Stewart SF01

Stewart SF01
	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 JD Zetec-R 3.0-litre 72-degree V10
Transmission	Stewart/Xtrac six-speed longitudinal sequential semi-automatic
Power	710 hp (529.4 kW) @ 15,000 rpm
Fuel	Texaco
Tyres	Bridgestone
Competition history
Notable entrants	HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
Notable drivers	22. Rubens Barrichello ; 23. Jan Magnussen
Debut	1997 Australian Grand Prix
Last event	1997 European Grand Prix
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

Last updated January 05, 2025

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.

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.

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.

Livery

The car featured a white livery with a tartan stripes from the front to the rear the car. The team's main sponsor was HSBC.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points	WCC
1997	Stewart	Ford V10	B		AUS	BRA	ARG	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	AUT	LUX	JPN	EUR	6	9th
				Rubens Barrichello	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	14	Ret	Ret	Ret
				Jan Magnussen	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	7	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9

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

AUTOCOURSE 1997-98, Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1997) ISBN 1-874557-47-0

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[1] "Engine Ford Cosworth • STATS F1".

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

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