Jackie Stewart, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jackie Stewart

British racecar driver

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1939

Place of Birth: Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: entrepreneur, racing automobile driver, Formula One driver, sport shooter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Jackie Stewart

  • Sir John Young "Jackie" Stewart, (born 11 June 1939) 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' Championships, and twice finishing as runner-up over those nine seasons.
  • He is regarded by many as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport.Outside of Formula One, he narrowly missed out on a win at his first attempt at the Indianapolis 500 in 1966, and competed in the Can-Am series in 1970 and 1971.
  • Between 1997 and 1999, in partnership with his son, Paul, he was team principal of the Stewart Grand Prix Formula One racing team. Stewart was also instrumental in improving the safety of motor racing, campaigning for better medical facilities and track improvements at motor racing circuits. After John Surtees' death in 2017, he is the last surviving Formula One World Champion from the 1960s.

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