Gilles Villeneuve vs Jody Scheckter

1979·

Gilles Villeneuve edged Jody Scheckter 8–7 in the races and 8–7 in qualifying at Ferrari in 1979. Jody Scheckter scored 60 points to 53.

Gilles VilleneuveJody Scheckter

8Qualifying7

15 shared races

8Race day7

15 shared races

53Points60

in shared races, as awarded at the time

173Points (today’s rules)201

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 3/3
Podiums: 7/6
Poles: 1/1
Retirements: 3/2
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 5.1/6.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Gilles Villeneuve and Jody Scheckter
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Gilles Villeneuve	Jody Scheckter	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	10/5	Engine	Collision	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	5/6	P5	P6	2 / 1
3	3South African Grand Prix	3/2	P1	P2	9 / 6
4	4United States Grand Prix West	1/3	P1	P2	9 / 6
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	3/5	P7	P4	0 / 3
6	6Belgian Grand Prix	6/7	P7	P1	0 / 9
7	7Monaco Grand Prix	2/1	Transmission	P1	0 / 9
8	8French Grand Prix	3/5	P2	P7	6 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	13/11	P14▼	P5	0 / 2
10	10German Grand Prix	9/5	P8	P4	0 / 3
11	11Austrian Grand Prix	5/9	P2	P4	6 / 3
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	6/5	Tyre	P2	0 / 6
13	13Italian Grand Prix	5/3	P2	P1	6 / 9
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	2/9	P2	P4	6 / 3
15	15United States Grand Prix	3/16	P1	Tyre	9 / 0
	Average finish		P4.3	P3.3

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Gilles Villeneuve / 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.

Gilles Villeneuve and Jody Scheckter in other seasons

Other seasons in which Gilles Villeneuve and Jody Scheckter were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1980	Ferrari	Gilles Villeneuve vs Jody Scheckter	12–1	8–5	4–2

Gilles Villeneuve’s career Jody Scheckter’s career Ferrari 1979 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.