Jody Scheckter

South African · 1972–1980
VS

Nino Farina

Italian · 1950–1955
Championship record
1
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jody Scheckter Nino Farina
Championships
1
1
Wins
10
5
Poles
3
5
Podiums
33
18
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
255
122.33
Starts
112
34
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jody Scheckter Nino Farina
Win rate
8.9%
14.7%
Podium rate
29.5%
52.9%
Pole rate
2.7%
14.7%
Points / start
2.3
3.6
Avg grid
P8.0
P3.1
Avg finish
P9.1
P5.9
Finish rate
68.7%
76.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jody Scheckter Nino Farina
Mechanical retirements
21
6
Crash retirements
13
2
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
1950
1974 · aged 24
First win
1950 · aged 43
1976
First pole
1950
1979 · aged 29
First title
1950 · aged 43
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978
Jody Scheckter Nino Farina
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jody Scheckter Nino Farina
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Team history
Jody Scheckter
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
Nino Farina
FER
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Ferrari 1952–1955
19501980
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).