Jacky Ickx
Jacky Ickx
Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickxis a Belgian former racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, achieved eight wins and 25 podium finishes in Formula One, won the Can-Am Championship in 1979 and is a former winner of the Dakar Rally...
NationalityBelgian
ProfessionDriver
Date of Birth1 January 1945
CountryBelgium
accident against broken fence finally leg paid price smashing time
Fortunately, in the place where I went out, they had set up a little previously a fence which prevented me finally from smashing against trees. I went out with a broken leg only. A small price to be paid at the time for an accident of this kind.
attend automobile club image opened promotion public word
Happy to see that the Automobile Club of Monaco, opened its doors to the public to attend a considerable event. The promotion of this event will be made by the image and by the text, but still by word of mouth.
apart few luck seconds tragedy
In this sport luck and tragedy are only a few hundredths of seconds apart from each other.
recovers state
To be here recovers from a state of soul, from a state of mind. I have the memory of the heart. I know what I received. I must have the will to give back to others.
grateful privileged-life privileged
I am infinitely grateful to the life which privileged me.
The fact that I am still alive after 100,000 laps is my championship.