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 runner-up, over those nine seasons. He also competed in
Can-Am. In 2009 he was ranked fifth of the fifty greatest Formula One drivers of all time by journalist Kevin Eason who wrote: "He has not only emerged as a great driver, but one of the greatest figures of motor racing."