As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Andrea de Cesaris · John Watson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
13
—
32
45 shared
Qualifying H2H
25
—
19
44 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
1
P8
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 3
1981
P6
1982
P3
1983
P6
Teammate battle by season
3
12
1981
Career totals
Andrea de Cesaris
John Watson
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
5
Poles
1
2
Podiums
5
20
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
59
169
Starts
209
152
Rate-adjusted · per start
Andrea de Cesaris
John Watson
Win rate
0%
3.3%
Podium rate
2.4%
13.2%
Pole rate
0.5%
1.3%
Points / start
0.3
1.1
Avg grid
P14.4
P11.9
Avg finish
P15.7
P11.5
Finish rate
35.4%
61.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Andrea de Cesaris
John Watson
Mechanical retirements
98
43
Crash retirements
36
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: 1 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1980
Debut season
1973
—
First win
1976 · aged 30
1982
First pole
1977
—
First title
—
P2
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
Andrea de Cesaris
John Watson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Andrea de Cesaris | John Watson |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P8 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 John Watson | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · P13 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — John Watson | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 John Watson | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Andrea de Cesaris 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 John Watson | ||
Team history
Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo 1980McLaren 1981Alfa Romeo 1982–1983Ligier 1984–1985Minardi 1986Brabham 1987Rial 1988Dallara 1989–1990Jordan 1991Tyrrell 1992–1993Sauber 1994Jordan 1994
John Watson
Brabham 1973–1974Team Lotus 1975Surtees 1975Penske 1975–1976Brabham 1977–1978McLaren 1979–1983McLaren 1985
19731994
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).