Stewart SF01

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Stewart SF01
Stewart SF01 front-left Donington Grand Prix Collection.jpg
The SF01 of Jan Magnussen on display at the Donington Grand Prix Collection
Category Formula One
Constructor Stewart
Designer(s) Alan Jenkins (Technical Director)
Dave Amey (Chief Designer)
Eghbal Hamidy (Head of Aerodynamics)
Successor SF02
Technical specifications
Chassis carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure
Suspension (front)double wishbones, pushrod
Suspension (rear)double wishbones, pushrod
Engine Ford JDZetec-R 3.0-litre 72-degree V10
Transmission Stewart/Xtrac six-speed longitudinal sequential semi-automatic
Power710 hp (529.4 kW) @ 15,000 rpm [1]
Fuel Texaco
Tyres Bridgestone
Competition history
Notable entrants HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
Notable drivers22. Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello
23. Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen
Debut 1997 Australian Grand Prix
Last event 1997 European Grand Prix
RacesWins Poles F/Laps
17000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Stewart SF01 was the car that the Stewart Formula One team competed with in the 1997 Formula One season, and the first car constructed by the team. It was driven by Rubens Barrichello and Jan Magnussen, the latter who had brief race experience with McLaren in 1995.

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Launch and design

The car was launched in December 1996. [2]

The SF01 was the team's first F1 car, designed by Alan Jenkins for three-time Drivers' Champion Jackie Stewart and son Paul to enter the series after several years in lower formulae such as Formula Three. This was the first Formula One car since the McLaren M26 in 1979 to run on Texaco fuel.

Racing history

In an era when many smaller teams such as Forti, Pacific and Simtek went bankrupt, and fellow debutants MasterCard Lola folded almost immediately, Stewart's competent first year after building a car from scratch proved to be a welcome boost for the sport.

Whilst the car was quite competitive enough to regularly score points, it was frequently prevented from doing so by appalling unreliability; the team were only classified eight times out of a possible 34. The main reason for this were difficulties with mating the Ford engine with the car's oil tank. However, Barrichello drove to a fine second place at Monaco, the highlight of a season in which he largely eclipsed Magnussen.

The team eventually finished ninth in the Constructors' Championship, with six points.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamEngineTyresDrivers1234567891011121314151617PointsWCC
1997 Stewart Ford V10 B AUS BRA ARG SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA AUT LUX JPN EUR 69th
Rubens Barrichello RetRetRetRet2RetRetRetRetRetRetRet1314RetRetRet
Jan Magnussen RetRet10Ret713RetRetRetRetRet12RetRetRetRet9

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References

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  2. "National Programmes > NMP case studies > Stewart Grand Prix". npl.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2005-04-11. Retrieved 2007-07-19.