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UNITED KINGDOM
John Watson
BORN 1946-05-04 / 1973–1985 / 5 CONSTRUCTORS
CAREER · LIFETIME
The big numbers
STARTS
152
WINS
5
PODIUMS
20
POLES
2
FL
5
TITLES
0
PTS
169
CHART · 01
Career cumulative wins by year
Step plot with title-year markers (the yellow rings). Tap a point for the year's count.
Cumulative race wins by season for John Watson, with championship seasons marked.
DATA
| YEAR | WINS | CUM | CHAMPION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1978 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1979 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1983 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1985 | 0 | 5 |
CHART · 02
Finishing-position distribution by season
One box per season — quartiles + whiskers. Purple ticks mark wins (P1 finishes).
Distribution of finishing positions by season for John Watson, including best, median, and worst classified finishes.
DATA
| YEAR | RACES | BEST | MEDIAN | WORST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 1975 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| 1976 | 10 | 1 | 6.5 | 11 |
| 1977 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 1978 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1979 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 1980 | 6 | 4 | 7.5 | 11 |
| 1981 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 1982 | 10 | 1 | 3.5 | 13 |
| 1983 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 1985 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
CHART · 03
Win rate by season
Bars are wins ÷ starts per season. Purple bars are dominant years (≥50%).
Percentage of race starts won in each season by John Watson.
DATA
| YEAR | WINS | STARTS | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| 1974 | 0 | 15 | 0% |
| 1975 | 0 | 13 | 0% |
| 1976 | 1 | 16 | 6% |
| 1977 | 0 | 17 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0 | 16 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0 | 15 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0 | 13 | 0% |
| 1981 | 1 | 15 | 7% |
| 1982 | 2 | 15 | 13% |
| 1983 | 1 | 14 | 7% |
| 1985 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
SEASONS · 12
By the year
Every season this driver entered. Click a year to open that season's timing sheet.
| YEAR | CONSTRUCTORS | POS | STARTS | WINS | PODIUMS | POLES | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | McLaren | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | McLaren | P6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 1982 | McLaren | P3 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 39 |
| 1981 | McLaren | P6 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| 1980 | McLaren | P11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1979 | McLaren | P9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 1978 | Brabham | P6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| 1977 | Brabham | P13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1976 | Penske | P7 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 1975 | Penske / Lotus / Surtees | — | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | Brabham | P15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1973 | Brabham | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP POSITION P3 · LAST RACED 1985