Jody Scheckter vs Patrick Depailler, 1974

Teammates at Tyrrell — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1974 season, Jody Scheckter and Patrick Depailler were teammates at Tyrrell, competing in 15 races together. Scheckter outqualified Depailler 12 times and finished ahead of him 6 times, while Depailler finished ahead only 2 times. Scheckter secured 45 championship points, won 2 Grands Prix, and achieved 6 podium finishes, compared to Depailler's 14 points, 0 wins, and 1 podium finish. They were classified in 8 races for comparison.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
123Qualifyingof 15 compared
62Race finishesof 8 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

1974 season
15
Races together
15
45
Points
14
2
Wins
0
6
Podiums
1
P1
Best finish
P2
6.5
Average grid
11.4
4.3
Average finish
6.6
4
Did not finish
4
Other seasons together:1980197919781977197619751972