John Watson
Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=141 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying head-to-head rate
- teammate gap samples
- 0
- teammate h2h
- 72-69
- pole rate
- 1.3%
- front row rate
- 7.1%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=113 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 54-59
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -0.865
Positions Gained
Highn=87 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 5.839
- expectation adjusted
- 1.258
Finishing
Highn=150 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 58.0%
- teammate classification rate
- 51.1%
- retirements
- 63
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- finish position std
- 3.53
Team Points Share
Highn=75 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 169
- team points
- 327
- points per start
- 1.127
Street Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
High-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Low-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alain Prost PRO | McLaren | 1980–1985 | 4–8 | 2–8 | |
Niki Lauda LAU | Tyrrell, Brabham, McLaren | 1975–1983 | 13–31 | 17–18 | |
| McLaren | 1981 | 14–1 | 9–3 | ||
Stephen South SOU | McLaren | 1980 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren | 1979 | 11–2 | 7–3 | |
| Brabham | 1978 | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||
Jose Carlos Pace CRL | Brabham, Tyrrell | 1974–1977 | 3–6 | 2–6 | |
| Tyrrell, Brabham | 1975–1977 | 11–3 | 3–7 | ||
Giorgio Francia FRN | Brabham | 1977 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Boy Hayje HAY | Penske | 1976 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Chris Amon AMO | Tyrrell | 1975 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Jacky Ickx ICK | Tyrrell | 1975 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | European Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 21 | 7 | |
| 1983 | South African Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 15 | disqualified | |
| 1983 | European Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 10 | DNF | |
| 1983 | Italian Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 15 | DNF | |
| 1983 | Dutch Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 1983 | Austrian Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 17 | 9 | |
| 1983 | German Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 23 | 5 | 2 |
| 1983 | British Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 24 | 9 | |
| 1983 | Canadian Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| 1983 | Detroit Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 21 | 3 | 4 |
| 1983 | Belgian Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 20 | DNF | |
| 1983 | Monaco Grand Prix | McLaren | — | — | did_not_qualify |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| 1983 | McLaren | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6th |
| 1982 | McLaren | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 3rd |
| 1981 | McLaren | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6th |
| 1980 | McLaren | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11th |
| 1979 | McLaren | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9th |
| 1978 | Brabham | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 6th |
| 1977 | Brabham | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13th |
| 1976 | Penske | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7th |
| 1975 | Surtees, Tyrrell, Team Lotus, Penske | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| 1974 | Brabham | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15th |
| 1973 | Brabham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th |