Jackie Stewart
Great Britain
Auto Racing
B: June 11, 1939
Three-time Formula One World Driving Champion
Stewart began his racing career in career in 1961. In 1964 he won twelve of fourteen races on the European Formula Three champion. He debuted on the Formula One circuit in 1965, winning the Italian Grand Prix and finishing third in the overall standings. 1966 saw him almost win the Indianapolis 500 on his first attempt only to be denied by a broken scavenge pump while leading by over a lap with eight laps to go; however, Stewart's performance, having had the race fully in hand and sidelined only by mechanical failure, won him Rookie of the Year honors, the only occasion to date in race history that a rookie winner (Hill, team mate at Indianapolis as well, and final leader after Stewart) was deemed surpassed in performance by another first-timer. Stewart became world champion in 1969 and again in 1971 and again in 1973. In the 1972 season he missed races due to gastritis which was developed following frequent traveling, as Stewart also competed in the Can Am series with a Lola. After the fatal crash of his teammate François Cevert in practice for the 1973 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, Stewart retired one race earlier than intended and missed what would have been his 100th GP.
Stewart received Sports Illustrated magazine's 1973 "Sportsman of the Year" award, the only auto racer to win the title so far, and in the same year also won BBC Television's "Sports Personality Of The Year" award. Stewart became popular to American audiences as a television commentator for ABC sports in the late 1970's and early 1980's. In 1990, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and received a knighthood in 2001.
SUPERSTARS RECORD
| EVENT |
PLACE |
POINTS |
MONEY |
EVENT WINS |
| 1973 British Final |
3 |
25 |
£750 |
Golf |
| TOTALS |
25 |
£750 |
1 |
PERSONAL BESTS
| Shooting |
79 |
1973 British Final |
| Golf - 3 holes |
15 |
1973 British Final |
| Weight Lifting |
125 |
1973 British Final |
| Gym Test - Dips |
19 |
1973 British Final |
| Points Scored |
25 |
1973 British Final |