Largely retired. After selling his petrol station and motorcycle business to help fund son Jaki's ultimately stalled (at least at a higher level) career, Ian spends time playing golf and watching his son race in their homeland, but he also still keeps his racing skills honed by doing weekly track experience days by driving people round the Zwartkops circuit, near Pretoria, in a Ferrari. He also runs a automobile dealership with Jaki. Ian now lives in Johannesburg. Scheckter carried on racing in touring cars until he was involved in a crash that killed two people in 1989. Although he is the elder brother of Jody, his brother reached Formula 1 before him and thus Ian's career was somewhat in the shadow of Jody's, despite a promising career in junior formulae and also winning no fewer than six South African Formula 1 driving championships (1976-1979 and 1983-1984). He later worked as a TV commentator.

Biography last updated 10 Aug 2021