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  Jackie Stewart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir John Young Stewart, OBE (born 11 June 1939 in Milton, West Dunbartonshire), better known as Jackie Stewart, and nicknamed The Flying Scot, is a Scottish three-time Formula One racing champion.
His winning drive during the rain and fog of the 1968 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, where he won by a margin of four minutes, is considered as one of the finest ever, even though his rain tires were probably better than the ones of the competition.
Stewart received a knighthood and became a founding patron of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame, both in 2001.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jackie_Stewart   (1270 words)

  
 Stewart Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stewart Grand Prix was formed by three times Formula One champion Jackie Stewart and his son Paul Stewart.
Stewart's competiveness 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 lucked into a victory at the rain soaked European Grand Prix at the new Nurburgring, with Barrichello third, a result most observers indicated that Stewart deserved given their strength over the season.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stewart_Grand_Prix   (638 words)

  
 European Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The European Grand Prix is a separate Formula One event that was first held during the mid-1980s and has been held regularly since 1993.
The title was revived by the FIA after World War II, and was first given to the Belgian Grand Prix in 1947, and was distributed across several countries until the 1977 British Grand Prix, the last race to receive the honorific title.
Brands Hatch was unable to host the European Grand Prix in 1984, as it was hosting the British Grand Prix in even numbered years (alternating with Silverstone) so the European GP went to a redesigned and shorter Nürburgring circuit in 1984.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Grand_Prix   (718 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: French Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The French Grand Prix is a Formula One race held as part of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One automobile racing championship season.
Grand Prix motor racing originated in France and the French Grand Prix, open to international competition, is the oldest of the Grand Prix races.
The first French Grand Prix was run on June 26, 1906 under the auspices of the Automobile Club de France in Sarthe with a starting field of thity-two automobiles.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/French-Grand-Prix   (4280 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructors > Stewart Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Initially PSR ran Paul Stewart himself with Texaco backing in British Formula Ford 2000 but at the end of that season the team bought the assets of the Gary Evans Motorsport Formula 3000 team in Egham and moved from its original base in Southampton.
Paul Stewart continued in F3, partnered by Derek Higgins, while David Coulthard and Gil de Ferran were hired for Formula Vauxhall Lotus and Andrea Chiesa and John Jones raced in F3000 with backing from Labatt's brewery.
In January 1996 Jackie Stewart announced that he had secured the factory Ford Formula 1 engine supply for 1997 and that a new organization called Stewart Grand Prix was to be established.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/con-stewa.html   (633 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Jackie Stewart has tumour removed
Formula One legend Jackie Stewart is recovering from an operation to remove a pre-cancerous tumour from his cheek, it has emerged.
Stewart's wife Helen is still recovering from breast cancer and just two years ago his son, Paul, was diagnosed with cancer of the colon, which is now in remission.
Eventually Stewart would win 27 grands prix, becoming world champion in 1969, 1971 and 1973, as well as runner-up in 1968 and 1972.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2517517.stm   (372 words)

  
 [news] Stewart and MCI - grand-prix - FidoNet Echomail Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Stewart and MCI December 18, 1997 LONDON, England -- Three-time world Grand Prix champion Jackie Stewart today welcomed MCI Telecommunications into his family of sponsors of the Stewart-Ford Formula One team.
The sponsorship agreement was announced by Stewart, Chairman of Stewart Grand Prix, and Andy Deas, general manager of MCI Racing, at a press conference at the Grosvenor House hotel here.
Stewart and his son, Paul, have enjoyed considerable success with teams in Formula 3 and Formula 3000 and now operate Stewart Grand Prix in Formula One.
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 Jackie Stewart - Grand Prix Racing - the whole story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He kicked off the 1966 season on a promising note by winning the Monaco Grand Prix in a 2-litre V8-engined BRM, but the onset of the 3-litre formula meant that BRM was developing its complicated and unreliable H-16 power unit.
Stewart's fortunes were therefore shackled to this unreliable engine through to the end of 1967, but he still managed to produce an epic performance in that year's Belgian Grand Prix when he stormed to second place, holding the bulky machine in gear and steering round Spa with one hand.
Stewart debunked the myth that racing drivers should be devil-may-care extroverts to whom the risk of death or injury was a necessary part of their calling.
www.gpracing.net192.com /drivers/careers/553.cfm   (563 words)

  
 Grand Prix Hall of Fame - Jackie Stewart - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He drove for Ecurie Ecosse and actually competed in the British Grand Prix of 1953, or at least he did until he went off at Copse in the wet.
Jackie Stewart followed through with a decision that he had made at the beginning of the year and retired from racing.
Grand Prix History is produced by The Motorsports Publishing Group, LLC
www.ddavid.com /formula1/stew_bio.htm   (1018 words)

  
 NMP Case Studies - Stewart Grand Prix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Jackie Stewart is a leading name in F1, winning the Drivers' World Championship three times and winning 27 Grand Prix races in his nine-year career as a Grand Prix driver.
Stewart and Ford have signed a five-year agreement to form a new primary research and development team for Ford in F1.
Using their CMM, Stewart Grand Prix were able to make the alterations necessary for the current gearboxes to be re-tooled for testing - enabling time and money to be saved at this crucial development stage.
www.npl.co.uk /nmp/case_studies/stewart_grand_prix1.html   (692 words)

  
 SI.com - Racing - Stewart: British Grand Prix to be dropped in '05 - Thursday September 30, 2004 5:34PM
Stewart: British Grand Prix to be dropped in '05
LONDON (Reuters) -- The British Grand Prix is set to be axed for the first time in Formula One history, former champion Jackie Stewart said on Thursday.
Formula One sources said the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours, which earned a late reprieve this year, could also be dropped to trim the provisional calendar from an unprecedented 19 races to 17.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/racing/09/30/bc.car.f1.britishgp.ap   (641 words)

  
 Ford Racing: Team Ford Racing News
Stewart and Ford have agreed to conclude their formal association which began in 1964 when the up-and-coming Scottish racing driver was given his first contract to promote Ford products in Britain.
Stewart’s talent was spotted early by Ford when Walter Hayes, who would later become the godfather of Ford’s Formula One programme and Ford’s global head of communications, approached the young driver at a motor show in London in 1964.
Stewart values his professional and personal relationships with key Ford executives and members of the Ford family during his long association with the company.
www.fordracing.com /news/index.asp?flashcheck=0&bhjs=0&article=27161   (1066 words)

  
 Canadian Grand Prix in danger? Stewart unveils new car   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Canadian Grand Prix might be in danger if new legislation on tobacco advertising is passed by the federal government.
Stewart is the first to release their car for the 1997 season.
Stewart said: "To the best of my knowledge this is the first Formula One car to have been designed by computer from outset.
www.atlasf1.com /news/1996/296.htm   (254 words)

  
 Johnny Herbert Website: Race News, European GP
Three times world champion Jackie Stewart said that the first Formula One victory by his team at Sunday's European Grand Prix was a new career high for him.
Stewart's son Paul, the team's chief operating officer, said that to win a race in only the team's third season in Formula One was a great achievement.
Ford's 175 Grand Prix victory is a phenomenal milestone and will serve as a great boost to everyone's confidence and morale for the future.
www.johnnyherbert.co.uk /news/races/1999/eur99.shtml   (3230 words)

  
 What's New   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Stewart marked his 60th birthday still celebrating the £100m sale of his team.
Stewart, who has worked with the American car giant for 35 years, said: "I have always seen myself as a Ford factory worker.
In 1996, Ford began a partnership with Stewart Grand Prix, operated by three-times world champion Jackie Stewart and his son Paul.
www.geocities.com /~no-quarter/stewart/new.htm   (505 words)

  
 Little Dreams Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In 10 years of competition, Stewart's racing record is unsurpassed in Junior Formulae: 13 championships in both Formula Three and Formula Opel, over 137 race wins, and 312 podium finishes.
When Stewart Grand Prix was launched in 1996, it fell to Paul to build the team from scratch.
Following the announcement of purchase of Stewart Grand Prix by the Ford Motor Company in June 1999 and the switch to Jaguar Racing for the 2000 season, Paul became Chief Operating Officer.
www.littledreamsfoundation.com /new/en/worlds/wheel/formula/parrain-life-stewart.htm   (255 words)

  
 need for speed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Stewart team have won the Macau Grand Prix three times in the past, and so are proven winners there.
The drive with Stewart Racing is a fantastic opportunity in Formula 3, and Narain will be out to impress his new boss Jackie Stewart, to give himself the chance of a full-time drive with them for next year’s British Formula 3 Championship.
Narain continued his testing duties until Tuesday at the famous Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit before his car is air-freighted to the first of the Challenge races at the Macau Grand Prix on November 15.
www.indiacar.com /nfs/wfast4.htm   (600 words)

  
 Grand Prix Racing - the whole story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Stewart has been involved in motor racing team management via his son Paul's team, a staircase of talent which fields teams in British Formula Vauxhall and Formula 3.
Despite extensive backing from Ford, Stewart vigorously pursued new and innovative means of finance throughout the early part of 1996, gaining sponsorship from international bank HSBC and the Malaysian government.
Stewart himself remained realistic for the 1998 season, but was disappointed with the season as a whole.
www.gpracing.net192.com /teams/118.cfm   (512 words)

  
 The racing driver Jackie Stewart.
Born John Young Stewart in Dumbartonshire in 1939, Jackie Stewart was to become was of the greatest racing drivers ever, excelling in Formula One.
He now held the record for most Grand Prix wins (twenty seven), and as his hundredth Grand Prix start was beckoning at Watkins Glen, he announced his imminent retirement.
In 1997 however, Jackie Stewart returned as the chairman of Stewart Racing, in an environment that, largely thanks to him, was far safer for drivers and spectators alike.
ctct.essortment.com /jackiestewart_rinf.htm   (735 words)

  
 Ford Motor Company - Press Release - FORD HONOURS SIR JACKIE STEWART AS THEIR 40-YEAR BUSINESS ASSOCIATION DRAWS TO A ...
Stewart built a reputation for providing his race team with insightful feedback about his racing car’s performance on the circuit.
Stewart brought a new level of professionalism to the profile of the Grand Prix driver, and built on this stature in his post-racing career, epitomising the sport’s transformation from a purely sporting focus to a commercialised environment.
Stewart’s ability to teach is symbolic of his broader achievements.
media.ford.com /newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=19795   (1119 words)

  
 Press Office
Stewart will be discussing the growth of the Grand Prix and the future possible in Formula 1.
Stewart, a former racing driver, established Stewart Racing in 1988 primarily as a vehicle to support his racing career.
In 1996, Paul and his father, three-time World Champion Jackie Stewart, announced the creation of Stewart Grand Prix, the first Formula 1 team to drive race cars designed with a total computer aided design capability.
www.mscsoftware.com /press/press.cfm?pid=440&Div_ID=1   (444 words)

  
 Lear, Stewart Grand Prix Put Drivers' Safety First With Award-Winning F1 Extractable Seat System
Stewart Grand Prix is proud to have been part of the project and to have contributed something to motorsport in terms of driver safety, a subject about which I am very passionate.
Its 1998 expansion into Formula One was a logical development for the company that not only shares Grand Prix racing's global profile but is already a key supplier to some of the biggest names involved at the pinnacle of motor racing.
In 1998, its first year as a Formula One sponsor, Lear had a significant impact on Grand Prix racing, playing a key part in the development of a revolutionary extractable seat system introduced on October 30, 1998.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-01-1999/0000880281&EDATE=   (1311 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | SOL | Stewart quits Jaguar Racing
Paul Stewart, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, has resigned as executive director of the Jaguar Racing Formula One team.
Stewart has received chemotherapy at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, USA, although he has since learned a further two years of treatment will be needed.
Stewart helped his father create the Stewart Grand Prix team after having established his own set-up, which raced in the junior categories, in 1988.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/999019.stm   (203 words)

  
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Having used Ford engines to win 25 of his 27 grands prix, and all three world crowns, it was no surprise when 57-year-old signed up with the Ford Motor Company for 1997.
Although the Stewart Ford is only in its developing stages I think you might see Rubans up near the front for some of the races in 1997.
This is the Stewart Ford driven by Rubans Barrachello and Jan Magnussen in 1997.
www.iol.ie /~balcs/stewart.htm   (277 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Stewart SF-2 has been designed by Alan Jenkins, the man who was also responsible for the design of the Arrows when Jos drove for that team in 1996.
Stewart Grand Prix is founded by Paul and Jackie Stewart.
Paul Stewart, also born in Dumbarton but then on October 20, 1965 is, as told, the oldest son of Jackie and Helen Stewart.
www.verstappen.nl /UK/item11/nieuwsberichten/1998/19980619_811.html   (648 words)

  
 United States Grand Prix
Formula One legend Sir Jackie Stewart will be honored Sunday, Sept. 28 by driving ceremonial laps around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course shortly before the start of the United States Grand Prix.
Stewart also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race twice, in 1966 and 1967.
Tickets: Tickets for the United States Grand Prix can be purchased online at www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com, or by calling the IMS ticket office at (317) 492-6700 or (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area.
www.usgpindy.com /news/story.php?story_id=1982   (391 words)

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