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Jody Scheckter

Full name
Jody David Scheckter
Date of birth
Jan 29, 1950 (74)
Nationality
South African
Place of birth
East London
Family
Ian Scheckter
brother

Career stats

9
Seasons active
1/9
Championships
113
Races
10/113
Wins
3/113
Pole positions
33/113
Podiums
Ferrari
Last team
1972 United States GP
First race
1980 United States GP
Last race
1974 Swedish GP
First win
1979 Italian GP
Last win
1974 Belgian GP
First podium
1979 Italian GP
Last podium
1976 Swedish GP
First pole
1979 Monaco GP
Last pole
10
Wins
0
Sprint wins
8.85%
Win percentage
2
Wins from pole
3
Most wins in a season
2
Longest win streak
3
Pole positions
33
Podiums
29.2%
Podium percentage
9
Most podiums in a season
4
Longest podium streak
35
DNF
0
DNS
5
Fastest laps
6035
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
255
Points

Seasons

All races
Year Pos. Points Races Wins Podiums Pole positions Team(s)
1980 19th 2 14 0 0 0 Ferrari
1979 1st 51 15 3 6 1 Ferrari
1978 7th 24 16 0 4 0 Wolf
1977 2nd 55 17 3 9 1 Wolf
1976 3rd 49 16 1 5 1 Tyrrell
1975 7th 20 14 1 3 0 Tyrrell
1974 3rd 45 15 2 6 0 Tyrrell
1973 - - 5 0 0 0 McLaren
1972 - - 1 0 0 0 McLaren

Finish positions

1
10
2
14
3
9
4
9
5
7
6
4
7
3
8
5
9
4
10
3
11
2
12
3
13
3
14
15
16
1
17
18
19
20

Starting positions

1
3
2
9
3
11
4
7
5
14
6
6
7
7
8
10
9
12
10
5
11
5
12
5
13
2
14
3
15
4
16
3
17
1
18
19
1
20
21
1
22
1
23
2
24

Wins

Race Grid
10 1979 Italian Grand Prix 3rd
9 1979 Monaco Grand Prix 1st
8 1979 Belgian Grand Prix 7th
7 1977 Canadian Grand Prix 9th
6 1977 Monaco Grand Prix 2nd
5 1977 Argentine Grand Prix 11th
4 1976 Swedish Grand Prix 1st
3 1975 South African Grand Prix 3rd
2 1974 British Grand Prix 3rd
1 1974 Swedish Grand Prix 2nd

Pole positions

Race Result
3 1979 Monaco Grand Prix 1st
2 1977 German Grand Prix 2nd
1 1976 Swedish Grand Prix 1st

Jody Scheckter: Career overview and Formula 1 statistics

Jody Scheckter is a South African Formula 1 driver born on January 29, 1950. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1972 United States Grand Prix, driving for McLaren. Over the course of his career, Scheckter has participated in 113 Grands Prix.

Career highlights

Throughout Jody Scheckter's career, his has achieved noteworthy milestones, including:

  • Seasons active: 9
  • Races entered: 113
  • Championships: 1 (1979)
  • Race wins: 10
  • Podium finishes: 33
  • Pole positions: 3
  • Fastest laps: 5
  • Total career points: 255

Jody Scheckter's last race in Formula 1 was the 1980 United States Grand Prix. Explore more about Scheckter's seasons and results on his races overview page.

Teams Jody Scheckter has raced for

Over his Formula 1 career, Jody Scheckter has raced for several teams:

  • McLaren (1972-1973)
  • Tyrrell (1974-1976)
  • Wolf (1977-1978)
  • Ferrari (1979-1980)

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