Ian Scheckter (born 22 August 1947) is a South African former racing driver. He participated in 20 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 30 March 1974. He scored no championship points.

Ian Scheckter
Scheckter in the 1977 Argentine Grand Prix
Born (1947-08-22) 22 August 1947 (age 77)
East London, South Africa
Formula One World Championship career
NationalitySouth Africa South African
Active years19741977
TeamsMarch, Williams, various non-works teams
Entries20 (18 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1974 South African Grand Prix
Last entry1977 Canadian Grand Prix

Biography

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The elder brother of 1979 Formula One champion Jody Scheckter and uncle of IRL racer Tomas Scheckter, his first F1 races were in the South African Grand Prix, first driving a Lotus 72 for locals Team Gunston in 1974. The following year and also in 1976, he drove a Tyrrell 007 for Lexington Racing, either side of a couple of European outings for Williams.

In domestic racing, Scheckter came close to ending the run of Dave Charlton of titles in the South African National Drivers Championship in 1975, but in his two spells as a full-time competitor dominated the championship winning 49 races and equalling John Love and Charlton's tally of 6 championships.

Securing enough funds for a full season with the March works F1 team in 1977, he turned in some poor performances, aided in great part by the fact that, in some races, Team March had up to five drivers signed; lacking resources to provide adequately for them all. This situation spelled the end of his F1 career. Scheckter's final grand prix would have been the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix but he was detained and then expelled from Japan due to only having a tourist visa in his South African passport and Japanese objections to the South African apartheid regime.[1]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
1974 Team Gunston Lotus 72E Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA
13
ESP BEL MON SWE NED FRA GBR GER NC 0
Hesketh Racing Hesketh 308 Cosworth V8 AUT
DNQ
ITA CAN USA
1975 Lexington Racing Tyrrell 007 Cosworth V8 ARG BRA RSA
Ret
ESP MON BEL NC 0
Frank Williams Racing Cars Williams FW03 Cosworth V8 SWE
Ret
NED
12
FRA GBR GER AUT ITA USA
1976 Lexington Racing Tyrrell 007 Cosworth V8 BRA RSA
Ret
USW ESP BEL MON SWE FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN USA JPN NC 0
1977 Team Rothmans International March 761B Cosworth V8 ARG
Ret
BRA
Ret
RSA USW ESP
11
MON
DNQ
BEL
Ret
SWE
Ret
FRA
NC
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
NC 0
March 771 Cosworth V8 NED
10
ITA
Ret
USA
Ret
CAN
Ret
JPN

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lawrence, Mike (1990). The Story of March. Osceola: Motorbooks International. p. 121. ISBN 0-946627-24-X.
Sporting positions
Preceded by South African Formula Atlantic
Champion

1976–1979
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula South Africa
Champion

1983–1984
Succeeded by