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| Paul Stewart | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 October 1965 (1965-10-29) (age 60) |
| Relatives | Jackie Stewart (father) |
| Previous series | |
| 1991–93 1989–90 1988 | International Formula 3000 British Formula 3 Championship Formula Ford 2000 |
Paul Evan Stewart (born 29 October 1965) is aScottish former racing driver and team owner.
The eldest son of three-timeFormula OneWorld Drivers' ChampionJackie Stewart, he and Jackie were the co-founders ofFord works teamStewart Grand Prix in 1996, which competed in Formula One from1997 until1999 when Ford purchased the team, rebranding toJaguar Racing the following season. Prior to his managerial career, Stewart spent five years injunior formulae with eponymous racing team Paul Stewart Racing, a team that he and Jackie also launched together in support of Paul's junior career. Stewart competed inFormula Fords from 1987 to 1988, theBritish Formula 3 Championship from 1989 to 1990, and inFormula 3000 from1991 to1993.
Paul Stewart was born in Scotland but moved to Switzerland before he was three and lived near many other racing drivers, includingJochen Rindt andJo Bonnier. He learned to drive sitting on his father's knee, steering cars up and down the drive. Stewart was educated atAiglon College andDuke University inNorth Carolina, where he read political science.[1] His father had agreed to consider helping his motorsport career if he graduated. He worked in financial institutions in New York and Switzerland during the holidays until the summer when he would graduate. He signed up for a racing course atBrands Hatch under the name of Robin Congdon, paying for it himself, to ensure an honest assessment.
After completing his coursework, Stewart revealed his interest to go racing to his fatherJackie, and despite Jackie initially being opposed to the idea, he did not want other people involved in his son's career and decided to support him. The two began working together and formed Paul Stewart Racing.
Stewart enteredJunior Formula Ford 1600 racing in the summer of 1987, where he led some races and scored a few podiums. The 'Paul Stewart Racing' brand became a fully-fledged team in 1988, fielding aFormula Ford 2000 sporting Camel sponsorship, with the assistance of Jackie's former mechanic Roy Topp and James Skilling. Stewart won the next race atCadwell Park and got the budget for Formula 3 racing. In Formula 3, Stewart came up against future F1 and Indycar drivers:Mika Häkkinen,David Coulthard,Gil de Ferran andKenny Bräck. Paul won atSnetterton in strange circumstances. "I was leading, came up against a backmarker who looked like he was going to move one way as we were going into Russell, back when it was a proper, flat-out corner. In fact he went the other way. I spun and crossed the line backwards but the race was then red-flagged because Mika Hakkinen had just had a huge accident at the Bombhole and I won it on countback". That win earned him a place on the grid at the year endMacau Grand Prix where he qualified third and earned the title of best newcomer. Stewart did three seasons of F3000 withMarco Apicella, Coulthard and de Ferran as his team-mates. His best finish was third at thePau Grand Prix in 1993. Despite testing forFootwork, he stopped racing and focused on his team.[2]
Stewart is the oldest of two sons born to three-timeFormula OneWorld Drivers' ChampionJackie Stewart. His younger brother Mark is afilm producer. Stewart married his wife Victoria in 1993 and has four sons.[3]
In September 1999, Stewart was diagnosed withulcerative colitis. A secondcolonoscopy in January 2000, did not detect cancerous cells. Further problems arose after Stewart was diagnosed withbowel cancer in April 2000. Upon hearing the news, he stepped down as Chief Operating Officer for Jaguar Racing and subsequently travelled to theMayo Clinic in the U.S. for treatment.[3] ACAT scan showed no signs of cancer returning.[4]
| Year | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Macau Grand Prix | Camel Paul Stewart Racing | NC |
| British Formula Three | Camel Paul Stewart Racing | 10th | |
| 1990 | British Formula Three | Camel Paul Stewart Racing | 7th |
| 1991 | Macau Grand Prix | Paul Stewart Racing | 10th |
| Formula 3000 | Paul Stewart Racing | NC | |
| 1992 | Formula 3000 | Paul Stewart Racing | 13th |
| 1993 | Formula 3000 | Paul Stewart Racing | 9th |
