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John Watson F1 stats

Driver Bio

Nationality
British
Birthplace
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Date of Birth4 May 1946
Age
First Grand Prix
1973 British Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix
1985 European Grand Prix
Year(s) Active1973–83, 1985
Best Championship ResultRunner-up (1982)

Related Pages

  • Career Results
  • Wins
  • Podiums
  • Pole Positions
  • Fastest Laps
  • Front Row Starts
  • Stats per Grand Prix
  • Stats per Circuit

F1 Career Stats

Grand Prix Stats
Race Entries154 
Race Starts152 
First Race Start
1973 British Grand Prix
Last Race Start
1985 European Grand Prix
Did Not Start0 
Best Race Start1st×2
Best Race Finish1st×5
Retirements5838.2%
First-Lap Retirements2 
Not Classified3 
Disqualified3 
Times Leading the Championship3 
Number of Events22Stats breakdown per Grand Prix
Number of Circuits28Stats breakdown per circuit
Seasons Participated In12 
Seasons with Race Starts12 
Career Results
Wins Stats
Wins53.3%
Races Until First Win41 
First Grand Prix Win
1976 Austrian Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix Win
1983 Unites Stest Grand Prix West
Wins From Pole0 
Wins with Fastest Lap120.0%
Hat-Trick (Win, Pole, and Fastest Lap)0 
Most Consecutive Wins0 
Most Wins in a Single Season21982
Seasons with at Least One Win4 
More win stats
Podiums Stats
Podiums2013.2%
Races Until First Podium38 
First Podium Finish
1976 French Grand Prix
Last Podium Finish
1983 Dutch Grand Prix
Wins525.0%
Second-Place Finishes630.0%
Third-Place Finishes945.0%
Most Consecutive Podium Finishes3 
Most Podium Finishes in a Single Season51982
Seasons with Podium Finishes7 
More podium stats
Pole Positions Stats
Pole Positions21.3%
Races Until First Pole Position52 
First Pole Position
1977 Monaco Grand Prix
Last Pole Position
1978 French Grand Prix
Pole Position and Win0 
Most Consecutive Pole Positions0 
Most Pole Positions in a Single Season1977, 1978 
Seasons with at Least One Pole Position2 
More pole position stats
Qualifying Stats
Did Not Qualify2 
Did Not Pre-Qualify0 
Fastest Laps Stats
Fastest Laps53.3%
Races Until First Fastest Lap49 
First Fastest Lap
1977 South African Grand Prix
Last Fastest Lap
1983 Detroit Grand Prix
Win with Fastest Lap1 
Most Consecutive Fastest Laps0 
Most Fastest Laps in a Single Season21977
Seasons with at least One Fastest Lap4 
More fastest lap stats
Points Stats
Points Scored1691.11 pts p/r
Points Finishes4730.9%
Races Until First Points Finish8 
First Points Finish
1974 Monaco Grand Prix
Last Points Finish
1983 Dutch Grand Prix
Most Points Scored in a Single Season391982
Most Points Finishes in a Single Season81982
Seasons with at least One Points Finish9 
Front Row Starts Stats
Front Row Starts117.2%
Races Until First Front Row Start41 
First Front Row Start
1976 Austrian Grand Prix
Last Front Row Start
1981 French Grand Prix
Pole218.2%
2nd981.8%
Most Front Row Starts in a Single Season61977
Most Consecutive Front Row Starts3 
Seasons with at least One Front Row Start4 
More front row start stats

Driver Stats by Season

John Watson’s F1 Stats by Season
YearConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTSWC
1973
  • Brabham (privateer)
  • Brabham
22–––––223–––NC
1974Brabham (privateer)1515–––––4443614th
1975
  • Surtees
  • Lotus
  • Penske
1313–––––568––NC
1976Penske161613––15215207th
1977Brabham1717–112611123913th
1978Brabham1616–31–36127256th
1979McLaren1515–1–––5637159th
1980McLaren1413–––––5742610th
1981McLaren151514–115216276th
1982McLaren151525–1–5618392nd
1983McLaren151413–1–51016226th
1985McLaren11––––––217––NC
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Table definitions

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RE
Race Entries
RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
BS
Best Start
BR
Best Result
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points
WC
World Championship
NC
Not Classified

Driver Stats by Constructor

John Watson’s F1 Stats by Constuctor
ConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTS
Brabham (privateer) (1973–74)1616–––––54436
Brabham (1973, 1977–78)3434–422918121034
Surtees (1975)1111–––––468––
Lotus (1975)11–––––114–––
Penske (1975–76)171713––1521520
McLaren (1979–83, 1985)7573413–31252129109
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Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

RE
Race Entries
RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
BS
Best Start
BR
Best Result
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points

Teammates

John Watson’s F1 Teammates and Qualifying Head-to-Head
DriverNatRaces
Andrea de Adamich (1973)
1
Carlos Pace (1974, 1977)
4
Ronnie Peterson (1975)
1
Hans-Joachim Stuck (1977)
14
Giorgio Francia (1977)
1
Niki Lauda (1978, 1982–83)
46
Nelson Piquet (1978)
1
Patrick Tambay (1979)
15
Alain Prost (1980, 1985)
14
Stephen South (1980)
1
Andrea de Cesaris (1981)
15

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