| Name | Jody Scheckter |  |
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| Nationality | South African | ||
| Date of Birth | 1950 | ||
| Drivers championships | 1979 | ||
| Grand Prix victories | 10 | ||
| Teams | Ferrari 1979 - 1980 | ||
| Wolf 1977 - 1978 | |||
| Tyrell 1974 - 1976 | |||
| McLaren 1973 | |||
After having some inital drives with McLaren in 1972 and 1973 seasons, Jody Scheckter's first full season was with Tyrell in 1974, in which he had two race wins and in 1976 he drove the radical 6 wheeled Tyrell 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.
Year |
Team |
Points |
Position |
1980 |
2 |
19 |
|
1979 |
51 |
1 |
|
1978 |
Wolf |
24 |
7 |
1977 |
Wolf |
55 |
2 |
1976 |
49 |
3 |
|
1975 |
20 |
7 |
|
1974 |
45 |
3 |
|
1973 |
0 |
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1972 |
0 |