As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Wilson Fittipaldi · John Watson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
5
—
7
12 shared
Qualifying H2H
1
—
11
12 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
1
P16
Best championship
P3
Teammate battle by season
2
0
1973
Career totals
Wilson Fittipaldi
John Watson
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
5
Poles
0
2
Podiums
0
20
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
3
169
Starts
35
152
Rate-adjusted · per start
Wilson Fittipaldi
John Watson
Win rate
0%
3.3%
Podium rate
0%
13.2%
Pole rate
0%
1.3%
Points / start
0.1
1.1
Avg grid
P17.6
P11.9
Avg finish
P15.0
P11.5
Finish rate
51.4%
61.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Wilson Fittipaldi
John Watson
Mechanical retirements
13
43
Crash retirements
3
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
1972
Debut season
1973
—
First win
1976 · aged 30
—
First pole
1977
—
First title
—
P5
Best finish
P1
+2.6
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
Wilson Fittipaldi
John Watson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Wilson Fittipaldi | John Watson |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P12 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P19 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P19 1 · 1 · P1 John Watson | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 2 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 John Watson | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P16 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P3 John Watson | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4 John Watson | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P13 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 0 · P8 John Watson | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P17 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P5 John Watson | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7 John Watson | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P10 John Watson | ||
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P8 John Watson | ||
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Wilson Fittipaldi 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P11 John Watson | ||
Team history
Wilson Fittipaldi
Brabham 1972–1973Fittipaldi 1975
John Watson
Brabham 1973–1974Team Lotus 1975Surtees 1975Penske 1975–1976Brabham 1977–1978McLaren 1979–1983McLaren 1985
19721985
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).