Jaguar R1

Jaguar R1

The Jaguar R1 on display at the British Motor Museum
Category	Formula One
Constructor	Jaguar
Designer(s)	Gary Anderson (Technical Director) John Russell (Chief Designer) Darren Davies (Head of Aerodynamics)
Predecessor	Stewart SF3
Successor	R2
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon-fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)	double wishbones, pushrod
Suspension (rear)	double wishbones, pushrod
Engine	Cosworth CR-2 3.0-litre V10, naturally-aspirated, mid-engined
Transmission	Jaguar 6-speed magnesium-cased longitudinal sequential manual
Power	805 hp @ 17,500 rpm [1]
Fuel	Texaco
Lubricants	Havoline
Tyres	Bridgestone
Competition history
Notable entrants	Jaguar Racing
Notable drivers	7. Eddie Irvine 7. Luciano Burti 8. Johnny Herbert
Debut	2000 Australian Grand Prix
Last event	2000 Malaysian Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles F/Laps 17 0 0 0
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The Jaguar R1 (originally known as the Stewart SF4) is the car with which the Jaguar Racing Formula One team competed in the 2000 Formula One season, and the first Jaguar-badged car after Ford's purchase of the Stewart team the previous year.

Overview

The car proved largely disappointing, despite flashes of promise, especially in the hands of Eddie Irvine, who was regularly able to qualify the car in the top ten. The car's race pace was often poor and it suffered from an unreliable gearbox. Irvine, the 1999 championship runner-up, could only score 4 points, placing the team ninth overall in the Constructors' Championship.

The R1 was the last F1 car that Johnny Herbert raced; the experienced Englishman retiring at the end of the season after a difficult campaign, his final race in Malaysia ended in a frightening accident caused by suspension failure from which he was lucky to escape with minor injuries. It was also the car in which Luciano Burti made his race début when he substituted for Irvine in Austria.

Tiff Needell became the fourth person to drive the car when he drove it before the Spanish Grand Prix as part of a segment for the TV show Top Gear . ^[2]

Jaguar R1 rear

Sponsorship and livery

The car was painted in British Racing Green, a tradition of the British racing cars with a white graphics and its iconic white leaping-cat emblem on the engine cover. Several sponsors were retained from its previous team, including HSBC, Lear Corporation and Visteon. In France, the Beck's logos were replaced by "Best's", due to alcohol advertising being prohibited.

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points	WCC
2000	Jaguar Racing	Cosworth V10	B		AUS	BRA	SMR	GBR	ESP	EUR	MON	CAN	FRA	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	JPN	MAL	4	9th
				Eddie Irvine	Ret	Ret	7	13	11	Ret	4	13	13	PO	10	8	10	Ret	7	8	6
				Luciano Burti										11
				Johnny Herbert	Ret	Ret	10	12	13	11	9	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	11	7	Ret
Sources: [3] [4]

References

1. "Engine Ford Cosworth • STATS F1".
2. "Old Top Gear - S43E16 - 04/05/2000". YouTube . 24 May 2023.
3. "All championship race entries, in an Jaguar R1". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
4. "Jaguar R1". StatsF1. Retrieved 20 January 2025.