Ian Scheckter

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Ian Scheckter
Formula One Career
Nationality	South African
Active years	1974-77
Team(s)	March, Williams, non-works teams
Grands Prix	20
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First Grand Prix	1974 South African Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix	1977 Canadian Grand Prix

Ian Scheckter (b. August 22, 1947 in East London) is a former Formula One driver from South Africa. He participated in 20 grands prix, debuting on March 30, 1974. He scored no championship points.

The elder brother of 1979 Formula One champion Jody 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.

Securing enough funds for a full season with the March works F1 team in 1977, he turned in some poor performances, spelling the end of his F1 career. Scheckter's final grand prix would have been the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix but he was refused entry into Japan due to his South African nationality (this being during the apartheid era).

[edit] Complete Formula One Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

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	DUT	FRA	GBR	GER							-	0
	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308													AUT DNQ	ITA	CAN	USA
1975	Lexington Racing	Tyrrell 007		ARG	BRA	RSA Ret	ESP	MON	BEL												-	0
	Williams	Williams FW04								SWE Ret
		Williams FW03									DUT 12	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	USA
1976	Lexington Racing	Tyrrell 007		BRA	RSA Ret	USAW	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	DUT	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN		-	0
1977	March	March 761B		ARG Ret	BRA Ret	SAF	USAW	ESP 11	MON DNQ	BEL Ret	SWE Ret	FRA NC	GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT Ret						-	0
		March 771														DUT 10	ITA Ret	USA Ret	CAN Ret	JPN