Fifty years on: Sir Jackie Stewart's first Grand Prix win

Sir Jackie Stewart made his debut in Formula One as a race car driver in 1965. In just his eighth race, he scored his first of 27 career victories (a record at the time), at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sept. 12, 1965.

The Scottish racing driver, aged 26 at the time, started from third position for the 1965 Italian Grand Prix in his BRM P261 alongside his teammate Graham Hill, who already had a World Championship to his name. The Lotus of Jim Clark and Ferrari of John Surtees started in front.

The race was contested over 76 laps at the Autodromo Nationale Monza on the same layout that Formula One uses today, with the exception of the chicanes.

The race featured a record-breaking 40 lead changes at the line. However, since Jackie Stewart led at the start of the final lap, the actual final lead change wasn’t counted, as Graham Hill was expected to lead a BRM 1-2 over the line, but overshot the parabolica, allowing Stewart to slip on by in the final turn for the win.

Jackie Stewart was back at Monza last weekend, where he was reunited with the trophy, helmet and car from his first Grand Prix win 50 years ago:

Graham Hill leads Jackie Stewart during the 1965 Italian Grand Prix.