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'''Ian Scheckter''' (born 22 August 1947 in East London, South Africa) is a South African former racing driver known for his appearances in [[Formula One]]. He is the elder brother of [[1976 Alternate Formula One season|1976]] World Champion [[Jody Scheckter]]. | '''Ian Scheckter''' (born 22 August 1947 in East London, South Africa) is a South African former racing driver known for his appearances in [[Formula One]]. He is the elder brother of [[1976 Alternate Formula One season|1976]] World Champion [[Jody Scheckter]]. | ||
A highly proficient racer in his home country, Scheckter would regularly race at the [[South African Grand Prix]] during the 1970s - recording a best finish of fifth in 1976, driving for the British [[Ensign]] team. | A highly proficient racer in his home country, Scheckter would regularly race at the [[South African Grand Prix]] during the 1970s - recording a best finish of fifth in 1976, driving for the British [[Ensign]] team. Another attempt at his hom race would follow in [[1977 Alternate Formula One season|1977]] with [[Lucky Strike Racing]], where he failed to make the grid. For [[1978 Alternate Formula One season|1978]], Scheckter would secure a drive with [[LEC Refrigeration Racing]] in the [[1978 Aurora season|1978 Aurora series]], the inaugural season of the [[Aurora]] British F1 domestic championship. The team also entered the [[Formula One|World Championship]] at the 6 European races that did not clash with the Aurora calendar. | ||
==Complete [[Alternate Formula One|Formula 1]] Results== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" | |||
|- | |||
! Year | |||
! Entrant | |||
! Chassis | |||
! Engine | |||
! 1 | |||
! 2 | |||
! 3 | |||
! 4 | |||
! 5 | |||
! 6 | |||
! 7 | |||
! 8 | |||
! 9 | |||
! 10 | |||
! 11 | |||
! 12 | |||
! 13 | |||
! 14 | |||
! 15 | |||
! 16 | |||
! 17 | |||
! Points | |||
! WDC | |||
|- | |||
! [[1976 Alternate Formula One season|1976]] | |||
! [[Team Ensign]] | |||
! [[Ensign]] N176 | |||
! [[Ford]] Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |||
|[[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] | |||
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|[[South African Grand Prix|RSA]] <br /><small>5</small> | |||
|[[United States Grand Prix West|USW]] | |||
|[[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] | |||
|[[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] | |||
|[[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | |||
|[[Soviet Grand Prix|SOV]] | |||
|[[French Grand Prix|FRA]] | |||
|[[British Grand Prix|GBR]] | |||
|[[German Grand Prix|GER]] | |||
|[[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]] | |||
|[[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]] | |||
|[[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | |||
|[[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] | |||
|[[United States Grand Prix|USA]] | |||
|[[Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] | |||
| | |||
! 2 | |||
! 21st | |||
|- | |||
! [[1977 Alternate Formula One season|1977]] | |||
! [[Lucky Strike Racing]] | |||
! [[Lola]] T380 | |||
! [[Ford]] Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |||
|[[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|[[South African Grand Prix|RSA]] <br /><small>DNPQ</small> | |||
| [[United States Grand Prix West|USW]] | |||
| [[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] | |||
| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] | |||
| [[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | |||
| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]] | |||
| [[Tuscan Grand Prix|TUS]] | |||
| [[Soviet Grand Prix|SOV]] | |||
| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]] | |||
| [[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]] | |||
| [[German Grand Prix|GER]] | |||
| [[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]] | |||
| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | |||
| [[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] | |||
| [[United States Grand Prix|USA]] | |||
| [[Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] | |||
! 0 | |||
! — | |||
|- | |||
! [[1978 Alternate Formula One season|1978]] | |||
! [[LEC Refrigeration Racing]] | |||
! [[LEC]] CRP1 | |||
! [[Ford]] Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | |||
|[[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]] | |||
| [[South African Grand Prix|RSA]] | |||
|[[United States Grand Prix West|USW]] | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|[[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small> | |||
| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] | |||
|[[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] | |||
| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]] | |||
| [[Tuscan Grand Prix|TUS]] | |||
| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]] | |||
| [[Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]] | |||
| [[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]] | |||
| [[German Grand Prix|GER]] | |||
| [[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]] | |||
| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] | |||
|[[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] | |||
| [[United States Grand Prix|USA]] | |||
| | |||
! 0 | |||
! — | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Real-life drivers]] | [[Category:Real-life drivers]] | ||
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]] | [[Category:Formula One Drivers]] |
Latest revision as of 10:48, 27 March 2018
Ian Scheckter (born 22 August 1947 in East London, South Africa) is a South African former racing driver known for his appearances in Formula One. He is the elder brother of 1976 World Champion Jody Scheckter.
A highly proficient racer in his home country, Scheckter would regularly race at the South African Grand Prix during the 1970s - recording a best finish of fifth in 1976, driving for the British Ensign team. Another attempt at his hom race would follow in 1977 with Lucky Strike Racing, where he failed to make the grid. For 1978, Scheckter would secure a drive with LEC Refrigeration Racing in the 1978 Aurora series, the inaugural season of the Aurora British F1 domestic championship. The team also entered the World Championship at the 6 European races that did not clash with the Aurora calendar.
Complete Formula 1 Results
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Points | WDC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | Team Ensign | Ensign N176 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | RSA 5 |
USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SOV | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN | 2 | 21st | |
1977 | Lucky Strike Racing | Lola T380 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | RSA DNPQ |
USW | ESP | BEL | MON | FRA | TUS | SOV | GBR | NED | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN | 0 | — |
1978 | LEC Refrigeration Racing | LEC CRP1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | RSA | USW | ESP DNPQ |
BEL | MON | FRA | TUS | GBR | SUI | NED | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | 0 | — |