Driver · South African

Jody Scheckter

Formula 1, 1972–1980 · Drivers' Champion (1979)

Drivers' Champion in 1979. On the podium nearly one race in three. 10 Grand Prix wins between 1974 and 1979.

112

Starts

Wins

Podiums

Drivers' titles

Drivers' titles: 1979

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First win — Swedish Grand Prix 1974. Most recent — Italian Grand Prix 1979.

Jody Scheckter (South African) — Formula 1 1972–1980: 10 race wins, 33 podiums, 112 starts, and 1 Drivers' Championship title (1979).

Career

Starts	Wins	Podiums	Drivers' titles
112	10	33	1

First win: Swedish Grand Prix 1974. Most recent win: Italian Grand Prix 1979.

Data from F1DB (github.com/f1db/f1db), licensed CC BY 4.0 — source

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