Patrick Depailler vs Jody Scheckter

1974·

Jody Scheckter edged Patrick Depailler 9–6 in the races and 12–3 in qualifying at Tyrrell in 1974. Jody Scheckter scored 45 points to 14.

Patrick DepaillerJody Scheckter

3Qualifying12

15 shared races

6Race day9

15 shared races

14Points45

in shared races, as awarded at the time

78Points (today’s rules)152

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/2
Podiums: 1/6
Poles: 1/0
Retirements: 4/4
Best finish: P2/P1
Avg. grid: 11.4/6.5

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Patrick Depailler and Jody Scheckter
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Patrick Depailler	Jody Scheckter	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	15/12	P6	Engine	1 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	16/14	P8	P13▼	0 / 0
3	3South African Grand Prix	15/8	P4	P8	3 / 0
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	16/9	P8	P5	0 / 2
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	28/2	Brakes	P3	0 / 4
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	4/5	P9	P2	0 / 6
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	1/2	P2▲	P1	6 / 9
8	8Dutch Grand Prix	8/5	P6	P5	1 / 2
9	9French Grand Prix	9/7	P8	P4	0 / 3
10	10British Grand Prix	10/3	Engine	P1	0 / 9
11	11German Grand Prix	5/4	Accident	P2	0 / 6
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	14/5	Collision	Engine	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	10/12	P11▼	P3	0 / 4
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	7/3	P5	Brakes	2 / 0
15	15United States Grand Prix	13/6	P6	Fuel system	1 / 0
	Average finish		P6.6	P4.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Patrick Depailler / Jody Scheckter.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Patrick Depailler and Jody Scheckter in other seasons

Other seasons in which Patrick Depailler and Jody Scheckter were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1976	Tyrrell	Patrick Depailler vs Jody Scheckter	10–6	6–10	39–49
1975	Tyrrell	Patrick Depailler vs Jody Scheckter	5–9	7–7	12–20

Patrick Depailler’s career Jody Scheckter’s career Tyrrell 1974 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.