Nelson Piquet
Brazilian · 1978–1991
VS

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