Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 2 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 2 | |
| 1977 | 3 | |
| 1978 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jody Scheckter ranks #21 in Formula 1
Jody Scheckter ranks 21st among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 1946th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 70, Honours 84, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1972–1980 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1977, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles 1, grand prix wins 10, podiums 33, pole positions 3.
Immediately ahead sits Denny Hulme on 82.7, a gap of 0.4 points. Directly behind is Emerson Fittipaldi on 81.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Jody Scheckter GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Scheckter stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1977. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Scheckter comparisons
Jody Scheckter — frequently asked
- Is Jody Scheckter the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jody Scheckter ranks 21st in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 82.3, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Jody Scheckter's GOAT Score?
- 82.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jody Scheckter rank all time?
- 1946th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 21st within Formula 1.
- Jody Scheckter vs Denny Hulme: who ranks higher?
- Denny Hulme, on 82.7 against Jody Scheckter's 82.3 — a margin of 0.4 points.