Ian Scheckter

Ian Scheckter 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.

Biography

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 six 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.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

Year

Entrant

Chassis

Engine

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

WDC

Points

1974 [Formula One season|1974]

Team Gunston

RSA
13

NC

0

AUT
DNQ

NC

0

Lexington Racing

RSA
Ret

NC

0

Williams Ambrozium H7 Racing

SWE
Ret

NC

0

Frank Williams Racing Cars

NED
12

Lexington Racing

RSA
Ret

NC

0

Rothmans International Racing

ARG
Ret

BRA
Ret

ESP
11

MON
DNQ

BEL
Ret

SWE
Ret

FRA
NC

GBR
Ret

GER
Ret

AUT
Ret

NC

0

Rothmans International Racing

NED
10

ITA
Ret

USA
Ret

CAN
Ret

NC

0