--- title: "Patrick Stewart Was a Racing Fan, Like All of Us" date: "2026-10-29" modified: "2026-10-29" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail.md" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/patrick-stewart-was-a-racing-fan-like-all-of-us" categories: - "Culture" - "News" - "People" --- # Patrick Stewart Was a Racing Fan, Like All of Us ![Patrick Stewart poses ahead of the Silverstone Classic Celebrity race he ran in 2012.]() *Patrick Stewart poses ahead of the Silverstone Classic Celebrity Race he ran in 2012. \Dave M. Benett/Getty Images\* Sir Patrick Stewart, the legendary actor who graced stage and screen for more than 60 years, from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre to the deck of the USS Enterprise, died Wednesday at the age of 86. Stewart passed following a "brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia," according to his spokesperson, Kelly Bush Novak. "He has been held in the warm embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears, laughter and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a lifetime of devotion to us all. We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invincible grace," [Bush Novak said](). It's hard to truly encompass a legacy like Stewart's, and the weight of losing a talent as singular and extraordinary. There are certainly obituaries that can speak to those qualities better than you'll find here on *The Drive*. For our purposes, however, we wanted to remember what Stewart shared with all of us: a passion for cars and racing. One [he explored in a film he made about legendary driver Sir Stirling Moss](), that was also, in part, about himself, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtRWhPQVAY8 Moss, who died in 2020, is remembered as perhaps the greatest driver somehow, inexplicably, never to win a Formula 1 world championship. To Stewart, he was a childhood hero. And in this documentary, the actor from Yorkshire—then 72 years old—enters the Silverstone Classic Celebrity event, with a newly acquired racing license, and gets behind the wheel of some of the cars Moss drove to glory, to understand a little more about the man. The film is an hour long, full not only of archival footage of Moss' career, but also conversations between the two men, as well as appearances from other beloved personalities, like the great Murray Walker. Stewart's joy, in the moments he gets to share with Moss, is absolutely beaming. It feels good, as a viewer, to see him relish that privilege, and it's what I plan to watch in full tonight. Rest in peace, captain. ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() ## More - [This Couple and Their Pair of Nissan 300ZXs Make an Unforgettable Wedding Photo]() - [Indy 500’s ‘Paper Boy,’ a Speedway Legend, Has Died at 71]() - [Did You Know Racing Legend Carroll Shelby Helped Found Chili’s?]() - [LeBron James Drives a Porsche 918 Because the Man’s Got Taste, You Know?]() - [Did You Know Dax Shepard Drives a 700-HP 1994 Buick Roadmaster Station Wagon?]() - [Jerry Seinfeld’s Allegedly Fake Porsche Lawsuits Finally Settled]() - [‘He’s Awesome’: Here’s the Script Boring Company Drivers Have to Recite About Musk]() - [We Are Proud: The Drive Celebrates Pride Month]()