Jack Brabham

Australian · 1955–1970
VS

Jody Scheckter

South African · 1972–1980
Championship record
3
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jack Brabham Jody Scheckter
Championships
3
1
Wins
14
10
Poles
13
3
Podiums
31
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
261
255
Starts
128
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jack Brabham Jody Scheckter
Win rate
10.9%
8.9%
Podium rate
24.2%
29.5%
Pole rate
10.2%
2.7%
Points / start
2.0
2.3
Avg grid
P7.4
P8.0
Avg finish
P9.2
P9.1
Finish rate
58.6%
68.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jack Brabham Jody Scheckter
Mechanical retirements
44
21
Crash retirements
8
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: 1 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1955
Debut season
1972
1959 · aged 33
First win
1974 · aged 24
1959
First pole
1976
1959 · aged 33
First title
1979 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.8
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979
Jack Brabham Jody Scheckter
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jack Brabham Jody Scheckter
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Kyalami 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P4
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Jack Brabham
Cooper 1955Maserati 1956Cooper 1957–1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1961Lotus-Climax 1962Brabham 1962Lotus-Climax 1963Brabham 1963Brabham-Climax 1964–1965Brabham-Repco 1966–1968Brabham-Ford 1969Brabham 1970
Jody Scheckter
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
19551980
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).