DRIVER PROFILE · South African

Jody Scheckter

1972–1980 · Career statistics and race history

Jody Scheckter: 1 title with 1 team; 33.9% of his races ended in retirement.

Verdict evidence

Verdict evidence
Measure	Result
World titles	1
Teams in title-winning seasons	Ferrari
Retirements / starts	38 / 112

Starts112

Wins10

Podiums33

Poles3

Points246

Titles1

By circuit type

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit type	Qualifying Δ	Classified finish Δ	Average qualifying	Average finish	Races (qualifying / finish)
high-downforce	Unavailable	-0.23	Unavailable	5.43	0 / 14
low-downforce	Unavailable	-0.61	Unavailable	5.8	0 / 5
mixed	Unavailable	+0.11	Unavailable	5.09	0 / 58

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 5.19. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid1 / 1

DNF rate33.9%

Average grid → finish7.96 → 5.19

Positions gained / race2.86

First raceUnited States Grand Prix 1972 · 1972-10-08

Latest raceUnited States Grand Prix 1980 · 1980-10-05

TEAM HISTORYMcLaren Tyrrell Wolf Ferrari

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Otto Stuppacher (1976, 1 rounds); Ian Scheckter (1976, 1 rounds); Kazuyoshi Hoshino (1976, 1 rounds); Michel Leclère (1975, 1 rounds); Ian Scheckter (1975, 1 rounds); Jacky Ickx (1973, 0 rounds); Brian Redman (1972, 0 rounds).

38 non-finishes: 23 mechanical, 14 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 1 other. Reliability exposure: 11 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

Season	Standing	Starts	Wins	Teammates · quali / race	Points
1980 ↗	19	13	0	Gilles VilleneuveQ — · R 0–5	2
1979 ↗	1	15	3	Gilles VilleneuveQ — · R 5–6	51
1978 ↗	7	16	0	Bobby Rahal· 2 rounds Keke RosbergQ — · R 1–0	24
1977 ↗	2	17	3	—	55
1976 ↗	3	16	1	Alessandro Pesenti-RossiQ — · R 2–0 Patrick DepaillerQ — · R 5–3	49
1975 ↗	7	14	1	Jean-Pierre Jabouille· 1 rounds Patrick DepaillerQ — · R 5–5	20
1974 ↗	3	15	2	Eddie Keizan· 1 rounds Patrick DepaillerQ — · R 6–2	45
1973 ↗	NC	5	0	Peter RevsonQ — · R 0–1 Denny HulmeQ — · R 0–1	0
1972 ↗	NC	1	0	Peter Revson· 1 rounds Denny Hulme· 1 rounds	0

H2H reads Scheckter–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Every race 112 RESULT ROWS

198013 starts · 0 wins2 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1980 · ROUND 14United States	11	United States Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	23	56	+3 Laps	0
1980 · ROUND 12Italian	8	Italian Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	16	59	+1 Lap	0
1980 · ROUND 11Dutch	9	Dutch Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	12	70	+2 Laps	0
1980 · ROUND 10Austrian	13	Austrian Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	22	53	+1 Lap	0
1980 · ROUND 9German	13	German Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	21	44	+1 Lap	0
1980 · ROUND 8British	10	British Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	23	73	+3 Laps	0
1980 · ROUND 7French	12	French Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	19	52	+2 Laps	0
1980 · ROUND 6Monaco	RET	Monaco Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	17	27	Handling	0
1980 · ROUND 5Belgian	8	Belgian Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	14	70	+2 Laps	0
1980 · ROUND 4United States West	5	United States West Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	16	79	+1 Lap	2
1980 · ROUND 3South African	RET	South African Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	9	14	Engine	0
1980 · ROUND 2Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	8	10	Engine	0
1980 · ROUND 1Argentine	RET	Argentine Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	11	45	Engine	0

197915 starts · 3 wins51 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1979 · ROUND 15United States	RET	United States Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	16	48	Tyre	0
1979 · ROUND 14Canadian	4	Canadian Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	9	71	+1 Lap	3
1979 · ROUND 13Italian	1	Italian Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	3	50	1:22:00.220	9
1979 · ROUND 12Dutch	2	Dutch Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	75	+21.783	6
1979 · ROUND 11Austrian	4	Austrian Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	9	54	+47.210	3
1979 · ROUND 10German	4	German Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	45	+31.200	3
1979 · ROUND 9British	5	British Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	11	67	+1 Lap	2
1979 · ROUND 8French	7	French Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	79	+1 Lap	0
1979 · ROUND 7Monaco	1	Monaco Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	1	76	1:55:22.480	9
1979 · ROUND 6Belgian	1	Belgian Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	7	70	1:39:59.530	9
1979 · ROUND 5Spanish	4	Spanish Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	75	+28.680	3
1979 · ROUND 4United States West	2	United States West Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	3	80	+29.380	6
1979 · ROUND 3South African	2	South African Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	2	78	+3.420	6
1979 · ROUND 2Brazilian	6	Brazilian Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	6	39	+1 Lap	1
1979 · ROUND 1Argentine	RET	Argentine Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	0	Collision	0

197816 starts · 0 wins24 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1978 · ROUND 16Canadian	2	Canadian Jody Scheckter	Wolf	2	70	+13.372	6
1978 · ROUND 15United States	3	United States Jody Scheckter	Wolf	11	59	+45.701	4
1978 · ROUND 14Italian	12	Italian Jody Scheckter	Wolf	9	39	+1 Lap	0
1978 · ROUND 13Dutch	12	Dutch Jody Scheckter	Wolf	15	73	+2 Laps	0
1978 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Jody Scheckter	Wolf	7	3	Accident	0
1978 · ROUND 11German	2	German Jody Scheckter	Wolf	4	45	+15.350	6
1978 · ROUND 10British	RET	British Jody Scheckter	Wolf	3	36	Gearbox	0
1978 · ROUND 9French	6	French Jody Scheckter	Wolf	7	54	+54.530	1
1978 · ROUND 8Swedish	RET	Swedish Jody Scheckter	Wolf	6	16	Overheating	0
1978 · ROUND 7Spanish	4	Spanish Jody Scheckter	Wolf	9	75	+1:00.060	3
1978 · ROUND 6Belgian	RET	Belgian Jody Scheckter	Wolf	5	53	Spun off	0
1978 · ROUND 5Monaco	3	Monaco Jody Scheckter	Wolf	9	75	+32.290	4
1978 · ROUND 4United States West	RET	United States West Jody Scheckter	Wolf	10	59	Accident	0
1978 · ROUND 3South African	RET	South African Jody Scheckter	Wolf	5	59	Spun off	0
1978 · ROUND 2Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Jody Scheckter	Wolf	12	16	Accident	0
1978 · ROUND 1Argentine	10	Argentine Jody Scheckter	Wolf	15	52	+1:43.500	0

197717 starts · 3 wins55 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1977 · ROUND 17Japanese	10	Japanese Jody Scheckter	Wolf	6	71	+2 Laps	0
1977 · ROUND 16Canadian	1	Canadian Jody Scheckter	Wolf	9	80	1:40	9
1977 · ROUND 15United States	3	United States Jody Scheckter	Wolf	9	59	+1:18.879	4
1977 · ROUND 14Italian	RET	Italian Jody Scheckter	Wolf	3	23	Engine	0
1977 · ROUND 13Dutch	3	Dutch Jody Scheckter	Wolf	15	74	+1 Lap	4
1977 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Jody Scheckter	Wolf	8	45	Spun off	0
1977 · ROUND 11German	2	German Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1	47	+14.330	6
1977 · ROUND 10British	RET	British Jody Scheckter	Wolf	4	59	Engine	0
1977 · ROUND 9French	RET	French Jody Scheckter	Wolf	8	66	Accident	0
1977 · ROUND 8Swedish	RET	Swedish Jody Scheckter	Wolf	4	29	Accident	0
1977 · ROUND 7Belgian	RET	Belgian Jody Scheckter	Wolf	4	62	Engine	0
1977 · ROUND 6Monaco	1	Monaco Jody Scheckter	Wolf	2	76	1:57:52.770	9
1977 · ROUND 5Spanish	3	Spanish Jody Scheckter	Wolf	5	75	+24.510	4
1977 · ROUND 4United States West	3	United States West Jody Scheckter	Wolf	3	80	+4.857	4
1977 · ROUND 3South African	2	South African Jody Scheckter	Wolf	5	78	+5.200	6
1977 · ROUND 2Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Jody Scheckter	Wolf	15	11	Engine	0
1977 · ROUND 1Argentine	1	Argentine Jody Scheckter	Wolf	11	53	1:40:11.190	9

197616 starts · 1 wins49 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1976 · ROUND 16Japanese	RET	Japanese Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	5	58	Overheating	0
1976 · ROUND 15United States	2	United States Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	2	59	+8.030	6
1976 · ROUND 14Canadian	4	Canadian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	7	80	+19.745	3
1976 · ROUND 13Italian	5	Italian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	2	52	+19.500	2
1976 · ROUND 12Dutch	5	Dutch Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	8	75	+22.460	2
1976 · ROUND 11Austrian	RET	Austrian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	10	14	Suspension	0
1976 · ROUND 10German	2	German Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	8	14	+27.700	6
1976 · ROUND 9British	2	British Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	8	76	+16.180	6
1976 · ROUND 8French	6	French Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	9	54	+55.070	1
1976 · ROUND 7Swedish	1	Swedish Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	1	72	1:46:53.729	9
1976 · ROUND 6Monaco	2	Monaco Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	5	78	+11.130	6
1976 · ROUND 5Belgian	4	Belgian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	7	70	+1:31.000	3
1976 · ROUND 4Spanish	RET	Spanish Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	14	53	Engine	0
1976 · ROUND 3United States West	RET	United States West Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	11	34	Suspension	0
1976 · ROUND 2South African	4	South African Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	12	78	+1:08.400	3
1976 · ROUND 1Brazilian	5	Brazilian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	13	40	+1:56.460	2

197514 starts · 1 wins20 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1975 · ROUND 14United States	6	United States Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	10	59	+50.321	1
1975 · ROUND 13Italian	8	Italian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	4	51	+1 Lap	0
1975 · ROUND 12Austrian	8	Austrian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	10	28	+1 Lap	0
1975 · ROUND 11German	RET	German Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	3	7	Accident	0
1975 · ROUND 10British	3	British Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	6	55	Accident	4
1975 · ROUND 9French	9	French Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	2	54	+1:31.680	0
1975 · ROUND 8Dutch	16	Dutch Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	4	67	Engine	0
1975 · ROUND 7Swedish	7	Swedish Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	8	79	+1 Lap	0
1975 · ROUND 6Belgian	2	Belgian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	9	70	+19.220	6
1975 · ROUND 5Monaco	7	Monaco Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	7	74	+1 Lap	0
1975 · ROUND 4Spanish	RET	Spanish Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	13	3	Engine	0
1975 · ROUND 3South African	1	South African Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	3	78	1:43:16.900	9
1975 · ROUND 2Brazilian	RET	Brazilian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	8	18	Oil leak	0
1975 · ROUND 1Argentine	11	Argentine Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	9	52	+1 Lap	0

197415 starts · 2 wins45 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1974 · ROUND 15United States	RET	United States Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	6	44	Fuel system	0
1974 · ROUND 14Canadian	RET	Canadian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	3	48	Brakes	0
1974 · ROUND 13Italian	3	Italian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	12	52	+24.700	4
1974 · ROUND 12Austrian	RET	Austrian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	5	8	Engine	0
1974 · ROUND 11German	2	German Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	4	14	+50.700	6
1974 · ROUND 10British	1	British Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	3	75	1:43:02.200	9
1974 · ROUND 9French	4	French Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	7	80	+28.110	3
1974 · ROUND 8Dutch	5	Dutch Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	5	75	+34.280	2
1974 · ROUND 7Swedish	1	Swedish Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	2	80	1:58:31.391	9
1974 · ROUND 6Monaco	2	Monaco Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	5	78	+28.800	6
1974 · ROUND 5Belgian	3	Belgian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	2	85	+45.610	4
1974 · ROUND 4Spanish	5	Spanish Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	9	82	+2 Laps	2
1974 · ROUND 3South African	8	South African Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	8	78	+1:10.540	0
1974 · ROUND 2Brazilian	13	Brazilian Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	14	31	+1 Lap	0
1974 · ROUND 1Argentine	RET	Argentine Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	12	25	Engine	0

19735 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status
1973 · ROUND 15United States	RET	United States Jody Scheckter	McLaren	10	39	Suspension
1973 · ROUND 14Canadian	RET	Canadian Jody Scheckter	McLaren	3	32	Accident
1973 · ROUND 9British	RET	British Jody Scheckter	McLaren	6	0	Collision
1973 · ROUND 8French	RET	French Jody Scheckter	McLaren	2	43	Accident
1973 · ROUND 3South African	9	South African Jody Scheckter	McLaren	3	75	Engine

19721 starts · 0 wins0 pts

Race	Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1972 · ROUND 12United States	9	United States Jody Scheckter	McLaren	8	58	+1 Lap	0

1966–2026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.