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🇿🇦 Ian Scheckter

Racing driver from South Africa. Formula 1, March.
Driver facts
Full name
Ian Scheckter
Born
22 August 1947(b. 1947)
Nationality
South Africa
Current team
March
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
18
Career DNFs
14
Racer Rating
5,461
Ian Scheckter
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,461
Rank 644 of 39,300 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Ian Scheckter is a racing driver from South Africa who last raced in Formula 1 for March. Scheckter has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 18 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,461 ranks Scheckter 644th of 39,300 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1977 form
Last 18 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFSOUSOUSWENEDSOUARGBRAESPBELSWEFRAGBRGERAUTNEDITAUSACAN
Recent results
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1977-10-09MosportFormula 1DNF−11
1977-10-02Watkins Glen InternationalFormula 1DNF−71
1977-09-11Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaFormula 1DNF+80
1977-08-28ZandvoortFormula 1P10+95
1977-08-14Red Bull RingFormula 1DNF−92
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+95Zandvoort 1977Formula 1P10
+82Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1977Formula 1DNF
+80Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1977Formula 1DNF
+55Jarama 1977Formula 1P11
+35Zandvoort 1975Formula 1P12
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1977▸Formula 1March13001100P17−2615,461
1976▸Formula 1Tyrrell100100P16−1285,722
1975▸Formula 1Williams300200P19−765,849
1974▸Formula 1Team Lotus100000P17+4,5755,925
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Scheckter finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann6,5521821611%
🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter6,3911841422%
🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson6,2421861233%
🇬🇧 John Watson6,2381810856%
🇩🇪 Jochen Mass6,0981861233%
🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler6,0401851328%
🇬🇧 James Hunt5,9121871139%
🇮🇹 Vittorio Brambilla5,8131871139%
🇦🇹 Niki Lauda6,2741741324%
🇨🇭 Clay Regazzoni6,2121651131%
🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze6,41773443%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Ian Scheckter is a racing driver from South Africa who last raced in Formula 1 for March. Scheckter has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 18 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,461 ranks Scheckter 644th of 39,300 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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