Stewart Grand Prix
Full name | HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford (1997) HSBC Stewart Ford (1998–1999) |
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Base | Milton Keynes, United Kingdom[1] |
Founder(s) | Jackie Stewart Paul Stewart |
Noted staff | Alan Jenkins Eghbal Hamidy Gary Anderson |
Noted drivers | Rubens Barrichello Johnny Herbert Jan Magnussen Jos Verstappen |
Next name | Jaguar Racing |
Formula One World Championship career | |
First entry | 1997 Australian Grand Prix |
Races entered | 49 |
Engines | Ford |
Constructors' Championships | 0 |
Drivers' Championships | 0 |
Race victories | 1 |
Podiums | 5 |
Points | 47 |
Pole positions | 1 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Final entry | 1999 Japanese Grand Prix |
Stewart Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor and racing team founded by triple Formula One champion Jackie Stewart and his son Paul Stewart in 1996. The team competed in F1, as the Ford works-supported team, for only three seasons, from 1997 to 1999. The 1999 season was by far its strongest, yielding one win (Johnny Herbert at the European Grand Prix) and one pole position (Rubens Barrichello at the French Grand Prix) en route to finishing fourth overall in the Constructors Championship.
At the end of 1999, Ford bought the team outright and it was renamed Jaguar Racing. In 2004 Jaguar Racing was sold to energy drink company Red Bull GmbH and was rebranded Red Bull Racing in 2005.
Origins
The team's origins are traced back to the end of 1988 when
In late 1995, Stewart Racing expressed disinterest in moving up to F1,
Racing history
1997
The first car, named the Stewart SF01 was launched on 19 December 1996.[5] With backing from Ford, Stewart Grand Prix entered the 1997 Australian Grand Prix with drivers Rubens Barrichello and Jan Magnussen. The only success of their first year came at the rain-affected Monaco Grand Prix where Barrichello finished second. Magnussen in the second car finished just outside the points in seventh after losing his front wing at the chicane. Elsewhere, the cars were consistent midfield runners and Barrichello was often in a position to challenge for points. Stewart's reliability was poor, as the Ford Zetec-R V10 engine installed in the SF01 chassis proved to be powerful, yet extremely fragile. This restricted the team to just eight classified finishes out of a possible thirty-four. Stewart finished the season in ninth place in the constructors' championship with six points, ahead of other established teams like Tyrrell and Minardi.
1998
For the next year, the team developed the Stewart SF02, hoping to improve results and score regular points as well as some more podiums. However it turned out that 1998 was also a struggle for the team, with neither driver able to step onto the podium. Indeed, even points were hard to come by. The first came at the hands of Barrichello in Spain with a fifth place finish. The only highlight of the season came two rounds later with a double points finish in Canada where Barrichello and Magnussen finished fifth and sixth respectively. After a number of poor drives, Magnussen was replaced mid season by Dutchman Jos Verstappen from the French Grand Prix onward. Ironically it was the race after Magnussen scored his first and only world championship point. Both drivers did not score any more points for the rest of the season. Despite this and scoring one point less than the year before, Stewart finished the season eighth in the constructors' championship, one place better than in 1997.
In the end the driver change did not make a great difference as Verstappen also struggled with the car. Unhappy with the team, Verstappen left Stewart at the end of the season and was replaced by Johnny Herbert for the next year.
At the end of the 1998 season, technical director Alan Jenkins left Stewart Grand Prix, and was replaced by Jordan's Gary Anderson.[6]
1999
After
After Ford increased its commitment by buying the team out, it became known as Jaguar Racing for the 2000 season.[8] Poor results however, led to the team being sold for the 2005 season, becoming Red Bull Racing.
Complete Formula One results
(key)
Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WCC |
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1997 | SF01 | Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10 | B | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | AUT | LUX | JPN | EUR | 6 | 9th | |
Rubens Barrichello | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 14† | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||
Jan Magnussen | Ret | DNS | 10† | Ret | 7 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | ||||||
1998 | SF02 | Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10 | B | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | LUX | JPN | 5 | 8th | ||
Rubens Barrichello | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 11 | Ret | |||||||
Jan Magnussen | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Jos Verstappen | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | ||||||||||||||
1999 | SF3 | Ford CR-1 3.0 V10 | B | AUS | BRA | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | EUR | MAL | JPN | 36 | 4th | ||
Rubens Barrichello | 5 | Ret | 3 | 9† | DSQ | Ret | 3P | 8 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
Johnny Herbert | DNS | Ret | 10† | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 11† | 11 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 4 | 7 |
References
- ^ "NMP Case Studies - Stewart Grand Prix". The UK's National Measurement Laboratory. Archived from the original on 11 April 2005. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ Karolak, Mariusz (30 August 2006). "Paul Stewart - from the PSR to the SGP" (in Polish). Wyprzedz Mnie!.
- ^ a b F1 News > Pacific closing down
- ^ F1 News > Stewart gets Ford
- ^ ISBN 0-7603-0514-5.
- ^ http://fidonet.sensationcontent.com/echomail/grand-prix/ff3c687c95f8716f.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ 1999 European Grand Prix Race Report www.sportinglife.com Archived 21 November 2000 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 11 May 2006
- ^ "Stewart Grand Prix". F1technical.