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Jody Scheckter

1972–1980 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts112
Wins10
Podiums33
Poles3
Points246
Titles1

By circuit type

Qualifying and race results across different circuit types.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career
Circuit typeQualifying ΔClassified finish ΔAverage qualifyingAverage finishRaces (qualifying / finish)
high-downforceUnavailable-0.23Unavailable5.430 / 14
low-downforceUnavailable-0.61Unavailable5.80 / 5
mixedUnavailable+0.11Unavailable5.090 / 58
How this is calculated

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

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

At a glance

Career milestones, results and team history.

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
How this is calculated

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

Championship results and teammate comparisons across each season.

SeasonStandingStartsWinsTeammates · quali / racePoints
1980 ↗19130
Gilles VilleneuveQ — · R 0–5
2
1979 ↗1153
Gilles VilleneuveQ — · R 5–6
51
1978 ↗7160
Bobby Rahal· 2 rounds
Keke RosbergQ — · R 1–0
24
1977 ↗2173—55
1976 ↗3161
Alessandro Pesenti-RossiQ — · R 2–0
Patrick DepaillerQ — · R 5–3
49
1975 ↗7141
Patrick DepaillerQ — · R 5–5
20
1974 ↗3152
Eddie Keizan· 1 rounds
Patrick DepaillerQ — · R 6–2
45
1973 ↗NC50
Peter RevsonQ — · R 0–1
Denny HulmeQ — · R 0–1
0
1972 ↗NC10
Peter Revson· 1 rounds
Denny Hulme· 1 rounds
0
How this is calculated

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

Historical finishing rates

Season finishing rates, qualifying and recent results.

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Season
Circuit type
Window
Jody ScheckterFerrari130.0% (0/13)0.0% (0/13)7.7% (1/13)38.5% (5/13)30.8% (4/13)8.5616.23—9.89
13139811
How this is calculated

Historical finishing rates: counts / starts. Points rate means P1–P10 classified finishes. DNS excluded; DNF includes retirements and disqualifications. Circuit filtering happens before the last-5/10 window; fewer starts use the available sample. Averages exclude missing positions; average finish uses classified results. Last 5 reads the latest five recorded results for this circuit filter, oldest to latest, including DNS. Rate denominators remain starts only.

Every race 112 RESULT ROWS

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198013 starts · 0 wins2 pts
197915 starts · 3 wins51 pts
197816 starts · 0 wins24 pts
197717 starts · 3 wins55 pts
197616 starts · 1 wins49 pts
197514 starts · 1 wins20 pts
197415 starts · 2 wins45 pts
19735 starts · 0 wins0 pts
19721 starts · 0 wins0 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1972 · ROUND 12United States9United StatesJody ScheckterMcLaren858+1 Lap0

Data coverage

The seasons represented in these career statistics.

How this is calculated

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.