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Ian Scheckter

  • 1974–1977
  • SCH
  • Born 22 August 1947 in East London

Family in Formula 1: Jody Scheckter (sibling)

Compare with another driverSeason by season in the Explorer

Career numbers

  • Avg grid position19.7
  • Avg finish11.5
  • Retirement rate78%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+37
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsLotus (1974) · Hesketh (1974) · Tyrrell (1975–1976) · Frank Williams Racing Cars (1975) · March (1977)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

13 1974: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1975: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1976: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1977: 13 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 197419751976197713 1974: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1975: 3 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1976: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1977: 13 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1974197519761977
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1974Lotus, Hesketh10–
1975Tyrrell, Frank Williams Racing Cars30–
1976Tyrrell10–
1977March130–

Every race

20 entries, 18 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 20 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1974South African Grand PrixLotus22P13
Austrian Grand PrixHesketh–DNQ
1975South African Grand PrixTyrrell17DNF
Swedish Grand PrixFrank Williams Racing Cars20DNF
Dutch Grand PrixFrank Williams Racing Cars19P12
1976South African Grand PrixTyrrell16DNF
1977Argentine Grand PrixMarch17DNF
Brazilian Grand PrixMarch17DNF
Spanish Grand PrixMarch17P11
Monaco Grand PrixMarch–DNQ
Belgian Grand PrixMarch21DNF
Swedish Grand PrixMarch21DNF
French Grand PrixMarch20NC
British Grand PrixMarch24DNF
German Grand PrixMarch18DNF
Austrian Grand PrixMarch24DNF
Dutch Grand PrixMarch25P10
Italian Grand PrixMarch17DNF
United States Grand PrixMarch21DNF
Canadian Grand PrixMarch18DNF

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Patrick Nève19771:06:2−0.67%0 : 0Compare
Alex Ribeiro19771:05:1−0.76%0 : 0Compare
Arturo Merzario19770:01:3+0.43%0 : 0Compare
Jody Scheckter1975–19760:00:2–0 : 12Compare
Patrick Depailler1975–19760:00:2–0 : 4Compare
Brett Lunger19770:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Boy Hayje19770:01:0−1.23%0 : 0Compare
Jacques Laffite19750:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jacky Ickx19740:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Paddy Driver19740:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Ronnie Peterson19740:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Damien Magee19750:01:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Ian Scheckter came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Kyalami313
Anderstorp Raceway2–
Zandvoort211