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Jody Scheckter is a 62 year old South African former Formula 1 driver who last drove for Ferrari in 1980.
He was born on January 29th 1950 in East London. His first race was the 1972 Grand Prix of United States where he drove for McLaren-Ford. Scheckter was active for 9 consecutive seasons between 1972 and 1980. In those years he scored 255 points in 112 races. During his career Scheckter achieved 10 wins and 33 podiums. His last race was the the 1980 Grand Prix of USA East.
He was born on January 29th 1950 in East London. His first race was the 1972 Grand Prix of United States where he drove for McLaren-Ford. Scheckter was active for 9 consecutive seasons between 1972 and 1980. In those years he scored 255 points in 112 races. During his career Scheckter achieved 10 wins and 33 podiums. His last race was the the 1980 Grand Prix of USA East.
| Name: | Jody Scheckter |
| Nationality: |  South African |
| Birthday: | January 29th 1950 (62) |
| Birthplace: | East London | Races: | 112 races |
| Total points: | 255 points |
| Wins: | 10 wins |
| Podiums: | 33 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 35 retirements |
| First race: |  1972 United States |
| Last race: | 1980 USA East |
| First win: |  1974 Sweden |
| Age first win: | 24 years, 4 months, 8 days |
Jody Scheckter by year
| All years | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 |
| 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 |
Overall stats: Jody Scheckter
| #1 | Best Finish | Jody Scheckter |  | 1 (10x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Jody Scheckter | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Jody Scheckter | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Jody Scheckter | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Jody Scheckter | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Jody Scheckter | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Jody Scheckter | | (0x) |
Wins
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Jody Scheckter | | 16 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Jody Scheckter | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Jody Scheckter | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Jody Scheckter | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Jody Scheckter | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Jody Scheckter | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Jody Scheckter | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1975 | 8 | Zandvoort | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | 16 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1980 Ferrari 1979 Ferrari 1978 Wolf-Ford 1977 Wolf-Ford 1976 Tyrrell-Ford 1975 Tyrrell-Ford 1974 Tyrrell-Ford 1973 McLaren-Ford 1972 McLaren-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Jody Scheckter
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna |  | 2.49 place | |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | | 5.13 place | |
| #44 | Average race points | Jody Scheckter | | 3.31 points | |
| #533 | Average race result | Jody Scheckter | | 5.19 place | |
| #31 | Most points finishes | Jody Scheckter | | 53 finishes | |
| #54 | Most avoidable retirements | Jody Scheckter | | 13 retirements | |
| #85 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Jody Scheckter | | 0.37 retirements | |
| #39 | Most race laps | Jody Scheckter | | 6035 laps | |
| #50 | Most races | Jody Scheckter | | 112 races | |
| #65 | Youngest driver | Jody Scheckter | | 22 years, 8 months, 9 days | |
| #476 | Oldest driver | Jody Scheckter | | 30 years, 8 months, 6 days | |
| #244 | Biggest gain in race | Jody Scheckter | | 13 places gained | |
| #43 | Start from P1 | Jody Scheckter | | 4 starts | |
| #80 | Most retirements | Jody Scheckter | | 35 retirements | |
| #31 | Most points | Jody Scheckter | | 255 points | |
| #21 | Most podiums | Jody Scheckter | | 33 podiums | |
| #29 | Most wins | Jody Scheckter | | 10 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 41 | Tony Brooks | 3.33 |
| 41 | Luigi Musso | 3.33 |
| 44 | Jody Scheckter | 3.31 |
| 45 | Karl Kling | 3.2 |
| 46 | Carlos Reutemann | 3.2 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 531 | Carlos Reutemann | 5.22 |
| 532 | Pedro Rodriguez | 5.21 |
| 533 | Jody Scheckter | 5.19 |
| 534 | Phil Hill | 5.15 |
| 535 | Roberto Mieres | 5.14 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 29 | Lewis Hamilton | 55 |
| 30 | Jacques Villeneuve | 53 |
| 30 | Jody Scheckter | 53 |
| 32 | Clay Regazzoni | 52 |
| 33 | Eddie Irvine | 50 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 49 | Jochen Mass | 14 |
| 53 | Thierry Boutsen | 13 |
| 53 | Jody Scheckter | 13 |
| 55 | Kimi Raikkonen | 12 |
| 55 | Alexander Wurz | 12 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 80 | Jan Magnussen | 0.38 |
| 80 | Wolfgang von Trips | 0.38 |
| 85 | Jody Scheckter | 0.37 |
| 86 | Manfred Winkelhock | 0.37 |
| 87 | Robert Kubica | 0.36 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 37 | Derek Warwick | 6376 |
| 38 | Denny Hulme | 6237 |
| 39 | Jody Scheckter | 6035 |
| 40 | Damon Hill | 5853 |
| 41 | Jean Pierre Jarier | 5746 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 48 | Keke Rosberg | 114 |
| 48 | Jacky Ickx | 114 |
| 50 | Jody Scheckter | 112 |
| 50 | Denny Hulme | 112 |
| 50 | John Surtees | 112 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 63 | Jarno Trulli | 22 years, 7 months, 24 days |
| 64 | Jacky Ickx | 22 years, 8 months, 9 days |
| 65 | Jody Scheckter | 22 years, 8 months, 9 days |
| 66 | Gianmaria Bruni | 22 years, 9 months, 6 days |
| 67 | Kazuki Nakajima | 22 years, 9 months, 10 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 474 | Jo Gartner | 30 years, 8 months, 27 days |
| 475 | Hermano da Silva Ramos | 30 years, 8 months, 26 days |
| 476 | Jody Scheckter | 30 years, 8 months, 6 days |
| 477 | Bertil Roos | 30 years, 7 months, 28 days |
| 478 | Mario de Araujo Cabral | 30 years, 7 months, 22 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 222 | Mario Andretti | 13 |
| 222 | Jan Lammers | 13 |
| 222 | Jody Scheckter | 13 |
| 222 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 13 |
| 222 | Bob Evans | 13 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 40 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 4 |
| 40 | Didier Pironi | 4 |
| 40 | Jody Scheckter | 4 |
| 40 | Tony Brooks | 4 |
| 40 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 4 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 77 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | 36 |
| 77 | Jackie Stewart | 36 |
| 80 | Jody Scheckter | 35 |
| 80 | Jean Pierre Beltoise | 35 |
| 80 | Jochen Rindt | 35 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 29 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 264 |
| 30 | Jack Brabham | 260 |
| 31 | Jody Scheckter | 255 |
| 32 | Denny Hulme | 248 |
| 33 | Jarno Trulli | 246.5 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 19 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 35 |
| 20 | Felipe Massa | 33 |
| 20 | Jody Scheckter | 33 |
| 20 | Denny Hulme | 33 |
| 23 | Jenson Button | 32 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 25 | Jacques Villeneuve | 11 |
| 28 | Gerhard Berger | 10 |
| 28 | Jody Scheckter | 10 |
| 28 | James Hunt | 10 |
| 28 | Ronnie Peterson | 10 |
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