Stewart Grand Prix

Stewart Grand Prix Limited 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 ) and one pole position (Rubens Barrichello at the ) 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 .

Origins

The team's origins are traced back to the end of 1988 when Jackie Stewart's son Paul set up Paul Stewart Racing, having bought the Gary Evans Motorsport Team. This team entered the 1989 British Formula 3 season with a workforce of 10 employees. The team attracted the sponsor Camel. Paul Stewart drove the car alongside German Otto Rensing. The team had a single win with Stewart at Snetterton. In 1990, the team expanded with a move to new headquarters in Milton Keynes, and was divided into three sections; preparation for European Formula 3000, Formula 3 and Formula Vauxhall Lotus. Within a few years, the team enjoyed success, winning 12 titles and 119 races in various categories.

Through 1995 Stewart declined to enter Formula 1, considering that short-lived entries Simtek, Pacific and Forti either had folded or looked likely to fold. The team was also sponsored by the government of Malaysia as a promotion for the country. Stewart were in consultation with John Barnard about a business plan with a budget of £24 million.

Racing history

thumb|left| The [[Stewart SF01, driven by Jan Magnussen in Stewart's debut season. From The Donington Collection.]]

1997

thumb|left|[[Rubens Barrichello at the 1997 Canadian Grand Prix. The tartan livery indicates Stewart's origins in Scotland.]]

The first car, named the Stewart SF01 was launched on 19 December 1996.

1999

thumb|right|[[Johnny Herbert at the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix. He took his last and Stewart's first and only F1 victory later that year.]]

After Ford acquired Cosworth in July 1998, they risked designing and building a brand-new engine for 1999. The Stewart SF3 was quick out of the box, however both cars over-heated on the grid of the first race, the Australian Grand Prix, after qualifying competitively. This put Herbert out instantly and made Barrichello start from the pit lane. Barrichello received a stop-go penalty during the race and finished fifth. The car was consistently competitive throughout the season, however the engine initially proved fragile as both cars blew their engines at the Brazilian race which meant the engine was rarely run at full power. Stewart's competitiveness was affirmed by running first in Brazil for a long spell of the race and qualifying on pole for the French Grand Prix with Barrichello. Johnny Herbert won a popular victory at the rain soaked 1999 European Grand Prix at the new Nürburgring after other leading contenders crashed off the track or lost time in the pits changing tyres. Barrichello finished third, in a result most observers indicated that Stewart deserved given their strength over the season. Herbert also became unwittingly influential in the championship at the next and penultimate race, the Malaysian Grand Prix. Running third behind the Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine, a mistake in the closing laps allowed Mika Häkkinen to slip past and claim the final podium position which gave the championship contender vital points. The Ferraris were disqualified for car irregularities and the win allowed Häkkinen to gain his second championship. The Stewarts as a result finished second and third in the race. However Ferrari won an appeal and the initial result was reinstated. Häkkinen however went on to win the championship later in Japan and Stewart came fourth in the constructors' championship with 36 points, beating teams such as former world champions Williams and Benetton. Stewart's last race was the 1999 Japanese Grand Prix.

In 2000 Ford bought the team, renaming it Jaguar Racing. However disappointing results led to the team being sold ahead of the 2005 season, becoming Red Bull Racing from that point onward. Still operating from the same location in Milton Keynes, Red Bull Racing went on to win multiple World Constructors' Championships in the 2010s and 2020s.

Complete Formula One results

(key)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Chassis

! Engine

! Tyres

! Drivers

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! Points

! WCC

! rowspan="3"|

| rowspan="3"| SF01

| rowspan="3"| Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10

| rowspan="3"|

|| AUS

|| BRA

|| ARG

|| SMR

|| MON

|| ESP

|| CAN

|| FRA

|| GBR

|| GER

|| HUN

|| BEL

|| ITA

|| AUT

|| LUX

|| JPN

|| EUR

!rowspan="3"| 6

!rowspan="3"| 9th

|align="left"|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14†

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|align="left"| Jan Magnussen

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10†

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9

! rowspan="4"|

| rowspan="4"| SF02

| rowspan="4"| Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0 V10

| rowspan="4"|

|| AUS

|| BRA

|| ARG

|| SMR

|| ESP

|| MON

|| CAN

|| FRA

|| GBR

|| AUT

|| GER

|| HUN

|| BEL

|| ITA

|| LUX

|| JPN

!rowspan="4"| 5

!rowspan="4"| 8th

|align="left"| Rubens Barrichello

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|align="left"| Jan Magnussen

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 6

|align="left"| Jos Verstappen

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

! rowspan="3"|

| rowspan="3"| SF3

| rowspan="3"| Ford CR-1 3.0 V10

| rowspan="3"|

|| AUS

|| BRA

|| SMR

|| MON

|| ESP

|| CAN

|| FRA

|| GBR

|| AUT

|| GER

|| HUN

|| BEL

|| ITA

|| EUR

|| MAL

|| JPN

!rowspan="3"| 36

!rowspan="3"| 4th

|align="left"| Rubens Barrichello

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9†

|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 8

|align="left"| Johnny Herbert

|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10†

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11†

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7

! colspan="24" | Sources:

References

External links

Stewart - At IMDb