Ian Scheckter
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| First start: | 1974 South African Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1977 Canadian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| 1974 Lotus 1974 Hesketh 1975 Tyrrell 1975 Frank Williams Racing Cars 1976 Tyrrell 1977 March | |||||||||
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Ian Scheckter (* 22. August 1947 in East London , South Africa ) is a former South African racing driver and brother of Formula 1 world champion of 1979 , Jody Scheckter .
Career
Ian followed his brother to Europe and Formula 1 after winning the Formula Ford Sunshine Series. Ian Scheckter made his Formula 1 debut at the 1974 Grand Prix of South Africa with Team Gunston . In 1975 and 1976 he drove a few races in the Frank Williams team , in the Tyrrell of the Alex Blignaut team. In the 1977 season, Ian completed 14 of 17 races for the March team .
After his Formula 1 involvement, Ian Scheckter dominated the South African South African Formula Atlantic Championship , the successor series to the South African Formula 1 Championship , which he won six times (including four times in a row).
literature
- Steve Small: Grand Prix Who's Who, 3rd Edition . Travel Publishing, London 2000, ISBN 1-902007-46-8
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Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Scheckter, Ian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | East London |