Ian Stewart (racing driver)
Ian Macpherson McCallum Stewart (15 July 1929 – 19 March 2017)[1] was a British racing driver from Scotland.
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| Born | Ian Macpherson McCallum Stewart 15 July 1929 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||
| Died | 19 March 2017 (aged 87) Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||
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Stewart was regarded by Jim Clark as a highly-strung individual who "at the wheel was as relaxed as anyone". His only appearance in a World Championship Grand Prix came at the 1953 RAC British Grand Prix, in which – due to ignition failure – he failed to finish in his Ecurie Ecosse-entered Connaught-Lea Francis A. Stewart's main competition was as part of the Jaguar racing Ecurie Ecosse team.[2][3]
Stewart made a name for himself racing a Jaguar XK120 in British national events, winning 23 races in just three seasons, including the Jersey International and the Wakefield Trophy. He was a founder member of Ecurie Ecosse who adopted the colour he had resprayed his XK120 as their team colour, he was also responsible for their distinctive badge.[4] During this period, he was one of three Ecurie Ecosse drivers for the team's debut race at Charterhall, which resulted in a second place for Stewart. It was with the Merchiston team that Stewart won most of his races. This success led to some works outings for the Jaguar marque at Le Mans.[5][6]
It is often said that during the 1954 Les 24 Heures du Mans he rolled an Aston Martin DB3S on the fast stretch between Arnage and White House corners; that however was Jimmy Stewart,[7] Jackie's older brother. Ian had already retired from racing following a crash in the 1954 Argentinian 1000k sports car race to tend to his family's agricultural and public house businesses in Perth and Kinross.[8][9]
Racing record edit
Career highlights edit
| Season | Series | Position | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Scottish Grand Prix[10] | 3rd | Jaguar XK120 | |
| 1952 | Jersey International Road Race[11] | 1st | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar C-Type |
| Wakefield Trophy[12] | 1st | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar C-Type | |
| Charterhall International[13] | 1st | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar C-Type | |
| 1953 | Charterhall International[14] | 2nd | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar C-Type |
| Internationales ADAC 1000 km Rennen Weltmeistershaftslauf Nürburgring[15] | 2nd | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar C-Type | |
| Goodwood Nine-Hours[16] | 3rd | Jaguar Cars Ltd | Jaguar C-Type |
Complete Formula One World Championship results edit
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
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| 1953 | Ecurie Ecosse | Connaught Type A | Lea-Francis l4 | ARG | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR Ret | GER | SUI | ITA | NC | 0 |
Source:[17] | ||||||||||||||
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results edit
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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| 1952 | Jaguar Ltd. | Peter Whitehead | Jaguar C-Type | S5.0 | DNF (Head gasket) | ||
| 1953 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Peter Whitehead | Jaguar C-Type | S5.0 | 297 | 4th | 3rd |
References edit
- ^ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers – Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "British GP, 1953 Race Report – GP Encyclopedia – F1 History on Grandprix.com". grandprix.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ http://e.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/driver/635.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ . Ecurie Ecosse. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ http://www.electricsscotland.com/lifestyle/ecurie_ecosse.htm[permanent dead link]
- ^ . ecurieecosse.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Les Vingt Quatre Heures Du Mans, 1954". Motor Sport magazine archive. July 1854. p. 19. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ Allen Brown. "Ian Stewart « OldRacingCars.com". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ http://www.sportscars.tv/Newsfiles/lemans54.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ . ChicaneF1.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Jersey International 1952 – Race Results – Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Wakefield Trophy [Formula Libre] 1952 – Race Results – Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Charterhall International [Sports Unlimited] 1952 – Race Results – Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Charterhall International [Sports Unlimited] 1953 – Race Results – Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1953 – Race Results – Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "9 h Goodwood 1953 – Race Results – Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 358. ISBN 0851127029.
External links edit
- Profile at grandprix.com
- Profile at Old Racing Cars