Ian Macpherson McCallum Stewart (born 15 July 1929 and died 19 March 2017) was a British racing driver. He participated in the 1953 British Grand Prix with the Scottish team Ecurie Ecosse. However, much of his racing success came racing Jaguar sports cars.
Stewart began racing a Jaguar XK120 sports car at events in Britain during 1951. In 1952, he joined Ecurie Ecosse in their sports car programme, winning multiple events for the team.
After an outing in a non-championship race at the Snetterton Circuit in 1953, he made his Formula One championship debut at the British Grand Prix. However, he failed to complete the race due to ignition failure.
He continued racing in sports car, even earning a few drives with the works Jaguar team in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in both 1952 and 1953. He retired from motorsport in 1954 after a crash during a sports car race in Argentina.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. |
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1953 | Ecurie Ecosse | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 0 | NC |
Career Statistics[]
Entries | 1 |
Starts | 1 |
Pole Positions | 0 |
Race Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Fastest Laps | 0 |
Points | 0 |
Laps Raced | 24 |
Distance Raced | 113 km (70 mi) |
Career Results[]
Complete Formula One Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | Pos | ||||||||||||||
1953 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ret |
Key | |||||
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Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols |
Notes[]
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