Ian Scheckter
Ian Scheckter is a 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 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.
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 | Team Gunston | Lotus 72E | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA 13 | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | NC | 0 | ||||||
| 1974 | Hesketh Racing | Hesketh 308 | Cosworth V8 | AUT DNQ | ITA | CAN | USA | NC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1975 | Lexington Racing | Tyrrell 007 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA Ret | ESP | MON | BEL | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | Frank Williams Racing Cars | Williams FW03 | Cosworth V8 | SWE Ret | NED 12 | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 1977 | Team Rothmans International | March 771 | Cosworth V8 | NED 10 | ITA Ret | USA Ret | CAN Ret | JPN | NC | 0 |