As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Ronnie Peterson · John Watson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
40
—
37
77 shared
Qualifying H2H
45
—
32
77 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
1
P2
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 2
1974
P5
1976
P7
1977
P13
1978
P2
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1975
Career totals
Ronnie Peterson
John Watson
Championships
0
0
Wins
10
5
Poles
14
2
Podiums
26
20
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
169
Starts
123
152
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ronnie Peterson
John Watson
Win rate
8.1%
3.3%
Podium rate
21.1%
13.2%
Pole rate
11.4%
1.3%
Points / start
1.7
1.1
Avg grid
P8.4
P11.9
Avg finish
P11.4
P11.5
Finish rate
57.7%
61.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ronnie Peterson
John Watson
Mechanical retirements
37
43
Crash retirements
13
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: 2 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1973
1973 · aged 29
First win
1976 · aged 30
1973
First pole
1977
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.9
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
Ronnie Peterson
John Watson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Ronnie Peterson | John Watson |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Ronnie Peterson 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Ronnie Peterson 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 John Watson | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Kyalami | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Watkins Glen | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson | ||
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 John Watson | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 John Watson | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P8 John Watson | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson | ||
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 John Watson | ||
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — John Watson | ||
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P11 John Watson | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — John Watson | ||
Team history
Ronnie Peterson
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
John Watson
Brabham 1973–1974Team Lotus 1975Surtees 1975Penske 1975–1976Brabham 1977–1978McLaren 1979–1983McLaren 1985
19701985
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).