Race H2H
41
—
48
89 shared
Qualifying H2H
43
—
46
89 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
1
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 3
1974
P3
1975
P4
1976
P1
1977
P2
1978
P7
Career totals
James Hunt
Jody Scheckter
Championships
1
1
Wins
10
10
Poles
14
3
Podiums
23
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
179
255
Starts
93
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
James Hunt
Jody Scheckter
Win rate
10.8%
8.9%
Podium rate
24.7%
29.5%
Pole rate
15.1%
2.7%
Points / start
1.9
2.3
Avg grid
P7.0
P8.0
Avg finish
P11.5
P9.1
Finish rate
52.7%
68.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
James Hunt
Jody Scheckter
Mechanical retirements
25
21
Crash retirements
18
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
1973
Debut season
1972
1975 · aged 27
First win
1974 · aged 24
1976
First pole
1976
1976 · aged 29
First title
1979 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-4.4
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
James Hunt
Jody Scheckter
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | James Hunt | Jody Scheckter |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Watkins Glen | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P9 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 1 · P3 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Mosport International Raceway | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Jarama | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Fuji Speedway | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
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).