As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
John Watson · Nelson Piquet
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
41
—
36
77 shared
Qualifying H2H
12
—
65
77 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
3
0
Runner-up
1
1
Top-3 finishes
6
P3
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 3
1979
P9
1980
P2
1981
P1
1982
P3
1983
P1
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1978
Career totals
John Watson
Nelson Piquet
Championships
0
3
Wins
5
23
Poles
2
24
Podiums
20
60
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
169
485.5
Starts
152
205
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Watson
Nelson Piquet
Win rate
3.3%
11.2%
Podium rate
13.2%
29.3%
Pole rate
1.3%
11.7%
Points / start
1.1
2.4
Avg grid
P11.9
P6.7
Avg finish
P11.5
P9.8
Finish rate
61.2%
61%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Watson
Nelson Piquet
Mechanical retirements
43
51
Crash retirements
13
28
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
1978
1976 · aged 30
First win
1980 · aged 27
1977
First pole
1980
—
First title
1981 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.4
Avg places gained
-3.1
Season points trajectory
John Watson
Nelson Piquet
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | John Watson | Nelson Piquet |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| John Watson 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 5 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 1 · P2 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P5 3 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| John Watson 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Long Beach | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 2 · P3 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| John Watson 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Zolder | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 3 · P2 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| John Watson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Nelson Piquet | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · — |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Nelson Piquet | ||
Team history
John Watson
Brabham 1973–1974Team Lotus 1975Surtees 1975Penske 1975–1976Brabham 1977–1978McLaren 1979–1983McLaren 1985
Nelson Piquet
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
19731991
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).