As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
John Watson · Rikky von Opel
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
4
—
2
6 shared
Qualifying H2H
5
—
1
6 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P3
Best championship
—
Teammate battle by season
3
1
1974
Career totals
John Watson
Rikky von Opel
Championships
0
0
Wins
5
0
Poles
2
0
Podiums
20
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
169
0
Starts
152
11
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Watson
Rikky von Opel
Win rate
3.3%
0%
Podium rate
13.2%
0%
Pole rate
1.3%
0%
Points / start
1.1
0.0
Avg grid
P11.9
P21.6
Avg finish
P11.5
P18.3
Finish rate
61.2%
45.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Watson
Rikky von Opel
Mechanical retirements
43
5
Crash retirements
13
0
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
1973
1976 · aged 30
First win
—
1977
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P9
+0.4
Avg places gained
+3.4
Season points trajectory
John Watson
Rikky von Opel
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | John Watson | Rikky von Opel |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Rikky von Opel | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| John Watson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 Rikky von Opel | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 Rikky von Opel | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Rikky von Opel | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Rikky von Opel | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P15 |
| John Watson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P15 Rikky von Opel | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · — |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Rikky von Opel | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9 Rikky von Opel | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · — |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · — Rikky von Opel | ||
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · — |
| John Watson 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · — Rikky von Opel | ||
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).