Stewart McColl

Stewart McColl
Nationality Australian
Born(1979-09-12)12 September 1979
Newcastle, New South Wales
Died9 August 2003(2003-08-09) (aged 23)
Phillip Island, Victoria
Australian Drivers' Championship
Years active2001–2002
TeamsNRC Racing
Ralt Australia
Starts16
Wins3
Poles0
Fastest laps3
Best finish2nd in 2002
Previous series
1998
1999–2000
2003		Formula Ford NSW
Formula Ford Australia
Australian Performance Car Championship
Championship titles
1998Formula Ford NSW

Stewart McColl (born 12 September 1979, died 9 August 2003) was a racing driver from Australia.[1][2]

McColl was killed in a racing crash at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in 2003; his Volkswagen Golf Mk4 left the circuit at the Turn 4 hairpin and impacted an earth-filled tyre wall.[3][4][5]

Career results

Summary

Season Series Position Car Team
1998 Formula Ford New South Wales 1st Van Diemen–Ford RF95 Stewart McColl
1999 Australian Formula Ford Championship 11th Spectrum–Ford 06b Stewart McColl
2000 Australian Formula Ford Championship 4th Van Diemen–Ford RF98 Kmart Racing
2001 Formula Holden 6th Reynard–Holden 95D NRC Racing
2002 Formula Holden 2nd Reynard–Holden 96D Ralt Australia
2003 Australian GT Performance Car Championship 35th Volkswagen Golf Mk4 Volkswagen Dealers Australia

Complete Formula Holden results

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2001 NRC Racing Reynard 95D PHI1
4 		PHI2
2 		ADL1
2 		ADL2
4 		HID1
3 		HID2
3 		CBR1 CBR2 CAL1 CAL2 OPK1 OPK2 MAL1 MAL2 WIN1 WIN2 6th 74
2002 Ralt Australia Reynard 96D PHI1 PHI2 ECK1
1 		ECK2
1 		HID1
1 		HID2
2 		OPK1
3 		OPK2
3 		MAL1
4 		MAL2
3 		WIN1
3 		WIN2
4 		2nd 143

References

  1. ^ "Supercars aces unveil tribute to departed racer". Supercars Championship. 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Stewart McColl". Motorsport Memorial. 8 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Promising driver dies in race crash". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 2003.
  4. ^ "Racing driver killed at Phillip Island". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 August 2003.
  5. ^ "Newcastle Supercars: Family, friends unveil pit-lane tribute to late driver Stewart McColl". Newcastle Herald. 23 November 2017.


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