Jochen Rindt
Austrian · 1964–1970
VS

Jody Scheckter
South African · 1972–1980
Championship record
1
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
2
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jochen Rindt Jody Scheckter
Championships
1
1
Wins
6
10
Poles
10
3
Podiums
13
33
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
109
255
Starts
61
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jochen Rindt Jody Scheckter
Win rate
9.8%
8.9%
Podium rate
21.3%
29.5%
Pole rate
16.4%
2.7%
Points / start
1.8
2.3
Avg grid
P6.5
P8.0
Avg finish
P9.9
P9.1
Finish rate
42.6%
68.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jochen Rindt Jody Scheckter
Mechanical retirements
30
21
Crash retirements
4
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
1964
Debut season
1972
1969 · aged 27
First win
1974 · aged 24
1968
First pole
1976
1970 · aged 28
First title
1979 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.2
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980
Jochen Rindt Jody Scheckter
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jochen Rindt Jody Scheckter
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Brands Hatch 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Jochen Rindt
Brabham-BRM 1964Cooper-Climax 1965Cooper-Maserati 1966–1967Brabham-Repco 1968Lotus-Ford 1969Team Lotus 1970
Jody Scheckter
TYR
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
19641980
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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).