Jody Scheckter

South African · 1972–1980
VS

Patrick Depailler

French · 1972–1980
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
26
19
Qualifyingahead
27
18
Jody Scheckter · Patrick Depailler
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
53 41
94 shared
Qualifying H2H
56 38
94 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 1
1974 P3 1975 P7 1976 P3 1977 P2 1978 P5 1979 P1
Teammate battle by season
9
6
1974
7
7
1975
10
6
1976
Career totals
Jody Scheckter Patrick Depailler
Championships
1
0
Wins
10
2
Poles
3
1
Podiums
33
19
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
255
141
Starts
112
95
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jody Scheckter Patrick Depailler
Win rate
8.9%
2.1%
Podium rate
29.5%
20%
Pole rate
2.7%
1.1%
Points / start
2.3
1.5
Avg grid
P8.0
P9.3
Avg finish
P9.1
P11.1
Finish rate
68.7%
56.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jody Scheckter Patrick Depailler
Mechanical retirements
21
26
Crash retirements
13
12
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 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1972
Debut season
1972
1974 · aged 24
First win
1978 · aged 33
1976
First pole
1974
1979 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-1.8
Season points trajectory
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Jody Scheckter Patrick Depailler
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Jody Scheckter Patrick Depailler
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Scandinavian Raceway 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Kyalami 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Zolder 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Jarama 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Long Beach 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P3
Watkins Glen 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Hockenheimring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Jody Scheckter
MCL
TYR
WOL
FER
McLaren 1972–1973Tyrrell 1974–1976Wolf 1977–1978Ferrari 1979–1980
Patrick Depailler
TYR
Tyrrell 1972Tyrrell 1974–1978Ligier 1979Alfa Romeo 1980
19721980
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).