Clark began his motorsport career in the late 1980s atTeam Lotus, where he was hired by technical director Frank Dernie. He followed Dernie toÉquipe Ligier in 1991, becoming race engineer toÉrik Comas. He remained with the team through the mid-1990s, later engineeringOlivier Panis during the 1994 and 1995 seasons. In 1996, Clark moved toArrows International, working withPedro Diniz, before relocating to the United States in 1998 to serve as engineer toAlex Zanardi atChip Ganassi Racing inCART. He returned to Formula One in 1999 withSauber Motorsport, engineeringJohnny Herbert, and subsequently went back to American open-wheel racing withPacWest Racing from 2000.[1]
Clark joinedMcLaren Racing in 2002 as a Senior Test Team Engineer, a role he held until 2007. He was responsible for engineering for the team's extensive testing operations. In 2008, he returned to a trackside role becoming Chief Race Engineer atHonda Racing F1, and playing a senior role in the team's race and test engineering operations.[2] He also acted as a "technical secretary" toRoss Brawn during technical negotiations around the 2009 Formula One Rule Changes.[3] Following Honda's withdrawal from Formula One and the formation ofBrawn GP, Clark remained with the organisation as a senior technical advisor and later continued as the team transitioned intoMercedes.
In 2012, Clark joinedScuderia Ferrari as Chief Race Engineer, overseeing race engineering operations within the team.[4] During his tenure, he was involved in an employment dispute concerning his reassignment to non-Formula One projects, which resulted in a court ruling requiring Ferrari to reinstate him to his contracted engineering role.[5]
After leaving Ferrari, Clark continued his career in senior engineering leadership, later working with theHWA Team, including involvement in technical projects linked to Mercedes-affiliated motorsport programmes, such as early Formula E operations.[6]
