(c) 'Who is Who' by Steve Small, 2000

Родился: 22.08.1947 Ист-Лондон Сезонов в Ф1: 4 Лет в Ф1: 4 Гран При: 20 Старты: 18* *не стартовал: 3 Победы: - подряд: Подиумы: - подряд: Поул-позиции: - подряд: Первый ряд: - подряд: Быстрые круги: - подряд: Лучший финиш: 10 Лучший старт: 16 Дубли: Хет-трики: Лидирование старт/финиш: Большие шлемы: Круги: 676 - лидирования: Километры: 2910.06 - лидирования: Очки: - за один сезон: - подряд:

Ф1: 1974-1977

Год	Команда	Шасси
1974	Hesketh Racing	Hesketh 308
	Team Gunston	Lotus 72E
1975	Lexington Racing	Tyrrell 007
	Frank Williams Racing Cars	Williams FW03
		Williams FW04
1976	Lexington Racing	Tyrrell 007
1977	Team Rothmans International	March 761B
		March 771

Ian, the elder brother of World Champion Jody, followed his brother to Europe in mid-1972 after winning the domestic Formula Ford series with a Merlyn. After a brief stay, during which he proved his competitiveness, Scheckter returned to South Africa to contest the national championship in a Team Gunston Chevron and attempt to break Dave Charlton's long-held stranglehold on the title.

Ian made his Grand Prix debut at Kyalami in 1974 and had a handful of Formula 1 outings over the next couple of years, but it was only after he had finally clinched the South African championship (by now for Formula Atlantic cars) in 1976 that he took up the offer of a full-time Grand Prix drive with March in 1977.

The season was an utter shambles for the bewildered Scheckter, who managed just two finishes from 13 starts, and his Formula 1 career was buried. He returned home to renew his successful association with Lexington Racing, winning the Atlantic tiles in 1977-78 and 1978-79, before switching to saloon car racing with BMW South Africa's 535L His son Jaki now follows in the family footsteps racing in junior single-seaters.

(c) 'Who is Who' by Steve Small, 2000