Ecurie Ecosse

About Ecurie Ecosse

Ecurie Ecosse was formed in 1951 by Edinburgh accountant, David Murray.  Under his leadership the team achieved a huge number of international race victories, the most prestigious being overall victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1956, and finishing 1st and 2nd in the same race in 1957.  Ecurie Ecosse took the racing world by storm and to this day has an unprecedented reputation as a winning formula.  In 1983, Ecurie Ecosse Association Member and Edinburgh businessman Hugh McCaig took control of the team and lead it on to further great success including:

1985            Runners-up, C2 World Sportscar Championship
1986            Winners, C2 World Sports Car Championship
1987            Winners, Index Of Performance, Le Mans 24hr race*
2nd in class and 8th overall, Le Mans 24hr race
Runners-up C2 World Sportscar Championship
1988            Winners, British Thunder Saloons Championship
1995            Winners, British Touring Car Championship
*This is awarded for the best performance in terms of the combination of speed and fuel efficiency.

Three Formula One World Champions, and every Scottish Formula One winner has raced for Ecurie Ecosse.  They were the first privately entered team to beat works teams in the British Touring Car Championship.  An extraordinary list of legendary drivers have raced for Ecurie Ecosse including Jim Clark, Sir Jackie Stewart, Ian Stewart, Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jack Brabham, Innes Ireland, Masten Gregory, Roy Salvadori, Richard Attwood, Ron Flockhart, Brian Redman, David Coulthard, Allan McNish, Johnny Dumfries, David Leslie, and Tom Walkinshaw.  Ecurie Ecosse remains one of the world’s most important and influential teams still in existence, and there are very few teams in operation today that have such a rich and historical background.