Patrick Depailler vs Jody Scheckter

1976·

Patrick Depailler out-qualified Jody Scheckter 10–6 at Tyrrell in 1976, but Jody Scheckter won the races 10–6. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Patrick DepaillerJody Scheckter

10Qualifying6

16 shared races

6Race day10

16 shared races

39Points49

as awarded at the time

136Points (today’s rules)171

rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 7/5
Poles: 0/1
Retirements: 6/4
Best finish: P2/P1
Avg. grid: 6.1/7.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Patrick Depailler and Jody Scheckter
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Patrick Depailler	Jody Scheckter	Points
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	9/13	P2	P5	6 / 2
2	South African Grand Prix	6/12	P9	P4	0 / 3
3	United States Grand Prix West	2/11	P3	Suspension	4 / 0
4	Spanish Grand Prix	3/14	Accident	Engine	0 / 0
5	Belgian Grand Prix	4/7	Engine	P4	0 / 3
6	Monaco Grand Prix	4/5	P3	P2	4 / 6
7	Swedish Grand Prix	4/1	P2	P1	6 / 9
8	French Grand Prix	3/9	P2	P6	6 / 1
9	British Grand Prix	5/8	Engine	P2	0 / 6
10	German Grand Prix	3/8	Accident	P2	0 / 6
11	Austrian Grand Prix	13/10	Suspension	Suspension	0 / 0
12	Dutch Grand Prix	14/8	P7	P5	0 / 2
13	Italian Grand Prix	4/2	P6	P5	1 / 2
14	Canadian Grand Prix	4/7	P2	P4	6 / 3
15	United States Grand Prix	7/2	Fuel pipe	P2	0 / 6
16	Japanese Grand Prix	13/5	P2	Overheating	6 / 0

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
1975	Tyrrell	Patrick Depailler vs Jody Scheckter	5–9	7–7	12–20
1974	Tyrrell	Patrick Depailler vs Jody Scheckter	3–12	6–9	14–45

Other Tyrrell battles in 1976

Other Tyrrell teammate battles in 1976
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Patrick Depailler vs Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi	3–0	1–2	1–0
Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi vs Jody Scheckter	0–3	1–2	0–8

Patrick Depailler’s career Jody Scheckter’s career Tyrrell 1976 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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. The second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.