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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 .
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.
Sep 12, 2023 · 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.
Mar 7, 2023 · Watch as Jody Scheckter reveals his now 44-year-old title winning Ferrari 312 T4, still gleaming at his home in the UK
Feb 27, 2023 · Jody Scheckter. 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.
The young driver Jody Scheckter was called by Enzo Ferrari to be part of the Scuderia in 1979 Jody, a South African with Lithuanian origins, was already racing at a young age in the minor formulas. He started with karts passing on to tourism class, Formula Ford and Formula 3.
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.
