Gilles Villeneuve
Canadian · 1977–1982
VS

Jody Scheckter
South African · 1972–1980
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
16
12
Qualifyingahead
20
8
Gilles Villeneuve · Jody Scheckter
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
25 — 22
47 shared
Qualifying H2H
29 — 18
47 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
1
Top-3 finishes
4
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 2
1978 P7 1979 P1 1980 P14
Teammate battle by season
8
7
1979
8
5
1980
Career totals
Gilles Villeneuve Jody Scheckter
Championships
0
1
Wins
6
10
Poles
2
3
Podiums
13
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
107
255
Starts
68
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Gilles Villeneuve Jody Scheckter
Win rate
8.8%
8.9%
Podium rate
19.1%
29.5%
Pole rate
2.9%
2.7%
Points / start
1.6
2.3
Avg grid
P7.8
P8.0
Avg finish
P10.9
P9.1
Finish rate
61.8%
68.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Gilles Villeneuve Jody Scheckter
Mechanical retirements
15
21
Crash retirements
11
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1977
Debut season
1972
1978 · aged 28
First win
1974 · aged 24
1979
First pole
1976
—
First title
1979 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.9
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982
Gilles Villeneuve Jody Scheckter
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Jody Scheckter
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Kyalami 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P9 2 · 2 · P1
Watkins Glen 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Long Beach 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Zolder 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Jarama 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 1 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Team history
Gilles Villeneuve
FER
Ferrari 1977McLaren 1977Ferrari 1978–1982
Jody Scheckter
MCL
TYR
WOL
FER
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
19721982
Gilles Villeneuve → Jody Scheckter → Compare others
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).