Ian Scheckter

South African · 1974–1977
VS

Arturo Merzario

Italian · 1972–1979
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
2
Qualifyingahead
1
3
Ian Scheckter · Arturo Merzario
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 4
7 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 6
7 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
Best championship
P12
Teammate battle by season
2
2
1977
Career totals
Ian Scheckter Arturo Merzario
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
11
Starts
18
58
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ian Scheckter Arturo Merzario
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.0
0.2
Avg grid
P19.7
P17.2
Avg finish
P17.5
P17.3
Finish rate
22.2%
31%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ian Scheckter Arturo Merzario
Mechanical retirements
7
30
Crash retirements
6
7
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: 1 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1974
Debut season
1972
First win
First pole
First title
P10
Best finish
P4
+2.2
Avg places gained
+0.1
Season points trajectory
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Ian Scheckter Arturo Merzario
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ian Scheckter Arturo Merzario
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4 Arturo Merzario
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Arturo Merzario
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9 Arturo Merzario
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 Arturo Merzario
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · —
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P16
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P16 Arturo Merzario
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4 Arturo Merzario
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P15
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P15 Arturo Merzario
Jarama 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · —
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario
Zolder 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P14
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P14 Arturo Merzario
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P14
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P14 Arturo Merzario
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9 Arturo Merzario
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Ian Scheckter 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Arturo Merzario
Team history
Ian Scheckter
TEA
WIL
TYR
MAR
Team Lotus 1974Williams 1975Tyrrell 1975–1976March 1977
Arturo Merzario
FER
ISO
WIL
FIT
MAR
WOL
MAR
SHA
MER
Ferrari 1972–1973Iso Marlboro 1974Williams 1975Fittipaldi 1975March 1976Wolf 1976March 1977Shadow 1977Merzario 1978–1979
19721979
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).