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