Jacky Ickx

Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri "Jacky" Ickx (French pronunciation: [ʒaki iks]; born 1 January 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times (second-highest of all time) and achieved eight wins and 25 podium finishes in Formula 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 the Can-Am Championship in 1979 and the 1983 Paris–Dakar Rally.

Jacky Ickx
Ickx in 2018
BornJacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx
(1945-01-01) 1 January 1945
Brussels, Belgium
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Belgian
Active years1966–1979
TeamsCooper · Ferrari · Brabham · McLaren · Williams · Lotus · Wolf–Williams · Ensign · Ligier
Entries122 (116 starts)
Championships0
Wins8
Podiums25
Career points181
Pole positions13
Fastest laps14
First entry1966 German Grand Prix
First win1968 French Grand Prix
Last win1972 German Grand Prix
Last entry1979 United States Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1966–1967, 1969–1970, 1973, 1975–1983, 1985
TeamsEssex Wire Corporation
John Wyer Automotive
Scuderia Ferrari
Gulf Research Racing
Martini Racing Porsche System
Essex Motorsport Porsche
Equipe Liqui Moly – Martini Racing
Porsche System
Rothmans Porsche
Best finish1st (1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982)
Class wins6 (1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982)

Ickx twice finished as championship runner-up in Formula One, in the consecutive years of 1969 and 1970. He won the majority of his races for Scuderia Ferrari, for which he was the team's leading driver for several seasons in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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