As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Patrick Tambay · John Watson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
32
—
40
72 shared
Qualifying H2H
28
—
44
72 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
1
P4
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 4
1977
P13
1978
P6
1981
P6
1982
P3
1983
P4
Teammate battle by season
3
10
1979
Career totals
Patrick Tambay
John Watson
Championships
0
0
Wins
2
5
Poles
5
2
Podiums
11
20
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
103
169
Starts
117
152
Rate-adjusted · per start
Patrick Tambay
John Watson
Win rate
1.7%
3.3%
Podium rate
9.4%
13.2%
Pole rate
4.3%
1.3%
Points / start
0.9
1.1
Avg grid
P10.9
P11.9
Avg finish
P12.7
P11.5
Finish rate
49.6%
61.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Patrick Tambay
John Watson
Mechanical retirements
30
43
Crash retirements
26
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: 3 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1977
Debut season
1973
1982 · aged 33
First win
1976 · aged 30
1983
First pole
1977
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.8
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
Patrick Tambay
John Watson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Patrick Tambay | John Watson |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Patrick Tambay 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Patrick Tambay 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson | ||
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · P13 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — John Watson | ||
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 John Watson | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 John Watson | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 John Watson | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10 John Watson | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Patrick Tambay 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — John Watson | ||
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).