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Sir John Young "Jackie" Stewart OBE (born 11 June 1939) is a British former racing driver, broadcaster and motorsport executive from Scotland, who competed in Formula One from 1965 to 1973. Nicknamed " The Flying Scot ", Stewart won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles with Tyrrell , [ b ] and—at the time of his retirement ...
John Gebbie Stewart (4 September 1921 – 17 May 1990) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right for Raith Rovers and Birmingham City. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A former miner born in Lochgelly , Fife , Stewart started his professional career at Raith Rovers , and moved to Birmingham City in January 1948.
Jackie Stewart's BRM P261 crashed into a telephone pole and then landed in a ditch at Masta Kink, leading to him being stuck upside down in his BRM, halfway up to his waist in fuel, for 25 minutes. Graham Hill and Bob Bondurant , both of whom had gone off near Stewart, managed to rescue him with a spectator's toolkit.
Jackie Stewart won the race, this Grand Prix being fourth of five wins for Stewart during the 1973 Formula One season, and he became the most successful Formula One driver of all time with his 26th Grand Prix victory, surpassing Jim Clark's record of 25 victories. Stewart's friend and future world champion James Hunt scored his first podium finish.
Jackie Stewart's domination in 1971 clinched his second Driver's Championship with three races remaining, but the final round belonged to his Tyrrell teammate, François Cevert. The Frenchman took the lead from Stewart on lap 14 and went on to claim his only career win, the first GP victory for a French driver since Maurice Trintignant in 1958.
Jackie Stewart dominated the second half of the race, leading 40 laps. Stewart was leading by a little over a lap before he began to suffer from low oil pressure with tenlaps to go. Stewart parked his car in turn four, and briefly attempted to push the car back to the pits. Eventually Stewart abandoned the machine, and walked back to the garage ...
Jackie Stewart started the race on pole in a BRM P261 and drove the race's fastest lap. Tasman Series points leader Jim Clark finished second in a Lotus 33, with Australian driver Frank Gardner third in a Repco Brabham BT16. Reigning World Champion Driver, Jack Brabham, finished fourth in his Repco Brabham BT23A.
Jackie Stewart was a Scottish football player and manager. Stewart played as a wing half for junior club Shettleston , then went senior with Dundee and Airdrie in the 1950s and 1960s. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Stewart left Airdrie to become manager of Albion Rovers .