John Watson
1973–1985 · Career statistics and race history
By circuit type
Qualifying and race results across different circuit types.
2026 season to date
No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.
Career
| Circuit type | Qualifying Δ | Classified finish Δ | Average qualifying | Average finish | Races (qualifying / finish) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high-downforce | Unavailable | +0.46 | Unavailable | 6.2 | 0 / 10 |
| low-downforce | Unavailable | +0.66 | Unavailable | 6 | 0 / 4 |
| mixed | Unavailable | -0.09 | Unavailable | 6.75 | 0 / 77 |
How this is calculated
Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 6.66. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.
Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.
At a glance
Career milestones, results and team history.
How this is calculated
Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Niki Lauda (1985, 0 rounds); Nelson Piquet (1978, 1 rounds); Boy Lunger (1976, 1 rounds); Mark Donohue (1975, 0 rounds); Guy Tunmer (1975, 0 rounds); Ronnie Peterson (1975, 1 rounds); Eddie Keizan (1975, 0 rounds); Jacky Ickx (1975, 0 rounds); Brian Henton (1975, 0 rounds); Jim Crawford (1975, 0 rounds); Eppie Wietzes (1974, 1 rounds); Richard Robarts (1974, 3 rounds); Gérard Larrousse (1974, 1 rounds); Wilson Fittipaldi (1973, 2 rounds); Rolf Stommelen (1973, 0 rounds); Carlos Reutemann (1973, 2 rounds); Andrea de Adamich (1973, 1 rounds).
64 non-finishes: 42 mechanical, 14 accident/collision, 3 disqualified, 5 other. Reliability exposure: 10 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.
Season by season
Championship results and teammate comparisons across each season.
| Season | Teammates · quali / race | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 ↗ | Alain Prost· 1 rounds | 0 |
| 1983 ↗ | Niki LaudaQ — · R 2–2 | 22 |
| 1982 ↗ | Niki LaudaQ — · R 0–5 | 39 |
| 1981 ↗ | Andrea de CesarisQ — · R 3–1 | 27 |
| 1980 ↗ | Alain ProstQ — · R 0–2 | 6 |
| 1979 ↗ | Patrick TambayQ — · R 2–1 | 15 |
| 1978 ↗ | Niki LaudaQ — · R 0–5 | 25 |
| 1977 ↗ | Hans-Joachim StuckQ — · R 1–1 Carlos PaceQ — · R 1–0 | 9 |
| 1976 ↗ | — | 20 |
| 1975 ↗ | Dave Morgan· 1 rounds | 0 |
| 1974 ↗ | Carlos ReutemannQ — · R 1–4 Teddy Pilette· 1 rounds Carlos PaceQ — · R 0–3 Rikky von OpelQ — · R 1–1 | 6 |
| 1973 ↗ | — | 0 |
How this is calculated
H2H reads Watson–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.
Historical finishing rates
Season finishing rates, qualifying and recent results.
Share season card ↗| John WatsonMcLarenSmall sample: fewer than 5 starts | 1 | 0.0% (0/1) | 0.0% (0/1) | 0.0% (0/1) | 100.0% (1/1) | 0.0% (0/1) | 14.00 | 21.00 | — | 7.00 | 7———— |
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How this is calculated
Historical finishing rates: counts / starts. Points rate means P1–P10 classified finishes. DNS excluded; DNF includes retirements and disqualifications. Circuit filtering happens before the last-5/10 window; fewer starts use the available sample. Averages exclude missing positions; average finish uses classified results. Last 5 reads the latest five recorded results for this circuit filter, oldest to latest, including DNS. Rate denominators remain starts only.
Every race 152 RESULT ROWS
Open a season to explore its race results.
19851 starts · 0 wins0 pts +
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | EuropeanJohn Watson | McLaren | 0 |
198314 starts · 1 wins22 pts +
198215 starts · 2 wins39 pts +
198115 starts · 1 wins27 pts +
198013 starts · 0 wins6 pts +
197915 starts · 0 wins15 pts +
197816 starts · 0 wins25 pts +
197717 starts · 0 wins9 pts +
197616 starts · 1 wins20 pts +
197513 starts · 0 wins0 pts +
197415 starts · 0 wins6 pts +
19732 starts · 0 wins0 pts +
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| RET | United StatesJohn Watson | Brabham | 0 |
| RET | BritishJohn Watson | Brabham | 0 |
Data coverage
The seasons represented in these career statistics.
How this is calculated
1966–2026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.