Jody Scheckter

South African · 1972–1980
VS

Nelson Piquet

Brazilian · 1978–1991
Race H2H
19 14
33 shared
Qualifying H2H
14 19
33 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
3
1
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 1
1979 P1 1980 P2
Career totals
Jody Scheckter Nelson Piquet
Championships
1
3
Wins
10
23
Poles
3
24
Podiums
33
60
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
255
485.5
Starts
112
205
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jody Scheckter Nelson Piquet
Win rate
8.9%
11.2%
Podium rate
29.5%
29.3%
Pole rate
2.7%
11.7%
Points / start
2.3
2.4
Avg grid
P8.0
P6.7
Avg finish
P9.1
P9.8
Finish rate
68.7%
61%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jody Scheckter Nelson Piquet
Mechanical retirements
21
51
Crash retirements
13
28
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
1978
1974 · aged 24
First win
1980 · aged 27
1976
First pole
1980
1979 · aged 29
First title
1981 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-3.1
Season points trajectory
1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990
Jody Scheckter Nelson Piquet
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jody Scheckter Nelson Piquet
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 5 · P1
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P8 2 · 4 · P1
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 2 · 4 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Kyalami 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 4 · P1
Long Beach 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Zolder 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Watkins Glen 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Jarama 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Team history
Jody Scheckter
TYR
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
Nelson Piquet
BRA
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
19721991
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).