Sport in South Africa South Africa has staged Formula One Grand Prix, the last being the 1993 race at the Kyalami circuit. It has produced 1979 Formula One world champion, Jody Schekter, who triumphed for Ferrari that year. South Africa was also one of the host nations for the A1 Grand Prix. Former Indycar Series driver and son of Jody, Tomas Scheckter, led the most laps in both his first two Indianapolis 500 starts. Which was 85 laps during the 2002 Indianapolis 500 and 63 laps during the 2003 Indianapolis 500. He has two career Indycar victories during his career. He has driven full-time
Juan Cáceres (racing driver) Juan Cáceres (racing driver) Juan Ignacio Cáceres (born May 1, 1984) is a Uruguayan race car driver from Punta del Este. Caceres began racing in Europe in 2001 and has competed in Italian Formula Renault, Spanish/Portuguese Formula BMW Junior Cup (where he was the 2003 champion), and Spanish Formula Three. In 2005 he drove in Italian Formula 3000 and had a Formula One test with Minardi. He made his Champ Car World Series debut in September 2006 at the race at Road America for Dale Coyne Racing. In 2007 Cáceres is driving in the TC2000 touring car series in Argentina.