Stewart SF01
{{Short description|Formula One racing car}}
{{Infobox racing car
| Car_name = Stewart SF01
| Image = 260px
|Caption=The SF01 of Jan Magnussen on display at the Donington Grand Prix Collection
| Category = Formula One
| Constructor = Stewart
| Designer = Alan Jenkins {{smaller|(Technical Director)}}
Dave Amey {{smaller|(Chief Designer)}}
Eghbal Hamidy {{smaller|(Head of Aerodynamics)}}
| Predecessor =
| Successor = SF02
| Team = HSBC Malaysia Stewart Ford
| Drivers = 22. {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello
23. {{flagicon|Denmark}} Jan Magnussen
| Chassis = carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure
| Front suspension = double wishbones, pushrod
| Rear suspension = double wishbones, pushrod
| Engine name = Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0-litre 72-degree V10
| Power = {{convert|710|hp|kW|1|abbr=on}} @ 15,000 rpm{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/moteur-ford-cosworth.aspx|title = Engine Ford Cosworth • STATS F1}}
| Gearbox name = Stewart/Xtrac six-speed longitudinal sequential semi-automatic
| Fuel = Texaco
| Tyres = Bridgestone
| Debut = 1997 Australian Grand Prix
|Last_event=1997 European Grand Prix
| Races = 17
| Wins = 0
| Cons_champ = 0
| Drivers_champ = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest_laps = 0
}}
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 {{F1|1995}}.
This was the first Formula One car to run on Texaco fuel since the McLaren M26 in 1979.
Launch and design
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)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
! Year ! Team ! Engine ! Tyres ! Drivers ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! Points ! WCC | ||||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="3"| {{F1|1997}}
| rowspan="3"| Stewart | rowspan="3"| {{Bridgestone}} | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | AUT | LUX | JPN | EUR
| rowspan="3"|6 | rowspan="3"|9th | |
| Rubens Barrichello
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Magnussen
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 7 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9 |
References
{{reflist}}
- AUTOCOURSE 1997-98, Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1997) {{ISBN|1-874557-47-0}}
{{Stewart Grand Prix}}
{{F1 cars 1997}}
Category:Stewart Formula One cars
Category:1997 Formula One season cars
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