Gilles Villeneuve vs Jody Scheckter

1980·

Gilles Villeneuve edged Jody Scheckter 8–5 in the races and 12–1 in qualifying at Ferrari in 1980. Gilles Villeneuve scored 4 points to 2.

Gilles VilleneuveJody Scheckter

12Qualifying1

13 shared races

8Race day5

13 shared races

4Points2

in shared races, as awarded at the time

40Points (today’s rules)21

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 6/4
Best finish: P5/P5
Avg. grid: 11.5/16.2

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	8/11	Accident	Engine	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	3/8	P16▼	Engine	0 / 0
3	3South African Grand Prix	10/9	Transmission	Engine	0 / 0
4	4United States Grand Prix West	10/16	Transmission	P5▲	0 / 2
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	12/14	P6	P8	1 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	6/17	P5	Handling	2 / 0
7	7French Grand Prix	17/19	P8	P12	0 / 0
8	8British Grand Prix	19/23	Engine	P10	0 / 0
9	9German Grand Prix	16/21	P6	P13	1 / 0
10	10Austrian Grand Prix	15/22	P8	P13	0 / 0
11	11Dutch Grand Prix	7/12	P7	P9	0 / 0
12	12Italian Grand Prix	8/16	Puncture	P8	0 / 0
14	14United States Grand Prix	18/23	Accident	P11	0 / 0
	Average finish		P8.0	P9.9

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
1979	Ferrari	Gilles Villeneuve vs Jody Scheckter	8–7	8–7	53–60

Gilles Villeneuve’s career Jody Scheckter’s career Ferrari 1980 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.