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Jody Scheckter

1950 - Today

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Jody David Scheckter (; born 29 January 1950) is a South African former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1980. Scheckter won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1979 with Ferrari, and remains the only African driver to have won a Formula One Grand Prix or the World Drivers' Championship; he won 10 Grands Prix across nine seasons. Born and raised in East London, Cape Province, Scheckter rapidly ascended through the ranks of motor racing upon moving to the United Kingdom in 1970. His Formula One debut came two years later at the 1972 United States Grand Prix, driving for McLaren, whom he had raced for that year in British and European Formula Two. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jody Scheckter is the 39th most popular racing driver (down from 37th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 20th in 2019) and the most popular South African Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jody Scheckter ranks 39 out of 1,080. Before him are John Surtees, Gerhard Berger, Mika Häkkinen, Mike Hawthorn, Jochen Mass, and Carlos Sainz. After him are François Cevert, Alfredo Ferrari, Jean Todt, Damon Hill, Stirling Moss, and Denny Hulme.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Jody Scheckter ranks 47. Before him are Chris Norman, Gabriel Byrne, Laura Gemser, Morgan Fairchild, Nouri al-Maliki, and Grzegorz Lato. After him are William Barr, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, John F. Kelly, Ma Ying-jeou, Cybill Shepherd, and Timothy M. Dolan.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Jody Scheckter ranks 28 out of 454. Before him are Jacob Zuma (1942), J. G. Strijdom (1893), Sydney Brenner (1927), Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark (1942), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), and Paul Kruger (1825). After him are Steve Biko (1946), Navi Pillay (1941), Charlize Theron (1975), P. W. Botha (1916), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936), and Angelique Rockas (1951).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In South Africa

Among racing drivers born in South Africa, Jody Scheckter ranks 1. After him are Gordon Murray (1946), Ian Scheckter (1947), Peter de Klerk (1935), Jackie Pretorius (1934), Neville Lederle (1938), Tony Maggs (1937), Doug Serrurier (1920), Eddie Keizan (1944), Paddy Driver (1934), Desiré Wilson (1953), and Basil van Rooyen (1939).

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