Jody Scheckter

South African · 1972–1980
VS

Juan Fangio

Argentine · 1950–1958
Championship record
1
World titles
5
1
Runner-up
2
4
Top-3 finishes
7
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jody Scheckter Juan Fangio
Championships
1
5
Wins
10
22
Poles
3
28
Podiums
33
31
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
255
260.64
Starts
112
51
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jody Scheckter Juan Fangio
Win rate
8.9%
43.1%
Podium rate
29.5%
60.8%
Pole rate
2.7%
54.9%
Points / start
2.3
5.1
Avg grid
P8.0
P2.0
Avg finish
P9.1
P4.8
Finish rate
68.7%
76.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jody Scheckter Juan Fangio
Mechanical retirements
21
12
Crash retirements
13
0
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1972
Debut season
1950
1974 · aged 24
First win
1950 · aged 38
1976
First pole
1950
1979 · aged 29
First title
1951 · aged 40
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978
Jody Scheckter Juan Fangio
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jody Scheckter Juan Fangio
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 5 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Team history
Jody Scheckter
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
Juan Fangio
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Maserati 1953Mercedes 1954Maserati 1954Mercedes 1955Ferrari 1956Maserati 1957–1958
19501980
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).