Driver · 1973–1985
John Watson
🇬🇧 British
· 1946-05-04 (age 80) · Wikipedia ↗
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
First / Last
| Debut | 1973 British Grand Prix |
| First win | 1976 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1983 United States Grand Prix West |
| First pole | 1977 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Most wins in a season | 2 (1982) |
Streaks · Longest streaks
| Win streak | 1 |
| Podium streak | 3 |
| Points streak | 5 |
| Pole streak | 1 |
Age Records
| Debut age | 27y 71d |
| Age at first win | 30y 103d |
| youngest winner ever | P67 |
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+).
Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).
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: 2026-07-21 14:15
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-07-21 14:15