Ian Stewart (racing driver)
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Ian Macpherson McCallum Stewart (15 July 1929 – 19 March 2017)[1] was a British racing driver from Scotland.
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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] the older brother of future Formula One driver's champion Jackie Stewart. 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
Career highlights
| Season | Series | Position | Team | Car |
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| 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
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | WDC | Points |
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
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| 1952 | Template:Flagicon Jaguar Ltd. | Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead | Jaguar C-Type | S5.0 | DNF (Head gasket) | ||
| 1953 | Template:Flagicon Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead | Jaguar C-Type | S5.0 | 297 | 4th | 3rd |
References
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