South African

Jody Scheckter

South African racing driver (born 1950)

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Jody David Scheckter 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.

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Born: 29 January 1950
Birthplace: East London
Nationality: South African
Height: Not recorded

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