Hans-Joachim Stuck

German · 1974–1979
VS

John Watson

British · 1973–1985
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
10
4
Qualifyingahead
3
11
Hans-Joachim Stuck · John Watson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
26 50
76 shared
Qualifying H2H
22 51
73 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
1
P11
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 4
1974 P15 1976 P7 1977 P11 1978 P6 1979 P9
Teammate battle by season
10
4
1977
Career totals
Hans-Joachim Stuck John Watson
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
5
Poles
0
2
Podiums
2
20
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
29
169
Starts
77
152
Rate-adjusted · per start
Hans-Joachim Stuck John Watson
Win rate
0%
3.3%
Podium rate
2.6%
13.2%
Pole rate
0%
1.3%
Points / start
0.4
1.1
Avg grid
P14.4
P11.9
Avg finish
P15.6
P11.5
Finish rate
39%
61.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Hans-Joachim Stuck John Watson
Mechanical retirements
27
43
Crash retirements
19
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
1974
Debut season
1973
First win
1976 · aged 30
First pole
1977
First title
P3
Best finish
P1
-0.7
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985
Hans-Joachim Stuck John Watson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Hans-Joachim Stuck John Watson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Zolder 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Long Beach 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P3
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P2
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
Jarama 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 1 · P3
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P5
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P11
Team history
Hans-Joachim Stuck
MAR
March 1974–1976Brabham 1977March 1977Shadow 1978ATS 1979
John Watson
BRA
PEN
BRA
MCL
Brabham 1973–1974Team Lotus 1975Surtees 1975Penske 1975–1976Brabham 1977–1978McLaren 1979–1983McLaren 1985
19731985
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).