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There have been 25 Formula One drivers from South Africa, with 17 of them having started at least one Grand Prix, and only 4 of them having started more than four races. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] Jody Scheckter is by far the most prolific and successful South African driver, being the only one to have won a race.
1 [b] 1 0 0 0 0 0 Kurt Adolff West Germany 1953: 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Agabashian United States 1950–1957: 0 9 [b] 8 1 0 0 0 1.5 Kurt Ahrens Jr. West Germany 1966–1969: 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 Jack Aitken United Kingdom 2020: 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Christijan Albers Netherlands 2005–2007: 0 46 46 0 0 0 0 4 Alexander Albon * Thailand 2019–2020, 2022 ...
Byrne became interested in motor racing at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, South Africa, firstly as a competitor and later the technical aspects of the sport.. After graduating in 1964 Byrne began working as a chemist but retained his fascination for racing until by the late 1960s he, with three friends Dave Collier, Ronny and Dougie Bennett, set up a company importing performance ...
As of the 2024 season, out of the 777 drivers who have started a Formula One Grand Prix, [16] the 75 titles awarded have been won by a total of 34 different drivers. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The first Formula One World Drivers' Champion was Giuseppe Farina in the 1950 championship and the current title holder is Max Verstappen in the 2024 season.
It was a popular F1 event, but the Grand Prix was suspended right after the controversial 1985 race, due to the nation's policy of apartheid. [1] Following the end of apartheid in 1991, the race returned to the Formula One schedule in 1992 and 1993. The 1993 race was the last South African Grand Prix, as of 2023. Plans to revive the race in ...
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Jody David Scheckter (/ ˈ ʃ ɛ k t ər /; 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 either a Formula One Grand Prix or the World Drivers' Championship; he won 10 Grands Prix across ...