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John Watson F1 stats

Driver info

Nationality

British

Birthplace

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Date of birth

4 May 1946

Age

76

First race

1973 British Grand Prix

Last race

1985 European Grand Prix

Year(s) active

1973-83, 1985

Best championship finish

Runner-up (1982)

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F1 stats

A detailed look at John Watson’s F1 stats

Grand Prix entries154 
Grand Prix starts152 
Wins53.3%
From pole0 
Win & f.lap120.0%
Hat-trick0 
Podiums2013.2%
Pole positions21.3%
Pole to win0 
Fastest laps53.3%
Points1691.11 pts p/r
Points finishes4730.9%
Front row starts117.2%
Times as championship leader3 
Best start1stx2
Best finish1stx5
Did not start0 
Did not qualify2 
Did not pre-qualify0 
Retirements5838.2%
First lap retirements2 
Not classified32.0%
Disqualified32.0%
No. of events22 
No. of circuits28 

Stats by season

A look at 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
  1541525202511581147169 
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
  • WC: World Championship
  • P: Privateer
  • NC: Not classified

Stats by constructor

A look at Watson’s F1 stats by constructor

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
 1541525202511581147169
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
  • P: Privateer

Teammates

A list of Watson’s teammates (race drivers only)

DriverRaces
(ITA) Andrea de Adamich (1973)1
(BRA) Carlos Pace (1974, 1977)4
(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (1975)1
(DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (1977)14
(ITA) Giorgio Francia (1977)1
(AUT) Niki Lauda (1978, 1982-83)46
(BRA) Nelson Piquet (1978)1
(FRA) Patrick Tambay (1979)15
(FRA) Alain Prost (1980, 1985)14
(GBR) Stephen South (1980)1
(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (1981)15

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