Jody Scheckter

South African · 1972–1980
VS

Mike Hawthorn

British · 1952–1958
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jody Scheckter Mike Hawthorn
Championships
1
1
Wins
10
3
Poles
3
4
Podiums
33
17
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
255
124.64
Starts
112
46
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jody Scheckter Mike Hawthorn
Win rate
8.9%
6.5%
Podium rate
29.5%
37%
Pole rate
2.7%
8.7%
Points / start
2.3
2.7
Avg grid
P8.0
P5.8
Avg finish
P9.1
P7.1
Finish rate
68.7%
73.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jody Scheckter Mike Hawthorn
Mechanical retirements
21
10
Crash retirements
13
1
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
1952
1974 · aged 24
First win
1953 · aged 24
1976
First pole
1958
1979 · aged 29
First title
1958 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980
Jody Scheckter Mike Hawthorn
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jody Scheckter Mike Hawthorn
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 3 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Team history
Jody Scheckter
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
Mike Hawthorn
Cooper 1952Ferrari 1953–1955Vanwall 1955Maserati 1956BRM 1956Vanwall 1956Ferrari 1957–1958
19521980
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).