Patrick Depailler vs Jody Scheckter

1975·

Patrick Depailler and Jody Scheckter finished level 7–7 on race day at Tyrrell in 1975. Jody Scheckter took qualifying 9–5. Jody Scheckter scored 20 points to 12.

Patrick DepaillerJody Scheckter

5Qualifying9

14 shared races

7Race day7

14 shared races

12Points20

in shared races, as awarded at the time

67Points (today’s rules)88

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 1/3
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/3
Best finish: P3/P1
Avg. grid: 9.2/6.9

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	8/9	P5	P11	2 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	9/8	Suspension	Oil leak	0 / 0
3	3South African Grand Prix	5/3	P3▲	P1▲	4 / 9
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	7/13	Accident	Engine	0 / 0
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	12/7	P5	P7	2 / 0
6	6Belgian Grand Prix	12/9	P4	P2▲	3 / 6
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	2/8	P12▼	P7	0 / 0
8	8Dutch Grand Prix	13/4	P9	P16▼	0 / 0
9	9French Grand Prix	13/2	P6	P9	1 / 0
10	10British Grand Prix	17/6	P9	P3▲	0 / 4
11	11German Grand Prix	4/3	P9	Accident	0 / 0
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	7/10	P11	P8	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	12/4	P7	P8	0 / 0
14	14United States Grand Prix	8/10	Accident	P6	0 / 1
	Average finish		P7.3	P7.1

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
1974	Tyrrell	Patrick Depailler vs Jody Scheckter	3–12	6–9	14–45

Patrick Depailler’s career Jody Scheckter’s career Tyrrell 1975 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.