Drivers/South Africa
Jody Scheckter
- 1× World Champion
- 1972–1980
- SCH
- Born 29 January 1950 in East London
- Jody David Scheckter
Family in Formula 1: Ian Scheckter (sibling)
- Starts112113 entries
- Wins109% of starts
- Podiums3329% of starts
- Pole positions33× started from P1
- Fastest laps5
- Titles11979
Career numbers
- Avg grid position8
- Avg finish5.2
- Retirement rate31%
- Pole-to-win conversion67%
- Positions gained+220
- Points scored255
- Longest winning streak2
- Longest podium streak4
- Longest points-scoring streak8
- TeamsMcLaren (1972–1973) · Tyrrell (1974–1976) · Wolf (1977–1978) · Ferrari (1979–1980)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
113 entries, 112 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryUnited States Grand Prix 1972P9 · McLaren
- First winSwedish Grand Prix 1974P1 · Tyrrell
- Last winItalian Grand Prix 1979P1 · Ferrari
- Last startUnited States Grand Prix 1980P11 · Ferrari
All 113 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Depailler | 1974–1976 | 16:10 | 27:18 | −0.29% | 114 : 65 | Compare |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 1979–1980 | 5:11 | 8:20 | +0.38% | 62 : 57 | Compare |
| Denny Hulme | 1972–1973 | 0:2 | 2:4 | +0.30% | 0 : 13 | Compare |
| Peter Revson | 1972–1973 | 1:1 | 1:4 | +0.42% | 0 : 26 | Compare |
| Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | 1976 | 2:0 | 3:0 | −4.25% | 8 : 0 | Compare |
| Keke Rosberg | 1978 | 1:0 | 3:0 | −2.50% | 6 : 0 | Compare |
| Bobby Rahal | 1978 | 1:0 | 2:0 | – | 10 : 0 | Compare |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 1975 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Eddie Keizan | 1974 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ian Scheckter | 1975–1976 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 12 : 0 | Compare |
| Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 1976 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Michel Leclère | 1975 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 1 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Jody Scheckter came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2.7 |
| Anderstorp Raceway | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Kyalami | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Monza | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Zolder | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Mosport | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Brands Hatch | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Watkins Glen | 9 | 3 | 5.7 | |
| Zandvoort | 7 | 2 | 7.4 | |
| Red Bull Ring | 7 | 8.3 | ||
| José Carlos Pace | 6 | 8 | ||
| Paul Ricard | 5 | 8.3 | ||
| Jarama | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Long Beach | 5 | 2 | 3.3 | |
| Silverstone | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Hockenheimring | 4 | 2 | 5.3 | |
| Dijon-Prenois | 3 | 5.5 | ||
| Nürburgring | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Fuji | 2 | 10 | ||
| Gilles Villeneuve | 2 | 1 | 3 |