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The Stewart SF01 was the car that the Stewart
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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
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in . This was the first Formula One car to run on
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fuel since the McLaren M26 in 1979.


Launch and design

The car was launched in December 1996. 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
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Racing history

In an era when many smaller teams such as Forti,
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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
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, 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
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Complete Formula One results

( key) (results in bold indicate pole position)


References

*'' AUTOCOURSE 1997-98'', Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1997) Stewart Formula One cars 1997 Formula One season cars Texaco {{F1-stub