Jody Scheckter
South African · 1972–1980
VS

John Surtees
British · 1960–1972
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jody Scheckter John Surtees
Championships
1
1
Wins
10
6
Poles
3
8
Podiums
33
24
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
255
180
Starts
112
112
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jody Scheckter John Surtees
Win rate
8.9%
5.4%
Podium rate
29.5%
21.4%
Pole rate
2.7%
7.1%
Points / start
2.3
1.6
Avg grid
P8.0
P7.7
Avg finish
P9.1
P10.3
Finish rate
68.7%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jody Scheckter John Surtees
Mechanical retirements
21
50
Crash retirements
13
5
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
1972
Debut season
1960
1974 · aged 24
First win
1963 · aged 29
1976
First pole
1960
1979 · aged 29
First title
1964 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-2.7
Season points trajectory
1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978
Jody Scheckter John Surtees
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jody Scheckter John Surtees
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Kyalami 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Watkins Glen 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 4 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Jarama 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Team history
Jody Scheckter
TYR
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
John Surtees
FER
SUR
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
19601980
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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).