Jaguar R1

Jaguar R1
The Jaguar R1 on display at the British Motor Museum
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorJaguar
Designer(s)Gary Anderson (Technical Director)
John Russell (Chief Designer)
Darren Davies (Head of Aerodynamics)
PredecessorStewart SF3
SuccessorR2
Technical specifications
ChassisCarbon-fibre monocoque
Suspension (front)double wishbones, pushrod
Suspension (rear)double wishbones, pushrod
EngineCosworth CR-2 3.0-litre V10, naturally-aspirated, mid-engined
TransmissionJaguar 6-speed magnesium-cased longitudinal sequential manual
Power805 hp @ 17,500 rpm[1]
FuelTexaco
LubricantsHavoline
TyresBridgestone
Competition history
Notable entrantsJaguar Racing
Notable drivers7. United Kingdom Eddie Irvine
7. Brazil Luciano Burti
8. United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
Debut2000 Australian Grand Prix
Last event2000 Malaysian Grand Prix
RacesWinsPolesF/Laps
17000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

The Jaguar R1 (originally known as the Stewart SF4) is the car with which the Jaguar Racing Formula One team competed in the 2000 Formula One season, and the first Jaguar-badged car after Ford's purchase of the Stewart team the previous year.

The car proved largely disappointing, despite flashes of promise, especially in the hands of Eddie Irvine, who was regularly able to qualify the car in the top ten. The car's race pace was often poor and it suffered from an unreliable gearbox. Irvine, the 1999 championship runner-up, could only score 4 points, placing the team ninth overall in the Constructors' Championship.

The R1 was the last F1 car that Johnny Herbert raced; the experienced Englishman retiring at the end of the season after a difficult campaign, his final race in Malaysia ended in a frightening accident caused by suspension failure from which he was lucky to escape with minor injuries. It was also the car in which Luciano Burti made his race début when he substituted for Irvine in Austria.

Tiff Needell became the fourth person to drive the car when he drove it before the Spanish Grand Prix as part of a segment for the TV show Top Gear.[2]

a green open wheeled racing car in a museum
Jaguar R1 rear
  1. ^ "Engine Ford Cosworth • STATS F1".
  2. ^ "Old Top Gear - S43E16 - 04/05/2000". YouTube. 24 May 2023.