British Grand Prix: Jim Clark's final Silverstone win 50 years on

Jim Clark (pictured left in his Lotus car) , his fifth British Grand Prix win and his last. Lotus boss Colin Chapman looks on with arms folded (left) — Image caption,
Fifty years ago, the Grand Prix at Silverstone was very different from today in terms of technology, but there was just as fierce a competition between drivers. It was won by the late Scot Jim Clark (pictured left in his Lotus car), his fifth and final British Grand Prix win.

Jim Clark , who sits aboard the Team Lotus Lotus 49 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 before the start of the British Grand Prix on 15th July 1967 at the Silverstone circuit

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Clark, considered to be one of the greatest racing drivers in the history of Grand Prix, was killed the following year in a car crash during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim, when his car left the track at 170mph (274km/h), somersaulted through the air and hit a tree.

July 1967: British racing driver Graham Hill with his wife and his six-year-old son Damon, who went on to become a world champion driver himself, at Silverstone.

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The 15 July 1967 race on the Northamptonshire track had been looking like a Lotus 1-2 with Graham Hill (pictured with his wife and six-year-old son Damon - who went on to become a champion driver himself) in front until he suffered rear suspension failure on lap 54.

Australian racing driver Jack Brabham fastening his helmet at Silverstone, July 1967, the year that Brabham team won their second consecutive constructors championship.

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Denny Hulme of Brabham took the number two spot, while Chris Amon of Ferrari came third and Jack Brabham (pictured), of Brabham, came fourth.

New Zealand racing driver Denny Hulme (1936 - 1992, left) confers with his team mate, Australian racing driver Jack Brabham before a practice run for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, 13th July 1967.

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New Zealand racing driver Denny Hulme's team-mate was Australian racing driver Jack Brabham.

14th July 1967: During a pit stop before a practice lap at Silverstone, racing driver Jim Clark (1936 - 1968) on right in white. talks with racing boss Colin Chapman (1928 - 1981) founder of Lotus cars. Figure in racing gear on the left talking to a mechanic is racing driver Graham Hill (1929 - 1975)

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This photo shows Jim Clark on right in white, talking with racing boss Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus cars. The figure in racing gear on the left talking to a mechanic is racing driver Graham Hill.

Racing driver Jim Clark (1936 - 1968) during a pit stop before a practice lap at Silverstone, 14th July 1967.

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Earlier this week it was revealed that the future of the British Grand Prix was put in doubt after Silverstone's owner confirmed it had activated a break clause to cease hosting the race after 2019, over concerns it could not afford it unless a new deal was agreed.

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