Jacques Villeneuve
Canadian · 1996–2006
VS

Jody Scheckter
South African · 1972–1980
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
2
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jacques Villeneuve Jody Scheckter
Championships
1
1
Wins
11
10
Poles
13
3
Podiums
23
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
235
255
Starts
165
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jacques Villeneuve Jody Scheckter
Win rate
6.7%
8.9%
Podium rate
13.9%
29.5%
Pole rate
7.9%
2.7%
Points / start
1.4
2.3
Avg grid
P9.1
P8.0
Avg finish
P10.3
P9.1
Finish rate
66.7%
68.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jacques Villeneuve Jody Scheckter
Overtakes
1,120
0
Overtakes / race
7.0
0.0
Places lost
870
0
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Jacques Villeneuve Jody Scheckter
Mechanical retirements
38
21
Crash retirements
17
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
1996
Debut season
1972
1996 · aged 25
First win
1974 · aged 24
1996
First pole
1976
1997 · aged 26
First title
1979 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.1
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002
Jacques Villeneuve Jody Scheckter
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jacques Villeneuve Jody Scheckter
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 5 · P1
Nürburgring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Red Bull Ring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Hockenheimring 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Team history
Jacques Villeneuve
BAR
Williams 1996–1998BAR 1999–2003Renault 2004Sauber 2005BMW Sauber 2006
Jody Scheckter
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
19722006
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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).