Tomas Scheckter however this race was red flagged due to a multicar pile up early in the race in which Dan Wheldon was killed. He is the son of 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. Scheckter started on the fourth row of the Indy 500 his first seven races until 2009, when he qualified 26th. Tomas Scheckter Tomas Scheckter (born 21 September 1980) is a South African former racing driver. Scheckter was born
1980 Formula One season emergence of Nelson Piquet as a championship contender and the debut of Alain Prost, while reigning champions Jody Scheckter and Ferrari suffered a terrible season that resulted in Scheckter retiring from the sport at the end of the year. In addition, Frenchman Patrick Depailler lost his life while testing at Hockenheim. The following drivers and constructors contested the 1980 World Championship of Drivers and the 1980 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 1980 Formula One season started in Argentina in January. This event, held at the Buenos Aires Municipal Autodrome located in the sprawling Argentine capital started off badly. After