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Date of birth: June 11, 1939 - Dumbartonshire, Scotland  
GP's contested: 99 (1965 till 1973)
Pole positions: 17
Wins: 27
Fastest laps: 15
World Champion: 3

Had Jackie Stewart made the British Olympic Clay Pigeon shooting team in 1960 rather than only being selected as reserve, motor sporting history would probably have been considerably different.
Although his brother had raced, Jackie was initially drawn more to shooting than driving, but eventually drifted into racing in 1963, where he proved extremely quick in various cars, mostly entered by Ecurie Ecosse. This brought him to the attention of Ken Tyrrell, who ran the works and a long partnership between them began in 1964 when Jackie dominated the class.
Despite Colin Chapman's best efforts, Stewart only did one non-championship F1 race for Lotus, instead choosing to go to BRM alongside Hill for 1965, continuing in F2 with mentor and friend Tyrrell.
For a driver with so little experience, Jackie's progress was astonishing. He was superb in non-championship races, rapidly became a force to be reckoned with in Grand Prix and took a brilliant maiden win at Monza...
Although he utterly dominated the Tasman series over the winter of 1965-66 and won the first race of the new F1 in 1966 (in a little 2-litre BRM adapted from the previous year's car) the season was to be more notable for his conversion to the cause of racing safety than for results (the 2 litre car was not competitive elsewhere and the H16 was heavy and overcomplicated).
Eloquent and vociferous, Stewart accepted that racing was inherently dangerous, but also demanded that the unnecessary risks should be minimised.1967 saw a disappointed Stewart stuck with the mixture of old and new BRM's; he was considerably better than his car and when the opportunity to link- up with Ken Tyrrell, who was to run Matra-DFV's in 1968, presented itself Stewart wisely jumped at the chance.
The Anglo-French car took Jackie to three wins and re-established him as a likely World Championship contender; the superb 1969 Matra MS80 took him to six more and his first title. For 1970 Matra wanted Tyrrell to run cars powered by their own V12; Jackie and Ken were not keen, and parted company with the French concern.
The combination of Tyrrell chassis, the best DFV's, and the best tyres (Stewart was one of the pioneers of tyre testing) took Stewart to six more wins including an easy stroll to victory in Monaco) and his second Championship.
1972 was to prove a more difficult season, the combination of the pace of Fittipaldi in the Lotus and health problems caused by an ulcer restricting the Scotsman to a "mere" four wins! Although Stewart was again right on the pace, in 1973 racing had started to lose its allure and he made the secret decision to retire even as he strolled to another four victories and again was muted by tragedy.
Stewart, one of the first drivers to enjoy the substantial financial benefits of the modern professional racing scene, has retained his connections with sport and business; few were surprised when he emerged as the "eminence grise" behind Paul Stewart Racing, his son's team, which had an enviable reputation in every category in which it has competed. How long until the Stewart name appears as an F1 constructor? Stewart Grand Prix maybe?
Jackie Stewart was knighted in 2001.

Sir Jackie’s own site you find here

Monaco 1973 with cup and laurels

Jacky Stewart monoloque