Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazilian · 1970–1980
VS

Jody Scheckter
South African · 1972–1980
Race H2H
41 — 67
108 shared
Qualifying H2H
27 — 81
108 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 4
1974 P1 1975 P2 1976 P3 1977 P2 1978 P7 1979 P1 1980 P15
Career totals
Emerson Fittipaldi Jody Scheckter
Championships
2
1
Wins
14
10
Poles
6
3
Podiums
35
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
281
255
Starts
146
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Emerson Fittipaldi Jody Scheckter
Win rate
9.6%
8.9%
Podium rate
24%
29.5%
Pole rate
4.1%
2.7%
Points / start
1.9
2.3
Avg grid
P11.9
P8.0
Avg finish
P10.8
P9.1
Finish rate
66.4%
68.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Emerson Fittipaldi Jody Scheckter
Mechanical retirements
39
21
Crash retirements
5
13
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 5 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1972
1970 · aged 23
First win
1974 · aged 24
1972
First pole
1976
1972 · aged 25
First title
1979 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
+1.2
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980
Emerson Fittipaldi Jody Scheckter
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Emerson Fittipaldi Jody Scheckter
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 2 · 5 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Nivelles-Baulers 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 2 · P1
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Kyalami 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Zolder 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Jarama 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Montjuïc 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Long Beach 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P4
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8
Team history
Emerson Fittipaldi
TEA
MCL
FIT
Team Lotus 1970Lotus-Ford 1971Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975Fittipaldi 1976–1980
Jody Scheckter
MCL
TYR
WOL
FER
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
19701980
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Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).