Car Name: | Stewart SF02 |
Category: | Formula One |
Constructor: | Stewart |
Predecessor: | SF01 |
Successor: | SF3 |
Team: | Stewart Ford |
Drivers: | 18. Rubens Barrichello 19. Jan Magnussen 19. Jos Verstappen |
Chassis: | carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite structure |
Front Suspension: | double wishbones, pushrod |
Rear Suspension: | double wishbones, pushrod |
Engine Name: | Ford VJ Zetec-R 3.0-litre 72-degree V10 |
Power: | 735 hp (548 kW) @ 16,000 rpm[1] |
Gearbox Name: | Stewart six-speed longitudinal sequential semi-automatic |
Fuel: | Texaco |
Tyres: | Bridgestone |
Debut: | 1998 Australian Grand Prix |
Last Event: | 1998 Japanese Grand Prix |
Races: | 16 |
Wins: | 0 |
Cons Champ: | 0 |
Drivers Champ: | 0 |
Poles: | 0 |
Fastest Laps: | 0 |
The Stewart SF02 was the car with which the Stewart Formula One team used to compete in the 1998 Formula One season. It was driven by Rubens Barrichello and Jan Magnussen at the start of 1998, with both in their second seasons with the team. Magnussen was dropped after the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix, despite scoring his first-ever point at the event, and replaced for the remainder of the season by Jos Verstappen.
The Stewart team had entered F1 in with some success, yet made little if any progress in 1998. This was largely due to the pressures on a new team; having to race in a full F1 season for the first time, whilst preparing for next year. The car was late in production and therefore did not test enough to become a true front-running contender. Problems with reliability still remained as well, although these were not quite as bad as in 1997.
The team eventually finished eighth in the Constructors' Championship, with five points.
The livery was almost identical to the previous season with subtle changes on the tartan stripes; the team retained all of the sponsors with additional support from Lear Corporation and Visteon.
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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1998 | Stewart | Ford V10 | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | LUX | 5 | 8th | |||
Rubens Barrichello | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 11 | Ret | ||||||
Jan Magnussen | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Jos Verstappen | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret |