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
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
Nelson Piquet
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).