Claim: Jim Clark, a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965, was the fastest driver in the 1963 Kanonloppet.
Evidence: James Clark Jr. OBE (4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968) was a British Formula One racing driver from Scotland, who won two World Championships, in 1963 and 1965. United_Kingdom Jim Clark 1.04:26.7 United_Kingdom Trevor Taylor + 35.0 s Australia Jack Brabham + 45.5 s New_Zealand Denny Hulme 39 laps Sweden Jo Bonnier 39 laps United_States Masten Gregory 38 laps Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort 38 laps United_Kingdom Bob Anderson 38 laps United_Kingdom Ian Raby 37 laps Belgium André Pilette 37 laps United_Kingdom David Prophet 37 laps France Clement Barrau 34 laps Germany Ernst Maring Accident Germany Kurt Kuhnke Fuel injection United_Kingdom Ron Carter United_States Dan Gurney New_Zealand Chris Amon Car not ready United_States Tony Settember United_Kingdom Ian Burgess Fastest lap: (Heat 1) Jim Clark 1:30.6 The race was run over two heats of 20 laps of the little circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark in a Lotus 25.