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