 2019, Porsche made a special edition of its911 (992) modelcalled the Carrera 4S Belgian Legend Edition. The car is painted in X-Blue with white trim around the side windows, referring to Ickx's iconic helmet design.
• Inducted into theMotorsports Hall of Fame of Americain 2020.
• Bronze Zinneke

Decorations

• Officer in the BelgianOrder of the Crown:2000
• Officer in the MonegasqueOrder of Saint-Charles:2000
• Grand Officer in the BelgianOrder of Leopold II:2007

Personal life

Ickx in 2007

Jacky Ickx is married to singerKhadja Nin.The couple were guests at thewedding of Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstockin July 2011.Ickx became a resident ofMonacoin the early 1980s.

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

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1966	Formula One	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Le Mans	Essex Wire Corporation	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	British Saloon Car Championship	Team Lotus	4	0	0	0	1	20	12th
	British Saloon Car Championship - Class C		4	1	0	1	3	20	3rd
1967	European Formula Two	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	8	1	2	3	4	45	1st
	World Sportscar Championship	J.W. Automotive	3	1	0	0	1	10	NC
	Formula One	Cooper Car Company	2	0	0	0	0	1	21st
		Tyrrell Racing Organisation	1	0	0	0	0
	24 Hours of Le Mans	J.W. Automotive	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	British Saloon Car Championship	Team Lotus	3	0	0	0	2	16	15th
	British Saloon Car Championship - Class C		3	2	0	1	2	16	4th
1968	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari	9	1	1	0	4	27	4th
	World Sportscar Championship	J.W. Automotive	4	3	0	1	4	28	NC
	European Formula Two	Scuderia Ferrari	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC‡
1969	Formula One	Motor Racing Developments Ltd	11	2	2	3	5	37	2nd
	World Sportscar Championship	J.W. Automotive	2	2	0	0	2	16	NC
	24 Hours of Le Mans		1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
	European Formula Two	Alejandro de Tomaso	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1970	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari	13	3	4	5	5	40	2nd
	European Formula Two Championship	Bayerische Motoren Werke	5	1	1	1	2	0	NC‡
	World Sportscar Championship	Scuderia Ferrari	4	0	1	0	2	12	NC
	24 Hours of Le Mans		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
1971	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari	11	1	2	2	3	19	4th
	World Sportscar Championship		7	0	2	1	1	6	NC
1972	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari	12	1	4	3	4	27	4th
	World Sportscar Championship		9	6	3	4	7	136	NC
1973	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari	10	0	0	0	0	12	9th
		YardleyTeam McLaren	1	0	0	0	1
		Frank Williams Racing Cars	1	0	0	0	0
	World Sportscar Championship	Scuderia Ferrari	9	2	1	0	6	94	NC
	24 Hours of Le Mans		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
1974	Formula One	John PlayerTeam Lotus	15	0	0	0	2	12	10th
	World Sportscar Championship	Autodelta	3	0	0	1	1	55	NC
		EquipeGitanes	1	1	0	1	1
		J.W. Automotive	1	0	0	0	1
		BMW Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0
1975	Formula One	John PlayerTeam Lotus	9	0	0	0	1	3	16th
	World Sportscar Championship	Willi Kauhsen Racing Team	2	0	1	1	2	30	NC
	24 Hours of Le Mans	GulfResearch Racing Co.	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	1st
1976	World Championship for Makes	Martini RacingPorsche System	6	3	5	4	4	73	NC
	World Sportscar Championship		4	3	1	0	4	80	NC
	Formula One	Team Ensign	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
		Frank Williams Racing Cars	2	0	0	0	0
		Walter Wolf Racing	2	0	0	0	0
	24 Hours of Le Mans	Martini RacingPorsche System	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	1st
1977	World Championship for Makes	Martini RacingPorsche System	7	3	6	2	3	60	NC
	24 Hours of Le Mans		1	1	0	1	1	N/A	1st
	Formula One	Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
1978	World Sportscar Championship	Martini RacingPorsche System	3	1	2	1	1	35	NC
		Max Moritz	1	0	0	0	1
	Formula One	Team TissotEnsign	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Le Mans	Martini RacingPorsche System	1	0	1	0	1	N/A	2nd
1979	Formula One	LigierGitanes	8	0	0	0	0	3	16th
	Can-Am	Carl A. Haas Racing Team	5	5	0	2	5	0	1st
	World Sportscar Championship	Georg Loos	3	0	0	0	2	30	NC
	24 Hours of Le Mans	Essex MotorsportPorsche	1	0	0	1	0	N/A	DNF
1980	24 Hours of Le Mans	Equipe Liqui Moly–Martini Racing	1	0	0	1	1	N/A	2nd
1981	24 Hours of Le Mans	Porsche System	1	1	1	0	1	N/A	1st
1982	World Sportscar Championship	RothmansPorsche System	5	4	3	1	5	95	1st
	24 Hours of Le Mans	Porsche System	1	1	1	0	1	N/A	1st
1983	World Sportscar Championship	RothmansPorsche	7	2	2	1	6	97	1st
1984	World Sportscar Championship	RothmansPorsche	8	2	0	0	6	104	3rd
1985	World Sportscar Championship	RothmansPorsche	10	3	2	0	5	101	3rd

^‡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.)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Pts	Class
1966	Team Lotus	Ford Cortina Lotus	C	SNE	GOO	SIL 4	CRY 3†	BRH 5	BRH	OUL	BRH Ret			12th	20	3rd
1967	Team Lotus	Ford Cortina Lotus	C	BRH	SNE	SIL	SIL	MAL 3†	SIL	SIL	BRH 2	OUL Ret†	BRH	15th	16	4th
Source:

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position; results initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WDC	Pts
1966	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	MatraMS5(F2)	Ford Cosworth SCA1.0L4	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER Ret	ITA	USA	MEX									NC	0
1967	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	MatraMS5(F2)	Ford Cosworth FVA1.6L4	RSA	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER Ret	CAN										21st	1
	Cooper Car Company	CooperT81B	Maserati10/F1 3.0V12									ITA 6
		CooperT86											USA Ret	MEX
1968	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari312/67	Ferrari242 3.0V12	RSA Ret																	4th	27
		Ferrari312/68	Ferrari242C 3.0V12		ESP Ret	MON		NED 4	FRA 1	GBR 3	GER 4	ITA 3	CAN DNS	USA
		Ferrari312/67/68	Ferrari242 3.0V12				BEL 3								MEX Ret
1969	Motor Racing Developments Ltd	BrabhamBT26A	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	RSA Ret	ESP 6	MON Ret	NED 5	FRA 3	GBR 2	GER 1	ITA 10	CAN 1	USA Ret	MEX 2							2nd	37
1970	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari312B	Ferrari001 3.0F12	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					2nd	40
1971	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari312B	Ferrari001 3.0F12	RSA 8	ESP 2							ITA Ret		USA Ret							4th	19
		Ferrari312B2	Ferrari001/1 3.0F12			MON 3	NED 1	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT Ret		CAN 8
1972	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari312B2	Ferrari001/1 3.0F12	ARG 3	RSA 8	ESP 2	MON 2	BEL Ret	FRA 11	GBR Ret	GER 1	AUT Ret	ITA Ret	CAN 12	USA 5						4th	27
1973	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari312B2	Ferrari001/1 3.0F12	ARG 4	BRA 5	RSA Ret															9th	12
		Ferrari312B3	Ferrari001/11 3.0F12				ESP 12	BEL Ret	MON Ret	SWE 6	FRA 5	GBR 8	NED			ITA 8	CAN
	YardleyTeam McLaren	McLarenM23	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8											GER 3	AUT
	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Iso–MarlboroIR	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8															USA 7
1974	John PlayerTeam Lotus	Lotus72E	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	ARG Ret	BRA 3				MON Ret	SWE Ret	NED 11	FRA 5	GBR 3	GER 5			CAN 13	USA Ret			10th	12
		Lotus76				RSA Ret	ESP Ret	BEL Ret							AUT Ret	ITA Ret
1975	John PlayerTeam Lotus	Lotus72E	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	ARG 8	BRA 9	RSA 12	ESP 2	MON 8	BEL Ret	SWE 15	NED Ret	FRA Ret	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	USA				16th	3
1976	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf–WilliamsFW05	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	BRA 8	RSA 16	USW DNQ															NC	0
	Walter Wolf Racing						ESP 7	BEL DNQ	MON DNQ	SWE	FRA 10	GBR DNQ	GER	AUT
	Team TissotEnsign	EnsignN176													NED Ret	ITA 10	CAN 13	USA Ret	JPN
1977	Team Tissot Ensign with Castrol	EnsignN177	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON 10	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN	NC	0
1978	Team TissotEnsign	EnsignN177	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	MON Ret	BEL 12	ESP Ret	SWE DNQ	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN		NC	0
1979	LigierGitanes	LigierJS11	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	FRA Ret	GBR 6	GER Ret	AUT Ret	NED 5	ITA Ret	CAN Ret	USA Ret			16th	3
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Complete Formula One non-championship results

(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1967	Matra Sports	MatraMS5(F2)	Ford Cosworth FVA1.6L4	ROC Ret	SPC	INT	SYR
	Tyrrell Racing Organisation							OUL Ret	ESP 6
1968	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari312/67	Ferrari242 3.0V12	ROC 8
		Ferrari312/68	Ferrari242C 3.0V12		INT 4	OUL Ret
1969	Motor Racing Developments Ltd	BrabhamBT26A	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	ROC Ret	INT 4	MAD	OUL 1
1971	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari312B	Ferrari001 3.0F12	ARG	ROC	QUE 11	SPR	INT	RIN 1	OUL	VIC
1974	John PlayerTeam Lotus	Lotus72E	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	PRE	ROC 1	INT
1975	John PlayerTeam Lotus	Lotus72E	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	ROC 4	INT	SUI
1976	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Wolf–WilliamsFW05	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	ROC 3	INT Ret
1978	Team TissotEnsign	EnsignN177	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	INT Ret
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Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position; races initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Pts
1967	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	MatraMS5	Ford	SNE DNQ	SIL 7	NÜR 3	HOC 10			ZAN 1	PER 3	BRH 5		1st	45
		MatraMS7						TUL 5	JAR				VAL 1
1968	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 166	Ferrari	HOC	THR	JAR	PAL Ret	TUL	ZAN	PER 6	HOC	VAL		NC	0‡
1969	Alejandro de Tomaso	De Tomaso 103	Ford	THR	HOC	NÜR	JAR	TUL	PER Ret	VAL				NC	0
1970	Bayerische Motoren Werke	BMW 270	BMW	THR 6	HOC	BAR	ROU 4	PER 3	TUL 1	IMO Ret	HOC			NC	0‡
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^‡Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
1966	Essex Wire Corporation	Jochen Neerpasch	Ford GT40 Mk.I	S 5.0	154	DNF	DNF
1967	John WyerAutomotive Engineering	Brian Muir	MirageM1-Ford	P +5.0	29	DNF	DNF
1969	John WyerAutomotive Engineering	Jackie Oliver	Ford GT40 Mk.I	S 5.0	372	1st	1st
1970	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Peter Schetty	Ferrari 512S	S 5.0	142	DNF	DNF
1973	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Brian Redman	Ferrari 312PB	S 3.0	332	DNF	DNF
1975	GulfResearch Racing Co.	Derek Bell	MirageGR8-FordCosworth	S 3.0	336	1st	1st
1976	Martini RacingPorsche System	Gijs van Lennep	Porsche 936	S 3.0	349	1st	1st
1977	Martini RacingPorsche System	Jürgen Barth Hurley Haywood	Porsche 936/77	S +2.0	342	1st	1st
1978	Martini RacingPorsche System	Bob Wollek Jürgen Barth	Porsche 936/78	S +2.0	364	2nd	2nd
1979	Essex MotorsportPorsche	Brian Redman Jürgen Barth	Porsche 936	S +2.0	200	DNF	DNF
1980	Equipe Liqui Moly–Martini Racing	Reinhold Joest	Porsche 908/80	S +2.0	336	2nd	2nd
1981	Porsche System	Derek Bell	Porsche 936	S +2.0	354	1st	1st
1982	RothmansPorsche System	Derek Bell	Porsche 956	C	359	1st	1st
1983	RothmansPorsche	Derek Bell	Porsche 956	C	370	2nd	2nd
1985	RothmansPorsche	Jochen Mass	Porsche 962C	C1	348	10th	10th
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Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
1977	Moffat Ford Dealers	Allan Moffat	Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop	3001cc – 6000cc	163	1st	1st
1978	Moffat Ford Dealers	Allan Moffat	Ford XC Falcon Cobra	A	81	DNF	DNF

Dakar Rally results

Year	Class	Vehicle	Position	Stages won
1981	Cars	Citroen	DNF	1
1982		Mercedes	5th	7
1983			1st	5
1984		Porsche	6th	9
1985			DNF	1
1986			2nd	1
1987		Lada	DNF	0
1988			38th	0
1989		Peugeot	2nd	3
1990		Lada	7th	1
1991		Citroen	DNF	1
1992			6th	0
1993	did not enter
1994
1995	Cars	Toyota	18th	0
1996	did not enter
1997
1998
1999
2000	Cars	Mitsubishi	18th	0

Complete Canadian-American Challenge Cup results

(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos	Points
1979	Carl A. Haas Racing Team	Lola T333CS	ChevroletV8	ATL 2	CLT 1	MOS 1	MDO	WGL 8	ROA 1	BRA 1	CTR 13	LAG 8	RIV 1	1st	51
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Films and books

Films

• Grand Prix: The Killer Yearsby Richard Heap: 2011
• Frankly... Jacky Ickxby Philip Selkirk: 2011
• 1: Life on the Limitby Paul Crowder: 2013

Books

• Henry, Alan (1985).Brabham, the Grand Prix Cars.Osprey.ISBN0-905138-36-8.
• Van Vliet, Pierre (2014).Jacky Ickx.Kannibaal.ISBN9789491376139.
• Heuvink, Ed (2014).Jacky Ickx: Viel mehr als Mister Le Mans / Mister Le Mans, and much more.McKlein Media GmbH & Co.ISBN978-3927458741.
• Graton, Philippe (2015).Vaillant & Ickx l'intégrale 3.Le Soir-Dupuis.ISBN9782800164953.
• Dugomier (2016).Jacky Ickx - Tome 01: Le Rainmaster.Glenat.ISBN978-2344011812.
• Dugomier (2020).Jacky Ickx - Tome 02: Monsieur Le Mans.Glenat.ISBN978-2344019238.
• Saltinstall, John (2023).Jacky Ickx - His authorised competition History.Evro Publishing Limited.ISBN9781910505809.

In popular culture

• Ickx often appears in the famous French ComicsMichel Vaillant,as one of the main characters
• TheChopardCompany developed three limited edition ChopardMille MigliaJacky Ickx Men's watches dedicated to him, with a fourth Chopard watch designed with his cooperation.

See also

• Dakar Rally
• 24 Hours of Le Mans
• Porsche 956

References

• "DRIVER: Ickx, Jacky".Autocourse Grand prix Archive.Archived fromthe originalon 22 December 2007.Retrieved12 September2007.
• "Europe's Mr Versatility".8W.Retrieved12 September2007.
• "Tribute to Jacky Ickx".Jacky-Ickx-Fan.net.Archived fromthe originalon 29 September 2007.Retrieved12 September2007.
• "Drivers: Jacky Ickx".GrandPrix.com.Retrieved12 September2007.
• "Jacky Ickx".Grand Prix Racing.Archived fromthe originalon 15 August 2007.Retrieved12 September2007.
• "Chopard Company to Honor Jacky Ickx".Watches Channel Infoniac.Archived fromthe originalon 9 February 2012.Retrieved12 December2007.

External links

• Tribute to Jacky Ickx
• Jacky Ickxat24 Hours of Le Mans(in French)
• LeMans.org(in French)
• Jacky Ickx miniature book,hosted by theUniversity of North Texas Libraries Digital Collections