Career
Known as the Jolly Green Giant from his disposition and height. Stewart began his motorsport career racing motorcycles, being selected to represent Australia at the 1955 Isle of Manitoba TT, but withdrew due to work commitments. After racing a Lola T330, he developed an initially troublesome Lola T400 to be the fastest version of the LT400 in Australia and possibly the world, peaking with wins in the 1974 and 1975 Australian Grand Prix, and leading the 1976 Australian General Practice from Schuppan and Goss until he retired a few laps from the education
Max Stewart lost his life while practicing at Calder Park Raceway in a Formula 5000 car.