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Tomas Scheckter

{{short description|South African racing driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Use South African English|date=August 2012}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2008}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Tomas Scheckter

| image = Tomas Scheckter 2010 Indy 500 Practice Day 1.JPG

| imagesize =

| caption = Scheckter in 2010

| nationality = {{flagicon|ZAF}} South African

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|09|21}}

| birth_place = Monte Carlo, Monaco

| related to = Jody Scheckter (father)
Ian Scheckter (uncle)
Toby Scheckter (brother)

| current series = IRL IndyCar Series

| first year = 2002

| current team = Team REDLINE Xtreme

| car number = 07

| former teams = Conquest Racing
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Luczo Dragon Racing
Vision Racing
Panther Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing
Cheever Racing
KV Racing

| starts = 115

| wins = 2

| poles = 8

| fastest laps =

| best finish = 7th

| year = 2003

}}

Tomas Scheckter (born 21 September 1980) is a South African former racing driver best known for his time in the IndyCar Series.

Early years

Scheckter was born in Monte Carlo to 1979 Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter and his first wife Pamela. Scheckter started racing karts in South Africa at the age of 11 and it did not take long for the young driver to reach the podium. He had his first taste of a major championship as a teenager when he captured the South African Kart Championship in 1995. In 1996 he ventured on to the main circuit in the South African Formula Vee series and soon after he was in the South African Formula Ford Series where he posted two wins.

He had proven his speed in South African motorsports and was then off to Europe the following year where he entered the British Formula Vauxhall Junior series where he raced against the likes of Antônio Pizzonia and Takuma Sato. Scheckter earned third in the championship with one victory and one pole. He was also named series Rookie of the Year.

In 1999, Scheckter won the Formula Opel Euroseries championship with a record eight victories and eight poles, and in the process broke all the winning records previously set by Mika Häkkinen, Rubens Barrichello, and David Coulthard. That success landed him a drive that same year in the last two races of the Formula Nissan championship which Fernando Alonso had dominated that whole season. Even though Scheckter was with a new team for this brief stint in Formula Nissan, he captured a win, two poles and a second-place position.

Scheckter moved on to the Formula 3 Series in 2000, and in his rookie year, he was the runner-up in the British Formula 3 Championship with two victories and two pole positions, while contending again with drivers such as Takuma Sato, Antônio Pizzonia and Narain Karthikeyan. He also had time to race in the prestigious Marlboro Masters F3 race at Zandvoort where he took the third podium position. To complete his year, he competed in the final four races of the FIA Formula 3000 Championship, finishing second at Hockenheim behind future IRL teammate Tomáš Enge.{{cite news|title=Tomas Scheckter – Biography |publisher=TomasScheckter.com |url=http://www.tomasscheckter.com/bio.html |access-date=13 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070730061742/http://www.tomasscheckter.com/bio.html |archive-date=30 July 2007 }} He also raced in the Open Telefónica by Nissan, finishing as championship runner-up.

Scheckter was signed as a test/reserve driver by Jaguar for the 2001 Formula One season, but was soon let go after being found "kerb crawling."[http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns04131.html Tomas Scheckter fired as Jaguar test-driver], GrandPrix.com, 5 May 2001{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/reality-of-mobile-bodyguard-hits-barrichello-508424.html |title=Reality of 'mobile bodyguard' hits Barrichello |newspaper=Irish Independent |first=David |last=Kennedy |date=20 May 2001 |access-date=10 January 2011}}{{cite news |url=http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/scheckters-woes-may-help-courtneys-career-20100824-13m6j.html |title=Scheckter's woes may help Courtney's career |newspaper=The Age |agency=Associated Press |date=7 May 2001 |access-date=10 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706103737/http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/scheckters-woes-may-help-courtneys-career-20100824-13m6j.html |archive-date=6 July 2011}}{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3005088/Sports-Round-up.html |title=Sports Round-up |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=9 May 2001 |access-date=10 January 2011}}

IndyCar Series

File:Scheckter video.JPG

2002

Scheckter was signed to drive for Eddie Cheever's Red Bull Cheever Racing in the IndyCar Series for the 2002 season. He was the Indianapolis 500 co-Rookie of the year (with 4th placed Alex Barron) after leading 85 laps of the race. However, Cheever soon grew tired of Scheckter's frequent crashes, and looked to replace him with Buddy Rice. At Michigan International Speedway, Cheever was forced to race Scheckter due to contractual obligations, but gave Rice the best equipment and crew. In the 2002 Michigan Indy 400, Scheckter won by 1.7 seconds over Rice for his first IRL win, while team owner Cheever crashed out. However, he was soon gone from Cheever Racing.

2003-Mid 2005

In 2003, he moved to Target Ganassi Racing with mixed results, often being criticized for his inconsistency and frequency of crashing, finishing well behind title winning teammate Scott Dixon. In 2004 he moved to Panther Racing to replace double champion Sam Hornish Jr. In 2004 and 2005, Scheckter and Panther were the dominant Chevrolet powered team, greatly outpacing other teams powered by what many considered the weakest engine in the series. Scheckter broke through a horrendous string of bad luck, defeating Hornish to win the Bombardier Learjet 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in June 2005 for his second career victory.

Mid 2005-07

In mid-2005, Scheckter was announced as one of the drivers for A1 Team South Africa in the inaugural A1 Grand Prix series. He raced in the rounds at EuroSpeedway Lausitz and Estoril. In 2006, Scheckter drove for Tony George and Patrick Dempsey's Vision Racing alongside teammate Ed Carpenter and finished 10th in points. In 2007, Scheckter again raced for Vision Racing sponsored by Joost. The South African was one of the few drivers that year to challenge the Team Penske, Andretti Green Racing and Target Chip Ganassi Racing drivers on a regular basis during races, on occasion leading races. He ultimately finished 10th in points for the second season in a row with a best finish of fifth.

2008-09

File:TScheckterIndy.jpg]]

For the 2008 season, Scheckter was scheduled to race for Luczo Dragon Racing in three races: Kansas, Indianapolis, and Infineon. Despite not finishing at Kansas or Indy, Scheckter's runs gave the team additional race time at Texas, Detroit, and Chicagoland. Scheckter failed to return any good results in the additional races despite qualifying well. He did not return to the team in 2009, as it became a full-time team with 2008 Indy Lights champion Raphael Matos. Scheckter was reported to be joining Beck Motorsports, now renamed Team 3G, starting at the 2009 Long Beach race, but the deal never materialized. Scheckter personally secured sponsorship from MonaVie which he shopped to a number of teams, ultimately signing with Dale Coyne Racing for a second week program. He qualified 26th and finished 12th. Later in the 2009 season he returned with the MonaVie sponsorship with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing sharing the #23 car with Milka Duno, who brought her own sponsorship, as well as driving a third car, the #43, in select races.

2010

In 2010, Scheckter once again brought Mona-Vie to Dreyer & Reinbold Racing to drive the #23 car in the Indianapolis 500. Scheckter had a great race, and was in the top for the majority of the race. In the last 20 laps a fuel mileage problem forced Scheckter to conserve fuel and he dropped back to finish 12th. Scheckter's teammate Mike Conway suffered a leg injury in a terrible crash at the Indianapolis 500 and Scheckter was hired to fill in for Conway at Texas and Iowa finished 15th and 19th at each. Later in the year he was hired to drive for Conquest Racing at Chicago and Kentucky. Scheckter finished 28th at Chicago, but after having a surprisingly quick time in practice and qualifying he was accidentally hit from behind by Alex Lloyd in the first 10 laps and made contact with the wall that ended his day. At Kentucky Scheckter struggled getting the car up to speed and finished 14th.

2011

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For 2011, Scheckter joined KV-SH Racing and drive the #07 Team Redline Extreme car in the Indianapolis 500. At Loudon, Scheckter would replace the injured Justin Wilson, driving the number 22 car for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Schekter would also drive the number 07 car in Baltimore. For the season's final race in Las Vegas, Scheckter drove the #57 car for Sarah Fisher Racing with Angie's List as the primary sponsor, but the race was red flagged due to a multicar pile up early in the race in which Dan Wheldon was killed.

Personal life

He is the son of {{F1|1979}} Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter and the nephew of racer Ian Scheckter. He also has an older brother named Toby, and a younger brother Hugo, who often updates Tomas's fans through his Twitter page.{{cite news| title =Hugo Scheckter| publisher =twitter.com| url =https://twitter.com/hugoscheckter| access-date =19 May 2010}}

In April 2020, Scheckter announced that he had suffered multiple strokes and required a heart operation at the Mayo Clinic.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tomasscheckter/status/1252210876855259136|title=Tomas Scheckter on Twitter|first=Tomas|last=Scheckter|date=20 April 2020|website=www.twitter.com}} Scheckter currently resides in the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/tomasscheckter/status/1252361811602497537|title=Tomas Scheckter on Twitter|first=Tomas|last=Scheckter|date=20 April 2020|website=www.twitter.com}}

Motorsports career results

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 87%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! F.Laps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

rowspan=2 | 1998

|align=left| Formula Vauxhall Junior

|align=left| John Village Automotive

| 16

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 112

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd

align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series

|align=left| Martin Donnelly Racing

| 4

| 0

| ?

| ?

| ?

| 44

| 6th

rowspan=2 | 1999

|align=left| EFDA Euroseries

|align=left| AR Motorsport

| 20

| 8

| 7

| ?

| ?

| 295

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st

align=left| Euro Open by Nissan

|align=left| Vergani Racing

| 2

| 1

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 35

| 12th

rowspan=7 | 2000

|align=left| International Formula 3000

|align=left| mySAP.com Team

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 6

| 11th

align=left| Italian Formula 3000

|align=left| ADM Competizione

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 6

| 10th

align=left| British Formula Three Championship

| rowspan=2 align=left| Stewart Racing Team

| 14

| 2

| 2

| 3

| 7

| 161

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd

align=left| Masters of Formula 3

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd

align=left| Macau Grand Prix

| rowspan=2 align=left| Swiss Racing Team

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 6th

align=left| Korea Super Prix

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 7th

align=left| French Formula Three Championship

|align=left|

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

rowspan=4 | 2001

|align=left| International Formula 3000

|align=left| European Minardi F3000

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| Euro Formula 3000

|align=left| Martello Racing

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| Open Telefónica by Nissan

|align=left| Vergani Racing

| 16

| 4

| 8

| 3

| 11

| 196

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd

align=left| Formula One

|align=left| Jaguar Racing

| colspan=7 | Test Driver

2002

|align=left| Indy Racing League

|align=left| Cheever Racing

| 12

| 1

| 3

| 6

| 1

| 210

| 14th

2003

|align=left| IndyCar Series

|align=left| Chip Ganassi Racing

| 16

| 0

| 2

| 2

| 1

| 356

| 7th

2004

|align=left| IndyCar Series

|align=left| Panther Racing

| 16

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 230

| 19th

2005

|align=left| IndyCar Series

|align=left| Panther Racing

| 17

| 1

| 3

| 1

| 3

| 390

| 9th

2005–06

|align=left| A1 Grand Prix

|align=left| A1 Team South Africa

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 20

| 17th

2006

|align=left| IndyCar Series

|align=left| Vision Racing

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 298

| 10th

rowspan=2 | 2007

|align=left| IndyCar Series

| rowspan=2 align=left| Vision Racing

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 357

| 10th

align=left| Rolex Sports Car Series - DP

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 14

| 72nd

2008

|align=left| IndyCar Series

|align=left| Luczo Dragon Racing

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 66

| 31st

2009

|align=left| IndyCar Series

|align=left| Dale Coyne Racing

| 11

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 195

| 20th

2010

|align=left| IndyCar Series

|align=left| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 89

| 29th

2011

|align=left| IndyCar Series

|align=left| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 52

| 32nd

=Complete Euro Open by Nissan results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! DC

! Points

1999

! Vergani Racing

| ALB
1

| ALB
2

| JER
1

| JER
2

| JAR
1

| JAR
2

| MNZ
1

| MNZ
2

| JAR
1

| JAR
2

| DON
1

| DON
2

| BAR
1

| BAR
2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| VAL
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| VAL
2
{{small|2}}

! 12th

! 35

2001

! Vergani Racing

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JAR
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| JAR
2
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| EST
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| EST
2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ALB
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ALB
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| VAL
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| VAL
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MNZ
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MNZ
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MAG
1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAG
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BAR
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BAR
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VAL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| VAL
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 185

=Complete British Formula Three results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

|-

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! DC

! Points

|-

| 2000

! Stewart Racing

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|THR
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|CRO
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|OUL
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"|DON
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;"|DON
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SIL
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|BRH
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"|DON
{{small|23}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|DON
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|CRO
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SIL
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|SNE
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SPA
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|SIL
{{small|3}}

! 2nd

! 161

|-

=Complete International Formula 3000 results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! DC

! Points

2000

! MySap.com

| IMO

| SIL

| CAT

| NÜR

| MON

| MAG

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| A1R
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| HOC
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| HUN
{{small|21}}

| SPA
{{small|DNS}}

|

|

! 13th

! 6

2001

! European Minardi F3000

| INT

| IMO

| CAT

| A1R

| MON

| NÜR

| MAG

| SIL

|style="background:#efcfff;"| HOC
{{small|Ret}}

| HUN

| SPA

| MNZ

! NC

! 0

=Complete Italian/Euro Formula 3000 results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! DC

! Points

rowspan="2"| 2000

! Da Vinci Team

| VLL

| MUG

| IMO

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MNZ
{{small|2}}

| VLL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
{{small|8}}

| PER

|

! rowspan="2"| 10th

! rowspan="2"| 6

ADM Competizione

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIS
{{small|8}}

2001

! Martello Racing

| VLL

| PER

| MNZ

| DON

| ZOL

| IMO

| NÜR

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VAL
{{small|Ret}}

! -

! 0

=Complete IndyCar Series results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Team

! Chassis

! No.

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

2002

! Red Bull Cheever Racing

! Dallara

! 52

! Infiniti

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| HMS
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| PHX
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| FON
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| NZR
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| INDY
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| TXS
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| PPIR
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| RIR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| KAN
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| NSH
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| MIS
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| KTY
{{small|22}}

| STL
{{small|DNS}}

| CHI

| TX2

|

|

|

|

!style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14th

!style="background:#cfcfff;"| 210

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/schecto01/2002/O/|title=Tomas Scheckter – 2002 Indy Racing League Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2003

! Chip Ganassi Racing

! G-Force

! 10

! Toyota

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| HMS
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| PHX
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| MOT
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| INDY
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| TXS
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| PPIR
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| RIR
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| KAN
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| NSH
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| MIS
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| STL
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| KTY
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| NZR
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CHI
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| FON
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| TX2
{{small|15}}

|

|

|

! style="background:#cfeaff;"| 7th

! style="background:#cfeaff;"| 356

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/schecto01/2003/O/|title=Tomas Scheckter – 2003 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2004

!rowspan=2| Panther Racing

!rowspan=15| Dallara

!rowspan=2| 4

!rowspan=2| Chevrolet

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| HMS
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| PHX
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MOT
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| INDY
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| TXS
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| RIR
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| KAN
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| NSH
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| MIL
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MIS
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| KTY
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| PPIR
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NZR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| CHI
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| FON
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| TX2
{{small|18}}

|

|

|

!style="background:#cfcfff;"| 19th

!style="background:#cfcfff;"| 230

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/schecto01/2004/O/|title=Tomas Scheckter – 2004 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2005

|style="background:#efcfff;"| HMS
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| PHX
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| STP
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#efcfff;"| MOT
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| INDY
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| TXS
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| RIR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| KAN
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| NSH
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| MIL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| MIS
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| KTY
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| PPIR
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SNM
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| CHI
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| WGL
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| FON
{{small|7}}

|

|

! style="background:#cfeaff;"| 9th

! style="background:#cfeaff;"| 390

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/schecto01/2005/O/|title=Tomas Scheckter – 2005 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2006

!rowspan=2| Vision Racing

!rowspan=2| 2

!rowspan=13| Honda

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| HMS
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| STP
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MOT
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| INDY
{{small|27}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| WGL
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| TXS
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| RIR
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| KAN
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| NSH
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| MIL
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| MIS
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| KTY
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#cfcaff;"| SNM
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| CHI
{{small|10}}

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! style="background:#cfeaff;"| 10th

! style="background:#cfeaff;"| 298

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/schecto01/2006/O/|title=Tomas Scheckter – 2006 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2007

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| HMS
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| STP
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| MOT
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| KAN
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| INDY
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| MIL
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| TXS
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| IOW
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| RIR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| WGL
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NSH
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| MDO
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| MIS
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| KTY
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| SNM
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| DET
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| CHI
{{small|20}}

|

|

! style="background:#cfeaff;"|10th

! style="background:#cfeaff;"|357

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/schecto01/2007/O/|title=Tomas Scheckter – 2007 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

2008

! Luczo Dragon Racing

! 12

| HMS

| STP

| MOT1

| LBH1

|style="background:#efcfff;"| KAN
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| INDY
{{small|24}}

| MIL

|style="background:#efcfff;"| TXS
{{small|25}}

| IOW

| RIR

| WGL

| NSH

| MDO

| EDM

| KTY

|style="background:#efcfff;"| SNM
{{small|27}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| DET
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| CHI
{{small|26}}

|SRF2

! style="background:#cfcaff;"|31st

! style="background:#cfcaff;"|66

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/schecto01/2008/O/|title=Tomas Scheckter – 2008 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

rowspan=3| 2009

! Dale Coyne Racing

! 19

| STP

| LBH

| KAN

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| INDY
{{small|12}}

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! rowspan="3" style="background:#cfcfff;"|20th

! rowspan="3" style="background:#cfcfff;"|195

! rowspan="3"|{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/schecto01/2009/O/|title=Tomas Scheckter – 2009 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

rowspan=4| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

! 23

|

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|

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MIL
{{small|13}}

|

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| IOW
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| RIR
{{small|11}}

| WGL

|style="background:#efcfff;"| TOR
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| EDM
{{small|19}}

|

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|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| MOT
{{small|23}}

43

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|

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|

|

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| TXS
{{small|13}}

|

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|

|

|style="background:#efcfff;"| KTY
{{small|22}}

| MDO

| SNM

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| CHI
{{small|8}}

|

| style="background:#cfeaff;"| HMS
{{small|9}}

|

|

rowspan=3| 2010

! 23

SAOSTPALALBHKAN

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| INDY
{{small|15}}

|colspan=13|

! rowspan="3" style="background:#cfcfff;"| 29th

! rowspan="3" style="background:#cfcfff;"| 89

! rowspan="3"| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/schecto01/2010/O/|title=Tomas Scheckter – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

24

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|style="background:#cfcfff;"| TXS
{{small|13}}

|| IOW

|| WGL

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| TOR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| EDM
{{small|19}}

|| MDO

|| SNM

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Conquest Racing

! 36

|  

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|style="background:#efcfff;"| CHI
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| KTY
{{small|14}}

|| MOT

|| HMS

|

|

rowspan=4| 2011

! SH Racing
KV Racing Technology

! 07

|STP

|ALA

|LBH

|SAO

| style="background:#cfeaff;"|INDY
{{small|8}}

|TXS

|TX2

|MIL

|IOW

|TOR

|EDM

|MDO

|  

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|

!rowspan=4 style="background:#CFCFFF;"|32nd

!rowspan=4 style="background:#CFCFFF;"|52

!rowspan=4|{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/schecto01/2011/O/|title=Tomas Scheckter – 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

! 22

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|style="background:#efcfff;"|NHM
{{small|23}}

|SNM

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SH Racing
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

! 07

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|style="background:#cfcfff;"|BAL
{{small|22}}

|MOT

|KTY

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Sarah Fisher Racing

! 57

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|LVS
{{small|C}}

|

: 1 Run on same day.

: 2 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
Years

! Teams

! Races

! Poles

! Wins

! Podiums
(Non-win)

! Top 10s
(Non-podium)

! Indianapolis 500
Wins

! Championships

10

|8

|117

|8

|2

|4

|38

|0

|0

==Indianapolis 500==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Year

! Chassis

! Engine

! Start

! Finish

! Team

! Notes

2002

| Dallara

| Infiniti

| align=center|10

| style="text-align:center; background:#efcfff;"|26

| Team Cheever

| Led most laps, crashed in Turn 4

2003

| G-Force

| Toyota

| align=center| 12

| style="text-align:center; background:#dfffdf;"| 4

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Led the most laps

2004

| Dallara

| Chevrolet

| align=center| 10

| style="text-align:center; background:#cfcfff;"| 18

| Panther Racing

| Running

2005

| Dallara

| Chevrolet

| align=center| 11

| style="text-align:center; background:#efcfff;"| 20

| Panther Racing

| Accident

2006

| Dallara

| Honda

| align=center| 11

| style="text-align:center; background:#efcfff;"| 27

| Vision Racing

| Accident

2007

| Dallara

| Honda

| align=center| 10

| style="text-align:center; background:#cfeaff;"| 7

| Vision Racing

| Running

2008

| Dallara

| Honda

| align=center| 11

| style="text-align:center; background:#efcfff;"| 24

| Luczo Dragon Racing

| Mechanical failure

2009

| Dallara

| Honda

| align=center| 26

| style="text-align:center; background:#cfcfff;"| 12

| Dale Coyne Racing

| Running

2010

| Dallara

| Honda

| align=center| 20

| style="text-align:center; background:#cfcfff;"| 15

| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

| Led 5 laps

2011

| Dallara

| Honda

| align=center| 21

| style="text-align:center; background:#cfeaff;"| 8

| SH Racing/KVRT

| Running

Scheckter started on the fourth row of the Indy 500 his first seven races until 2009, when he qualified 26th.

=Complete A1 Grand Prix results=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! DC

! Points

2005–06

! A1 Team South Africa

| GBR
SPR

| GBR
FEA

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| GER
SPR
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| GER
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR
SPR
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| POR
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

| AUS
SPR

| AUS
FEA

| MYS
SPR

| MYS
FEA

| UAE
SPR

| UAE
FEA

| RSA
SPR

| RSA
FEA

| IDN
SPR

| IDN
FEA

| MEX
SPR

| MEX
FEA

| USA
SPR

| USA
FEA

| CHN
SPR

| CHN
FEA

!17th

!20

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|http://www.tscheck.com/}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110729010302/http://www.indycar.com/drivers/show/55-izod-indycar-series/3671-tomas-scheckter/ IndyCar Driver Page]

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