As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
John Watson · Carlos Pace
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
21
—
26
47 shared
Qualifying H2H
16
—
31
47 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P3
Best championship
P6
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 1
1974
P12
1976
P7
1977
P13
Teammate battle by season
1
5
1974
1
2
1977
Career totals
John Watson
Carlos Pace
Championships
0
0
Wins
5
1
Poles
2
1
Podiums
20
6
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
169
58
Starts
152
72
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Watson
Carlos Pace
Win rate
3.3%
1.4%
Podium rate
13.2%
8.3%
Pole rate
1.3%
1.4%
Points / start
1.1
0.8
Avg grid
P11.9
P10.8
Avg finish
P11.5
P13.1
Finish rate
61.2%
52.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Watson
Carlos Pace
Mechanical retirements
43
20
Crash retirements
13
10
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 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
1973
Debut season
1972
1976 · aged 30
First win
1975 · aged 30
1977
First pole
1975
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.4
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
John Watson
Carlos Pace
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | John Watson | Carlos Pace |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Carlos Pace | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Carlos Pace | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P8 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1 Carlos Pace | ||
| Zolder | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Carlos Pace | ||
| Long Beach | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P9 Carlos Pace | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Carlos Pace | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| John Watson 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P8 Carlos Pace | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Carlos Pace | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Carlos Pace | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 Carlos Pace | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Carlos Pace | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Carlos Pace | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Carlos Pace | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Carlos Pace | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8 Carlos Pace | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 Carlos Pace | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P7 Carlos Pace | ||
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · — |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · — Carlos Pace | ||
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5 Carlos Pace | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Carlos Pace | ||
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).