Jody Scheckter

South African · 1972–1980
VS

Nigel Mansell

British · 1980–1995
Race H2H
2 0
2 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 0
2 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
3
4
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jody Scheckter Nigel Mansell
Championships
1
1
Wins
10
31
Poles
3
32
Podiums
33
59
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
255
482
Starts
112
190
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jody Scheckter Nigel Mansell
Win rate
8.9%
16.3%
Podium rate
29.5%
31.1%
Pole rate
2.7%
16.8%
Points / start
2.3
2.5
Avg grid
P8.0
P6.4
Avg finish
P9.1
P11.1
Finish rate
68.7%
54.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jody Scheckter Nigel Mansell
Mechanical retirements
21
54
Crash retirements
13
25
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 · 7
Milestones & racecraft
1972
Debut season
1980
1974 · aged 24
First win
1985 · aged 32
1976
First pole
1984
1979 · aged 29
First title
1992 · aged 39
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-4.5
Season points trajectory
1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993
Jody Scheckter Nigel Mansell
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jody Scheckter Nigel Mansell
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 3 · 5 · P1
Kyalami 1 · 3 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 4 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 3 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P8 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Zolder 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Long Beach 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Jarama 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Team history
Jody Scheckter
TYR
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
Nigel Mansell
TEA
WIL
Team Lotus 1980–1984Williams 1985–1988Ferrari 1989–1990Williams 1991–1992Williams 1994McLaren 1995
19721995
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).