Jacky Ickx

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Jacques Bernard "Jacky" Ickx (born 1st January, 1945, in Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian former racing driver known for his appearances in Formula One.

Formula One

1977: Ligier

Following a year out of F1 in 1976, Ickx returned to the grid in 1977 with the Ligier team alongside Jacques Laffite, signing a two year contract. Ickx would take two fifth places as his only points scores in 1977, finishing the season in sixteenth place. Ickx would miss the season ending Japanese Grand Prix due to visa issues and as such would allow Harvey Jones to make his Formula One debut.

Ickx was set to remain at Ligier in 1978 but was fired from the during the off-season. His replacement would be François Migault.

1979: McLaren

Ickx made an unexpected return to the grid in 1979 with the Marlboro Team McLaren outfit alongside Japanese driver Masahiro Hasemi.

Complete Career Results

Complete Formula One Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points WDC
1977 Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS5B Matra MS73 3.0 V12 ARG
8
RSA
5
USW
9
ESP
12
BEL
11
MON
Ret
FRA
Ret
MUG
8
SOV
9
GBR
Ret
NED
Ret
GER
11
AUT
13
ITA
Ret
CAN
9
USA
5
JPN 4 16th
1979 Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M28 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
8
BRA
Ret
RSA
4
USW
4
ESP
Ret
BEL MON EUR SMR FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA 6* 7th*