Nationality: South Africa
Date of Birth: 29 January 1950
Drivers championships:
1979
Grand Prix victories: 10
Races started: 112
Pole positions: 3
Teams:
Ferrari 1979 - 1980,
Wolf 1977 - 1978,
Tyrrell 1974 - 1976,
McLaren 1972 - 1973
Jody Scheckter career
After having some initial drives with McLaren in 1972 and 1973 seasons, Jody Scheckter's first full season was with Tyrrell in 1974, in which he had two race wins and in 1976 he drove the radical 6 wheeled Tyrrell P34to third place in the drivers championship. For the 1977 season he moved to the new Wolf team and gave them their first race win. He then moved to Ferrari in 1979 where he drove the ground effect 312T4 to both the drivers and constructors championships. After a difficult season in 1980 he retired from Formula 1.
Previous seasons
1980
Team: Ferrari
Position: 19
Points: 2
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 This was a difficult season for him only scoringpoint in the Long Beach GP. He retired from mototr sport at the end of the season.
1979
Team: Ferrari
Position: 1
Points: 51
Race wins: 3
Pole positions: 1 A move to Ferrari let to his only drivers championship and gave Ferrari the constructors championship. This was from 3 race wins and three 2nd places.
1978
Team: Wolf
Position: 7
Points: 24
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 This season with Wolf was less successful with only 4 podium finishes and no race wins.
1977
Team: Wolf
Position: 2
Points: 55
Race wins: 3
Pole positions: 1 He signed for Wolf and had success in the Harvey Postlethwaite designed car finishing on the podium in 9 out of the 10 races he completed.
1976
Team: Tyrrell
Position: 3
Points: 49
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 1 His final season with Tyrrell was another good consistent season, scoring points in all the races that he finished.
1975
Team: Tyrrell
Position: 7
Points: 20
Race wins: 1
Pole positions: 0 This was a less successful season though he did take the race win in South Africa.
1974
Team: Tyrrell
Position: 3
Points: 45
Race wins: 2
Pole positions: 0 He had a strong season in his first season with Tyrrell. His first F1 race win was in Sweden and he had a total of 6 podium finishes, giving him 3rd in the drivers championship.
1973
Team: McLaren
Position: NC
Points: 0
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 This season he only competed in 5 races and only finished in one.
1972
Team: McLaren
Position: NC
Points: 0
Race wins: 0
Pole positions: 0 He only competed in the final race of this season.
