John Watson F1 stats
Driver info
Nationality
British
Birthplace
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Date of birth
Age
76
First race
Last race
Year(s) active
1973-83, 1985
Best championship finish
Runner-up ()
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F1 stats
A detailed look at John Watson’s F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 154 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 152 | |
| Wins | 5 | 3.3% |
| From pole | 0 | |
| Win & f.lap | 1 | 20.0% |
| Hat-trick | 0 | |
| Podiums | 20 | 13.2% |
| Pole positions | 2 | 1.3% |
| Pole to win | 0 | |
| Fastest laps | 5 | 3.3% |
| Points | 169 | 1.11 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 47 | 30.9% |
| Front row starts | 11 | 7.2% |
| Times as championship leader | 3 | |
| Best start | 1st | x2 |
| Best finish | 1st | x5 |
| Did not start | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 2 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 58 | 38.2% |
| First lap retirements | 2 | |
| Not classified | 3 | 2.0% |
| Disqualified | 3 | 2.0% |
| No. of events | 22 | |
| No. of circuits | 28 |
Stats by season
A look at Watson’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 23 | – | – | – | NC | ||
| Brabham (privateer) | 15 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14th | |
| 13 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 6 | 8 | – | – | NC | ||
| Penske | 16 | 16 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 7th | |
| Brabham | 17 | 17 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13th | |
| Brabham | 16 | 16 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 6th | |
| McLaren | 15 | 15 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 9th | |
| McLaren | 14 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10th | |
| McLaren | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 6th | |
| McLaren | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 2nd | |
| McLaren | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 6th | |
| McLaren | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 7 | – | – | NC | |
| 154 | 152 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 169 |
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
- P: Privateer
- NC: Not classified
Stats by constructor
A look at Watson’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brabham (privateer) (1973-74) | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Brabham (1973, 1977-78) | 34 | 34 | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 34 |
| Surtees (1975) | 11 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 6 | 8 | – | – |
| Lotus (1975) | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | – | – | – |
| Penske (1975-76) | 17 | 17 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| McLaren (1979-83, 1985) | 75 | 73 | 4 | 13 | – | 3 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 109 |
| 154 | 152 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 169 |
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)
| Driver | Races |
|---|---|
| (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 |