James Robert Stewart (6 March 1931 – 3 January 2008) was a British racing driver from
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
who participated in a single
Formula One World Championship
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
Grand Prix, driving for
Ecurie Ecosse
Ecurie Ecosse (French: "Scotland Stable") was a motor racing team from Edinburgh, Scotland. The team was founded in November 1951 by Edinburgh businessman and racing driver David Murray and mechanic Wilkie Wilkinson. Its most notable achievem ...
. He was born in
Milton,
West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire ( sco, Wast Dunbairtonshire; gd, Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar, ) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. The area lies to the west of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's commuter to ...
. He also competed in several non-Championship Formula One races. He was the elder brother of
Jackie Stewart
Sir John Young Stewart (born 11 June 1939), known as Jackie Stewart, is a British former Formula One racing driver from Scotland. Nicknamed the "Flying Scot", he competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Cha ...
.
Stewart later worked in the garage industry and worked closely with anti-alcohol projects in Scotland.
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(
key)
References
External links
Obituary in ''The Times'', 8 January 2008
1931 births
2008 deaths
Ecurie Ecosse Formula One drivers
Sportspeople from West Dunbartonshire
Scottish Formula One drivers
Scottish racing drivers
World Sportscar Championship drivers
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