Driver · 1973–1985

John Watson

British · 1946-05-04 (age 80) · Wikipedia ↗
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Starts
152
Grands Prix entered
Wins
5
Wins
Podiums
20
Podiums
Poles
2
Pole Position
Fastest Laps
0
Fastest Lap
Points
169
Career points
Titles
0
World Championship
Win Rate
3.3%
Win rate
Career Trajectory · championship position by season
1 5 10 15 1974 · 6pt · share of the leader 11% 1976 · 20pt · share of the leader 30% 1977 · 9pt · share of the leader 13% 1978 · 25pt · share of the leader 39% 1979 · 15pt · share of the leader 29% 1980 · 6pt · share of the leader 9% 1981 · 27pt · share of the leader 54% 1982 · 39pt · share of the leader 89% 1983 · 22pt · share of the leader 37% 1974 · Brabham · P15 · 6pt 1976 · Penske · P7 · 1 win · 20pt 1977 · Brabham · P13 · 9pt 1978 · Brabham · P6 · 25pt 1979 · McLaren · P9 · 15pt 1980 · McLaren · P11 · 6pt 1981 · McLaren · P6 · 1 win · 27pt 1982 · McLaren · P3 · 2 wins · 39pt 1983 · McLaren · P6 · 1 win · 22pt 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1985
title season line = championship position (1 at the top), colour = team · bar = points as a share of that season leader
SeasonTeamStartsWinsPodiumsPointsFinal position
1985 McLaren 1 0 0 0 -
1983 McLaren 14 1 3 22 6
1982 McLaren 15 2 5 39 3
1981 McLaren 15 1 4 27 6
1980 McLaren 13 0 0 6 11
1979 McLaren 15 0 1 15 9
1978 Brabham 16 0 3 25 6
1977 Brabham 17 0 1 9 13
1976 Penske 16 1 3 20 7
1975 Team Lotus · Surtees · Penske 13 0 0 0 -
1974 Brabham 15 0 0 6 15
1973 Brabham 2 0 0 0 -
TeamPeriodStartsWinsPodiumsPoints
Brabham 1973–1978 50 0 4 40
Team Lotus 1975 1 0 0 0
Penske 1975–1976 17 1 3 20
Surtees 1975 11 0 0 0
McLaren 1979–1985 73 4 13 109
Grand PrixStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
British Grand Prix 11 1 3 P1 20
Austrian Grand Prix 10 1 1 P1 13
Belgian Grand Prix 10 1 1 P1 10
United States Grand Prix West 8 1 1 P1 13
Detroit Grand Prix 2 1 2 P1 13
German Grand Prix 10 0 0 P5 5
Dutch Grand Prix 10 0 1 P3 7
Brazilian Grand Prix 10 0 1 P2 6
French Grand Prix 10 0 3 P2 19
Italian Grand Prix 9 0 1 P2 9
South African Grand Prix 9 0 1 P3 8
Canadian Grand Prix 9 0 2 P2 15
Monaco Grand Prix 8 0 0 P4 7
United States Grand Prix 8 0 0 P5 4
Spanish Grand Prix 7 0 1 P3 6
Argentine Grand Prix 7 0 1 P3 4
Swedish Grand Prix 5 0 0 P5 2
European Grand Prix 2 0 0 P7 0
Caesars Palace Grand Prix 2 0 1 P2 6
Japanese Grand Prix 2 0 0 P15 0
San Marino Grand Prix 2 0 0 P5 2
Swiss Grand Prix 1 0 0 P13 0
First / Last
Debut1973 British Grand Prix
First win1976 Austrian Grand Prix
Last win1983 United States Grand Prix West
First pole1977 Monaco Grand Prix
Most wins in a season2 (1982)
Streaks · Longest streaks
Win streak1
Podium streak3
Points streak5
Pole streak1
Age Records
Debut age27y 71d
Age at first win30y 103d
youngest winner everP67
All-Time Rankings · All-time rank
Wins
P54
5 Wins
Podiums
P55
20 Podiums
Pole Position
P70
2 Pole Position
Points
P70
169 Points
Starts
P49
152 Starts
Titles
—
0 Titles
Pit Stops & Laps · Data range: pit stops 2012+, lap times 1996+
Pit Stops
0
Recorded pit stops
Best Stop
—
Best pit-lane transit (not stationary)
Laps Recorded
0
Laps on record
Penalties
No penalties in the collected range (2023+ race control).
FIA Documents
No documents for this driver in the collected range (2019+).
Tyres
OpenF1 No race stints in the collected range (2023+).
TeammatePeriodRaces togetheraheadbehindH2H rate
Niki Lauda 1978–1983 44 20 24 45% compare →
Carlos Reutemann 1973–1974 17 7 10 41% compare →
Andrea de Cesaris 1981 15 12 3 80% compare →
Hans-Joachim Stuck 1977 14 4 10 29% compare →
Alain Prost 1980–1985 13 5 8 38% compare →
Patrick Tambay 1979 13 10 3 77% compare →
Carlos Pace 1974–1977 9 2 7 22% compare →
Rikky von Opel 1974 4 3 1 75% compare →
Richard Robarts 1974 3 1 2 33% compare →
Wilson Fittipaldi 1973 2 0 2 0% compare →
Boy Lunger 1976 1 0 1 0% compare →
Eppie Wietzes 1974 1 1 0 100% compare →
Dave Morgan 1975 1 1 0 100% compare →
Andrea de Adamich 1973 1 1 0 100% compare →
Nelson Piquet 1978 1 0 1 0% compare →
Gérard Larrousse 1974 1 1 0 100% compare →
Ronnie Peterson 1975 1 1 0 100% compare →
Teddy Pilette 1974 1 1 0 100% compare →
Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).
CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Red Bull Ring · Austria 10 1 1 P1 13
Long Beach · USA 8 1 1 P1 13
Zolder · Belgium 8 1 1 P1 10
Silverstone Circuit · UK 6 1 1 P1 12
Detroit Street Circuit · USA 2 1 2 P1 13
Circuit Park Zandvoort · Netherlands 10 0 1 P3 7
Kyalami · South Africa 9 0 1 P3 8
Circuit de Monaco · Monaco 8 0 0 P4 7
Watkins Glen · USA 8 0 0 P5 4
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Italy 8 0 1 P2 9
Brands Hatch · UK 7 0 2 P3 8
Hockenheimring · Germany 7 0 0 P5 5
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Argentina 7 0 1 P3 4
Jarama · Spain 6 0 1 P3 6
Circuit Paul Ricard · France 6 0 1 P3 7
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil 6 0 0 P8 0
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Canada 6 0 2 P2 15
Scandinavian Raceway · Sweden 5 0 0 P5 2
Dijon-Prenois · France 5 0 2 P2 12
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Brazil 4 0 1 P2 6
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari · Italy 3 0 0 P5 2
Mosport International Raceway · Canada 3 0 0 P10 0
Nürburgring · Germany 3 0 0 P7 0
Las Vegas Street Circuit · USA 2 0 1 P2 6
Fuji Speedway · Japan 2 0 0 P15 0
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium 1 0 0 P22 0
Nivelles-Baulers · Belgium 1 0 0 P11 0
Montjuïc · Spain 1 0 0 P8 0
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Scope: World Championship races(1950–, Indianapolis 500 1950–1960 included) · Pole Position = based on grid P1 (qualifying session data 2003+) · fastest-lap counts 2004+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · ongoing season excluded from title counts · shared drives follow source data(Jolpica) notation
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-09-05 14:15