Concours of Elegance 2015 will celebrate Sir Jackie Stewart, with a display of his F1 championship-winning cars.

• Concours of Elegance 2015 will pay tribute to Sir Jackie Stewart, with a display of his Formula One championship-winning cars
• Sir Jackie’s 1969 Matra MS80, 1971 Elf Team Tyrrell 003 and 1973 Elf Team Tyrrell 006 will all be on display – a world-first
• Alongside Sir Jackie’s cars, the helmets he wore when he drove them will also be displayed
• Concours of Elegance 2015 is raising money for various charities, including Sir Jackie’s Springfield Motor Racing’s Club for Young People.

The Concours of Elegance 2015, held at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, will pay tribute to one of Scotland’s finest racing drivers, Sir Jackie Stewart. On display will be all three of the cars that Sir Jackie drove to his three Formula One Driver’s Championships, along with the helmets he wore when he won them.

Sir Jackie raced in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning the Driver’s World Championship in 1969, 1971 and 1973. On display in the grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse from September 4-6 will be his 1969 Matra MS80, 1971 Elf Team Tyrrell 003 and 1973 Elf Team Tyrrell 006.

Throughout his career, Sir Jackie’s famous tartan-striped helmet became just as recognisable as the car’s he was racing, so each of the three helmets from his Driver’s Championship-winning years will be on display. It’s the first time this collection of cars and helmets has ever been shown in Scotland.

Sir Jackie Stewart, Vice Patron of the Concours of Elegance said: “I can’t think of a better place to showcase some of my championship-winning Formula One cars – the Concours of Elegance celebrates the best of the motoring world, and this year’s event does that at one of Scotland’s most picturesque venues – Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse.”

A main focus of the Concours of Elegance is to raise money for charity, with this year’s money raised going to Walking with the Wounded, Action on Addiction and Sir Jackie Stewart’s charity, Springfield Motor Racing’s Club for Young People. Over the course of its three past events, Concours of Elegance has raised more than £600,000 for charity.

Concours of Elegance celebrates Scotland’s historic racing heroes at the Palace of Holyroodhouse

• Concours of Elegance celebrates Scotland’s historic racing heroes at the Palace of Holyroodhouse
• Jim Clark’s 1963 F1 Championship-winning Lotus 25 will be on show, alongside his Lotus-Cortina and Lotus 43-BRM H16
• Andrew Cowan’s 1968 London-to-Sydney-winning Hillman Hunter and the Jaguar XJR-9 piloted by Johnny Dumfries to victory at Le Mans will also be displayed

The Concours of Elegance 2015 will be held at Edinburgh’s Palace of Holyroodhouse, and the organisers are planning a special tribute feature to some of Scotland’s most famous racing drivers and their cars.

As well as the main Concours event, featuring sixty of the world’s rarest and most elegant cars, the grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse will host iconic cars driven by Scottish legends like Jim Clark, Johnny Dumfries and Andrew Cowan.

Representing Jim Clark will be a Lotus-Cortina he drove to victory in the 1964 British Touring Car Championship, the Lotus 43-BRM H16 that he won the 1966 US Grand Prix with and his 1963 Formula One Driver’s Championship-winning Lotus 25.

Also on display will be a Hillman Hunter driven to victory by Andrew Cowan in the gruelling 1968 London-Sydney Marathon, and a Jaguar XJR-9 piloted by Johnny Dumfries and his co-drivers to a win at the 1988 Le Mans 24 Hours race.

Sir Jackie Stewart said: “Scotland has a very successful history of producing excellent racing drivers. When you consider that Jim Clark, Johnny Dumfries, David Coulthard and Allan McNish are all from Scotland – a country of just 5 million people – you quickly realise that there’s plenty of reason to celebrate Scotland’s racing heroes.”

The Concours of Elegance takes place between 4-6 September, showcasing 60 of the world’s finest cars alongside special Scottish motor racing features, including an Ecurie Ecosse display and a tribute to Sir Jackie Stewart.