Editing Ian Scheckter

{{short description|South African racing driver (born 1947)}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Use South African English|date=June 2012}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
| name = Ian Scheckter
| image = 1977 Argentine Grand Prix Ian Scheckter.jpg
| caption = Scheckter in the [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix]]
| nationality = {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} South African
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1947|8|22}}
| birth_place = [[East London, Eastern Cape|East London]], South Africa
| Years = {{F1|1974}}–{{F1|1977}}
| Team(s) = [[March Engineering|March]], [[Frank Williams Racing Cars|Williams]], {{nowrap|various non-works teams}}
| Races = 20 (18 starts)
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Points = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = [[1974 South African Grand Prix]]
| First win = 
| Last win = 
| Last race = [[1977 Canadian Grand Prix]]
}}
'''Ian Scheckter''' (born 22 August 1947) is a South African 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 [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 72|72]] for locals Team Gunston in 1974. The [[1975 South African Grand Prix|following year]] and also in [[1976 South African Grand Prix|1976]], he drove a [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] 007 for Lexington Racing, either side of a couple of European outings for [[Frank Williams Racing Cars|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 (racing driver)|John Love]] and Charlton's tally of 6 championships.

Securing enough funds for a full season with the [[March Engineering|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.<ref>{{cite book | last = Lawrence | first = Mike | title = The Story of March | publisher = Motorbooks International | location = Osceola | year = 1990 | isbn = 0-946627-24-X|page=121 }}</ref>
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== Complete Formula One World Championship results ==
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| 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
! WDC
! Points
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1974 Formula One season|1974]]
! Team Gunston
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 72|72E]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1974 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1974 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1974 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|13}}
| [[1974 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1974 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1974 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]
| [[1974 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1974 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1974 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1974 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|
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|
|
!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! [[Hesketh Racing]]
! [[Hesketh Racing|Hesketh]] [[Hesketh 308|308]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1974 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
| [[1974 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1974 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1974 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[1975 Formula One season|1975]]
! Lexington Racing
! [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell 007|007]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1975 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1975 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1975 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1975 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1975 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
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|
!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
![[Frank Williams Racing Cars|Williams Ambrozium H7 Racing]]
! rowspan="2" |[[Frank Williams Racing Cars|Williams]] [[Williams FW|FW03]]
! rowspan="2" |[[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1975 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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| [[1975 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1975 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1975 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1975 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1975 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1975 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|
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|-
![[Frank Williams Racing Cars]]
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1975 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|12}}
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!
!
|-
| [[1976 Formula One season|1976]]
! Lexington Racing
! [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]] [[Tyrrell 007|007]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1976 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1976 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1976 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
| [[1976 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1976 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1976 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1976 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]
| [[1976 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1976 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1976 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1976 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
| [[1976 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1976 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1976 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1976 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1976 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
|
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan=2| [[1977 Formula One season|1977]]
!rowspan=2| [[March Engineering|Rothmans International Racing]]
! [[March Engineering|March]] [[March 761|761B]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1977 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
| [[1977 United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1977 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|11}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Swedish Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1977 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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!rowspan=2| NC
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
! [[March Engineering|March]] [[March 771|771]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1977 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br />{{small|10}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1977 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1977 Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]
|}

==See also==
*[[List of Jews in sports#Motorsport|List of select Jewish racing drivers]]

==References==
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{{succession box|title=[[South African Formula One Championship|South African Formula Atlantic]]<br>Champion |before=[[Dave Charlton]]|after=[[Tony Martin (motor racing)|Tony Martin]]|years=1976–1979}}
{{succession box|title=[[South African Formula One Championship|Formula South Africa]]<br>Champion |before=[[Graham Duxbury]]|after=[[Trevor van Rooyen]]|years=1983–1984}}
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