Bobby Rahal, president of the Highway Racing Drivers Membership, not too long ago introduced that three-time F1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart would be the honoree on the RRDC’s legends dinner on April 18, 2024. The dinner will likely be held the Thursday earlier than the Acura Grand Prix of Lengthy Seashore in Lengthy Seashore, California.
Stewart will grow to be the 14th legend to be acknowledged by the RRDC and can be part of such racing icons as Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti, David Hobbs, Roger Penske, et al, together with final 12 months’s honoree, Jacky Ickx.
Proceeds from the dinner will profit Race for Dementia, the Workforce USA Scholarship and The Mark Donohue Basis, which helps the RRDC’s SAFEisFAST initiative.
“We on the RRDC are thrilled to announce that Sir Jackie Stewart would be the 14th honoree on the RRDC’s annual legends dinner in Lengthy Seashore. He’s not solely a three-time Formulation One World Champion and a real racing persona, his career-long dedication to security has been invaluable to the game,” mentioned Rahal. “We’re additionally happy to lend help to Race for Dementia, a trigger that’s near Sir Jackie’s coronary heart.”
Born in 1939, Sir Jackie was concerned with automobiles from an early age. Leaving college at age 15, (his dyslexia undiagnosed till a lot later), he discovered his private voice in sport, first as an Olympic-class shot, then in motor racing.
In capturing, Sir Jackie received the Coupe De Nations twice (British and Mediterranean Championships). He additionally received the Championships of Scotland, England, Eire and Wales, in addition to the British Grand Prix of Capturing. Sir Jackie retired from capturing aged 23.
Sir Jackie’s motor racing profession took off internationally in 1965 when, at Monza, he scored the primary of his 27 Grand Prix Championship victories. Throughout his Formulation One profession, he was topped World Champion thrice and achieved a complete of 27 victories, out of 99 races.
In 1988 he shaped Paul Stewart Racing along with his son Paul. Subsequently, in 1996, they shaped Stewart Grand Prix, which was bought to the Ford Motor Firm in 1999.
He has been a Rolex Testimonee since 1968 and an Ambassador for Moët Hennessy since 1969. Sir Jackie additionally loved 40 years with the Ford Motor Firm and is at the moment engaged on a multi-year contract with Heineken.
Sir Jackie is the founding father of Race Towards Dementia, President of Dyslexia Scotland, Founder and former Chairman of the Grand Prix Belief, President of the Springfield Youth Membership, Vice-President of the British Racing Drivers’ Membership and the British Dyslexia Affiliation.
He was awarded the OBE in 1972 and was knighted in 2001. He earned an Honorary Professorship from the College of Stirling and obtained eight Honorary Doctorates from US, Scottish and English Universities. He has obtained honors from His Majesty the King of Jordan and His Majesty the King of Bahrain.
Sir Jackie and Girl Stewart married in 1962. They’ve two sons and 9 grandchildren.
