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Jody David Scheckter (/ ˈ ʃ ɛ k t ər /; born 29 January 1950) is a South African business proprietor and retired motor racing driver. He competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1980, winning the Drivers' Championship in 1979 with Ferrari .
Sep 12, 2023 · No, make that a brilliant driver. Think of the great Formula 1 champions and Jody Scheckter is unlikely to feature. But, writes Matt Bishop, the 1979 title-winner deserves more acclaim for a career in which he was once the best driver, bar none.
Jody Scheckter became infamous for causing one of the biggest accidents in Formula 1 history, after which there were demands that he should be banned from the sport. Instead, he straightened himself out and concentrated his considerable talent and ambition on becoming World Champion.
Feb 27, 2023 · Lights To Flag is a new series that explores the challenges that drivers overcame to reach Formula 1, how their careers unfolded and ended, and – crucially – what retirement from F1 held in store for them. Jody Scheckter, 1979 world champion, tells us how he went from racing Renault saloons to taking on the likes of Gilles Villeneuve ...
Mar 7, 2023 · South African driver Jody Scheckter looks back at his famous 1979 F1 title win for Ferrari and opens up his garage where his iconic 312 T4 still sits today
Aug 2, 2020 · Jody Scheckter famously triggered one of Formula 1's most infamous crashes at the 1973 British Grand Prix.
Oct 12, 2021 · Jody Scheckter joined Ferrari for a successful 1979 season and was known affectionately as Baby Bear. Prodigiously talented but considered by some rivals as reckless, Scheckter adopted a new approach to racing after the US Grand Prix, the last round of the 1973 season.
