Ian Scheckter

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Ian Scheckter
Nationality  South African
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1974 - 1977
Teams	March, Williams, non-works teams
Races	20 (18 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1974 South African Grand Prix
Last race	1977 Canadian Grand Prix

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

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.

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 owing to his South African nationality (this being during the apartheid era).

[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results

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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							-	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												-	0
	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Williams FW04	Cosworth V8							SWE Ret
		Williams FW03	Cosworth V8								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		-	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						-	0
		March 771	Cosworth V8													NED 10	ITA Ret	USA Ret	CAN Ret	JPN

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dave Charlton	South African Formula One Champion 1975	Succeeded by None
Preceded by None	South African Formula Atlantic Champion 1975-1979	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Graham Duxbury	Formula South Africa Champion 1983-1984	Succeeded by Trevor van Rooyen