John Watson
British · 1973–1985
VS

Hans-Joachim Stuck
German · 1974–1979
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
4
10
Qualifyingahead
11
3
John Watson · Hans-Joachim Stuck
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
50 — 26
76 shared
Qualifying H2H
51 — 22
73 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P3
Best championship
P11
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 1
1974 P15 1976 P7 1977 P11 1978 P6 1979 P9
Teammate battle by season
4
10
1977
Career totals
John Watson Hans-Joachim Stuck
Championships
0
0
Wins
5
0
Poles
2
0
Podiums
20
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
169
29
Starts
152
77
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Watson Hans-Joachim Stuck
Win rate
3.3%
0%
Podium rate
13.2%
2.6%
Pole rate
1.3%
0%
Points / start
1.1
0.4
Avg grid
P11.9
P14.4
Avg finish
P11.5
P15.6
Finish rate
61.2%
39%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Watson Hans-Joachim Stuck
Mechanical retirements
43
27
Crash retirements
13
19
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
1974
1976 · aged 30
First win
—
1977
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P3
+0.4
Avg places gained
-0.7
Season points trajectory
1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985
John Watson Hans-Joachim Stuck
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit John Watson Hans-Joachim Stuck
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 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Zolder 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Long Beach 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Hans-Joachim Stuck
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Brands Hatch 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
John Watson 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
John Watson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Hans-Joachim Stuck
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
John Watson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Hans-Joachim Stuck
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
John Watson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Kyalami 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Jarama 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P17
John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P17 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3
John Watson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
John Watson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Hans-Joachim Stuck
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4
John Watson 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
John Watson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
John Watson 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10
John Watson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7
John Watson 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P7 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · —
John Watson 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · — Hans-Joachim Stuck
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
John Watson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · —
John Watson 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · — Hans-Joachim Stuck
Team history
John Watson
BRA
PEN
BRA
MCL
Brabham 1973–1974Team Lotus 1975Surtees 1975Penske 1975–1976Brabham 1977–1978McLaren 1979–1983McLaren 1985
Hans-Joachim Stuck
MAR
March 1974–1976Brabham 1977March 1977Shadow 1978ATS 1979
19731985
John Watson → Hans-Joachim Stuck → Compare others
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).