Watkins Glen – F1 Statistics & Circuit Profile
Fact File
F1 Races at Watkins Glen
F1 Race Winners at Watkins Glen
| Year | Grand Prix | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin | Race Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | United States |  Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 8 | 4.300s | 2hr 13m 45.800s |
| 1962 | United States | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 9.200s | 2hr 07m 13.000s |
| 1963 | United States | Graham Hill | BRM | 1 | 34.300s | 2hr 19m 22.100s |
| 1964 | United States | Graham Hill | BRM | 4 | 30.500s | 2hr 16m 38.000s |
| 1965 | United States | Graham Hill | BRM | 1 | 12.500s | 2hr 20m 36.100s |
| 1966 | United States | Jim Clark | Lotus-BRM | 2 | 1 lap | 2hr 09m 40.100s |
| 1967 | United States | Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford
Cosworth | 2 | 6.300s | 2hr 03m 13.200s |
| 1968 | United States | Jackie Stewart |  Matra-Ford
Cosworth | 2 | 24.680s | 1hr 59m 20.290s |
| 1969 | United States |  Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford
Cosworth | 1 | 49.990s | 1hr 57m 56.840s |
| 1970 | United States |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford
Cosworth | 3 | 36.210s | 1hr 57m 32.790s |
| 1971 | United States | Francois Cevert | Tyrrell-Ford
Cosworth | 5 | 40.062s | 1hr 43m 51.991s |
| 1972 | United States | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford
Cosworth | 1 | 32.268s | 1hr 41m 45.354s |
| 1973 | United States |  Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford
Cosworth | 1 | 0.668s | 1hr 41m 15.799s |
| 1974 | United States |  Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Ford
Cosworth | 1 | 10.735s | 1hr 40m 21.439s |
| 1975 | United States | Niki Lauda |  Ferrari | 1 | 4.943s | 1hr 42m 58.175s |
| 1976 | United States | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford
Cosworth | 1 | 8.030s | 1hr 42m 40.741s |
| 1977 | United States | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford
Cosworth | 1 | 2.026s | 1hr 58m 23.267s |
| 1978 | United States | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 19.739s | 1hr 40m 48.800s |
| 1979 | United States |  Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 48.787s | 1hr 52m 17.734s |
| 1980 | United States |  Alan Jones | Williams-Ford
Cosworth | 5 | 4.210s | 1hr 34m 36.050s |
F1 Polesitters at Watkins Glen
F1 Fastest Laps at Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen F1 Statistics
Wins
Driver
| Driver | Wins | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Graham Hill | 3 | 1963, 1964, 1965 |
| Jim Clark | 3 | 1962, 1966, 1967 |
| Jackie Stewart | 2 | 1968, 1972 |
| James Hunt | 2 | 1976, 1977 |
| Carlos Reutemann | 2 | 1974, 1978 |
| Innes Ireland | 1 | 1961 |
| Jochen Rindt | 1 | 1969 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 | 1970 |
| Francois Cevert | 1 | 1971 |
| Ronnie Peterson | 1 | 1973 |
| Niki Lauda | 1 | 1975 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 1 | 1979 |
| Alan Jones | 1 | 1980 |
Constructor
Podiums
Driver
| Driver | Podiums | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Hill | 6 | 3 | 3 | – | 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1968 |
| Jim Clark | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | 1962 1963 1966 1967 |
| John Surtees | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | 1964 1966 1968 1969 |
| James Hunt | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1973 1974 1976 1977 |
| Carlos Reutemann | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1973 1974 1978 1980 |
 Jody Scheckter | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 1976 1977 1978 |
 Dan Gurney | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1961 1965 |
| Jochen Rindt | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1966 1969 |
 Jo Siffert | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1964 1971 |
| Jackie Stewart | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1968 1972 |
| Francois Cevert | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1971 1972 |
 Denny Hulme | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1967 1972 |
| Ronnie Peterson | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1971 1973 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1970 1975 |
| Niki Lauda | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1975 1976 |
| Alan Jones | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1978 1980 |
| Didier Pironi | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1979 1980 |
| Innes Ireland | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1961 |
| Tony Brooks | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1961 |
| Bruce McLaren | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1962 |
| Richie Ginther | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1963 |
| Jack Brabham | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1965 |
| Piers Courage | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1969 |
 Pedro Rodriguez | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1970 |
| Reine Wisell | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1970 |
| Carlos Pace | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1974 |
 Jochen Mass | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1975 |
| Mario Andretti | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1977 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1979 |
| Rene Arnoux | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1979 |
Constructor
| Constructor | Podiums | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus (1958-94) | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1961 1962 1963 1966 1967 1967 1968 1969 1970 1970 1973 1977 |
| BRM | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1961 1962 1963 1963 1964 1965 1969 1970 1971 |
| Brabham | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1964 1965 1965 1967 1969 1973 1974 1974 |
| McLaren | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1972 1975 1975 1976 1977 |
| Ferrari | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1964 1975 1976 1978 1979 |
| Tyrrell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1971 1972 1972 1976 1979 |
| Cooper | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | 1962 1966 1966 |
| Williams | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 1978 1980 1980 |
| March | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1971 1973 |
| Wolf | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1977 1978 |
| Porsche | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1961 |
| Matra | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1968 |
 Honda | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1968 |
| Hesketh | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1974 |
| Renault | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1979 |
| Ligier | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1980 |
Pole positions
Pole positions highlighted in bold indicate a pole position that was converted into a race win. For constructors, only pole position and race win combinations from the same driver are included.
Driver
| Driver | Poles | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Graham Hill | 3 | 1963, 1965, 1967 |
| Jim Clark | 2 | 1962, 1964 |
| Jack Brabham | 2 | 1961, 1966 |
| Jackie Stewart | 2 | 1971, 1972 |
| James Hunt | 2 | 1976, 1977 |
| Mario Andretti | 2 | 1968, 1978 |
| Jochen Rindt | 1 | 1969 |
 Jacky Ickx | 1 | 1970 |
| Ronnie Peterson | 1 | 1973 |
| Carlos Reutemann | 1 | 1974 |
| Niki Lauda | 1 | 1975 |
| Alan Jones | 1 | 1979 |
| Bruno Giacomelli | 1 | 1980 |
Constructor
Fastest laps
Fastest laps highlighted in bold indicate a fastest lap and race win combination. For constructors, only fastest lap and race win combinations from the same driver are included.
Driver
| Driver | Fastest laps | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Clark | 3 | 1962, 1963, 1964 |
| Graham Hill | 2 | 1965, 1967 |
| Jacky Ickx | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
| Jackie Stewart | 2 | 1968, 1972 |
| James Hunt | 2 | 1973, 1976 |
| Jack Brabham | 1 | 1961 |
| John Surtees | 1 | 1966 |
| Jochen Rindt | 1 | 1969 |
| Carlos Pace | 1 | 1974 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 | 1975 |
| Ronnie Peterson | 1 | 1977 |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1 | 1978 |
| Nelson Piquet | 1 | 1979 |
| Alan Jones | 1 | 1980 |