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Jody Scheckter

1 world title
Latest team
Nationality
zaf South African
Date of birth
29 Jan 1950
Active
1972 - 1980

Jody Scheckter (born 29 January 1950) is a former F1 driver. Between 1972 and 1980, the South African raced for multiple teams, including Ferrari. In total, he competed in 112 grands prix and achieved 33 podium finishes including 10 victories. Scheckter has won 1 world championship.

Jody Scheckter profile

Full name
Jody Scheckter
Latest team
Date of birth
29 January 1950
Nationality
zaf South African
Race number
1

Career of Jody Scheckter

F1 years

9
Best race result
1
Number of Grands Prix won
112
Number of sprint races
0
Sprint wins
0 / 0
0%
WC points
255

Victories

10
8.9%
Wins from pole
2 / 3
66.7%
Hat-tricks
0
Grand Slams
0
Most wins in a season
3
Win streak
2

Podium finishes

33
29.5%
P1 finishes
10 / 33
30.3%
P2 finishes
14 / 33
42.4%
P3 finishes
9 / 33
27.3%
Most podiums in a season
9
Podium streak
4

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