Gilles Villeneuve vs Jody Scheckter

Gilles Villeneuve and Jody Scheckter were Formula 1 team-mates for 28 races (1979 to 1980). Villeneuve finished ahead 14 times to 11 when both were classified, Villeneuve started ahead 20 times to 8, and the points were 57 to 62 in Scheckter's favour.

Team-mates 1979 to 1980. Compare with someone else

Explained: the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings · how "finished ahead" is counted: both classified, the higher place wins.

Race by race as team-mates

Gilles Villeneuve Jody Scheckter neither classified. Top row: race, 15–11. Bottom row: qualifying or grid, 21–8. Hover or tap a tile for the race.

1979

1980

Career totals

Gilles Villeneuve		Jody Scheckter
6	Seasons	9
67	Starts	112
6	Wins	10
9	Win rate %	8.9
2	Poles	3
13	Podiums	33
19.4	Podium rate %	29.5
0	Fastest laps	0
107	Points	255
1.6	Points per start	2.28
26	Retirements	35
0	World titles	1
2	Best championship	1

As team-mates: 28 races

Gilles Villeneuve		Jody Scheckter
14	Finished ahead	11
20	Started ahead (grid)	8
3	Wins	3
7	Podiums	6
57	Points	62

Season by season as team-mates

Season	Races	Race head-to-head	Grid head-to-head	Points
1979	15	7–7	8–7	53–60
1980	13	7–4	12–1	4–2

Head-to-head counts races both drivers started for the same team. A driver who finished ahead of a retired team-mate counts as ahead. Grid head-to-head uses the starting grid, so penalties are included.

All shared races: 47

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Gilles Villeneuve finished ahead 22 times, Jody Scheckter 18 times. Grid: 29–18. Wins in those races: 4–4. Points: 74–95.

After the same number of starts

Starts	Gilles Villeneuve wins	Jody Scheckter wins	Gilles Villeneuve podiums	Jody Scheckter podiums	Gilles Villeneuve points	Jody Scheckter points
10	0	0	0	0	3	2
25	3	3	4	7	37	54
50	4	4	9	14	76	114
75	–	7	–	24	–	176
100	–	10	–	33	–	253

Points are under the system of each era, so they compare drivers of the same era best.

Career curves: after the same number of starts

Cumulative wins and podiums after the same number of race starts. Hover or tap for a point in each career.

Starts	Gilles Villeneuve wins	Jody Scheckter wins	Gilles Villeneuve podiums	Jody Scheckter podiums	Gilles Villeneuve points	Jody Scheckter points
10	0	0	0	0	3	2
25	3	3	4	7	37	54
50	4	4	9	14	76	114
75	–	7	–	24	–	176
100	–	10	–	33	–	253

Starts	Gilles Villeneuve wins	Jody Scheckter wins	Gilles Villeneuve podiums	Jody Scheckter podiums	Gilles Villeneuve points	Jody Scheckter points
10	0	0	0	0	3	2
25	3	3	4	7	37	54
50	4	4	9	14	76	114
75	–	7	–	24	–	176
100	–	10	–	33	–	253