Jody Scheckter
South African · 1972–1980
VS

Mario Andretti
American · 1968–1982
Race H2H
53 — 38
91 shared
Qualifying H2H
41 — 50
91 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 1
1975 P7 1976 P3 1977 P2 1978 P1 1979 P1 1980 P19
Career totals
Jody Scheckter Mario Andretti
Championships
1
1
Wins
10
12
Poles
3
18
Podiums
33
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
255
180
Starts
112
128
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jody Scheckter Mario Andretti
Win rate
8.9%
9.4%
Podium rate
29.5%
14.8%
Pole rate
2.7%
14.1%
Points / start
2.3
1.4
Avg grid
P8.0
P8.6
Avg finish
P9.1
P12.5
Finish rate
68.7%
49.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jody Scheckter Mario Andretti
Mechanical retirements
21
49
Crash retirements
13
16
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
1968
1974 · aged 24
First win
1971 · aged 31
1976
First pole
1968
1979 · aged 29
First title
1978 · aged 38
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-3.9
Season points trajectory
1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982
Jody Scheckter Mario Andretti
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jody Scheckter Mario Andretti
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Jarama 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 4 · P1
Kyalami 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Zolder 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Scandinavian Raceway 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Long Beach 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P10 1 · 1 · P1
Watkins Glen 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Team history
Jody Scheckter
MCL
TYR
WOL
FER
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
Mario Andretti
LOT
FER
PAR
TEA
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
19681982
Jody Scheckter → Mario Andretti → Compare others
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).