Alain Prost
French · 1980–1993
VS

John Watson
British · 1973–1985
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
8
5
Qualifyingahead
8
4
Alain Prost · John Watson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
32 — 25
57 shared
Qualifying H2H
49 — 7
56 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
0
4
Runner-up
0
8
Top-3 finishes
1
P1
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 2
1980 P11 1981 P5 1982 P3 1983 P2
Teammate battle by season
7
5
1980
1
0
1985
Career totals
Alain Prost John Watson
Championships
4
0
Wins
51
5
Poles
33
2
Podiums
106
20
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
798.5
169
Starts
202
152
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alain Prost John Watson
Win rate
25.2%
3.3%
Podium rate
52.5%
13.2%
Pole rate
16.3%
1.3%
Points / start
4.0
1.1
Avg grid
P4.2
P11.9
Avg finish
P7.5
P11.5
Finish rate
73.8%
61.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alain Prost John Watson
Mechanical retirements
34
43
Crash retirements
17
13
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 2 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1980
Debut season
1973
1981 · aged 26
First win
1976 · aged 30
1981
First pole
1977
1985 · aged 30
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.3
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
1973 1976 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991
Alain Prost John Watson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Alain Prost John Watson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 5 · 6 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Alain Prost 5 · 6 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Alain Prost 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 John Watson
Circuit Paul Ricard 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Alain Prost 4 · 8 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson
Circuit de Monaco 4 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Alain Prost 4 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 John Watson
Red Bull Ring 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Alain Prost 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Alain Prost 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 John Watson
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Alain Prost 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Alain Prost 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · — John Watson
Hockenheimring 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Alain Prost 2 · 5 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson
Kyalami 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Alain Prost 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson
Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Alain Prost 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Alain Prost 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 John Watson
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Alain Prost 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 John Watson
Dijon-Prenois 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Alain Prost 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 John Watson
Nürburgring 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Alain Prost 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 John Watson
Zolder 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Alain Prost 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1
Alain Prost 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Alain Prost 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 John Watson
Brands Hatch 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P3
Alain Prost 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P3 John Watson
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Alain Prost 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson
Las Vegas Street Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Alain Prost 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 John Watson
Jarama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Alain Prost 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Alain Prost 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson
Team history
Alain Prost
REN
MCL
McLaren 1980Renault 1981–1983McLaren 1984–1989Ferrari 1990–1991Williams 1993
John Watson
MCL
Brabham 1973–1974Team Lotus 1975Surtees 1975Penske 1975–1976Brabham 1977–1978McLaren 1979–1983McLaren 1985
19731993
Alain Prost → John Watson → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).