Jacky Ickx
- Category : Sports-Race-Cars
- Type : MS
- Profile : 2/4 - Hermit / Opportunist
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Tension 4
Biography
Belgian winner of the Formula One Race in 1969 and 1970 and the Grand-Prix-Rennan in 1967 and 1978. Ickx won the Le Mans in 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981 and 1982.
Starting his racing career in 1964, by 1967 Ickx was the European Champion in Formula Two racing. Moving on to Formula One Grand Prix, he quickly showed his endurance and ability. Never having been beaten in a race in Belgium, he quit Formula One racing in 1979.
During a Canadian race in 1968, he crashed and broke his left leg, effectively ending his season. The following year, while racing in Spain, he once again crashed. His car caught fire, and although he was able to escape within 20 seconds, he suffered severe burns that required hospitalization. He returned to the track 17 days later.