Championship record
2
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
5
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jim Clark
Jody Scheckter
Championships
2
1
Wins
25
10
Poles
33
3
Podiums
32
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
274
255
Starts
72
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jim Clark
Jody Scheckter
Win rate
34.7%
8.9%
Podium rate
44.4%
29.5%
Pole rate
45.8%
2.7%
Points / start
3.8
2.3
Avg grid
P3.6
P8.0
Avg finish
P7.1
P9.1
Finish rate
68.1%
68.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jim Clark
Jody Scheckter
Mechanical retirements
21
21
Crash retirements
2
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
1960
Debut season
1972
1962 · aged 26
First win
1974 · aged 24
1962
First pole
1976
1963 · aged 27
First title
1979 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.5
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
Jim Clark
Jody Scheckter
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jim Clark | Jody Scheckter |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 4 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Watkins Glen | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 5 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 1 · P1 |
Team history
Jim Clark
Team Lotus 1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1966Lotus-BRM 1966Lotus-Climax 1967Lotus-BRM 1967Lotus-Ford 1967–1968
Jody Scheckter
19601980
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).