John Watson

Born: 4 May 1946
Nationality: British

Career summary

Races: 152
Wins: 5
Poles: 2
Fastest Laps: 5
Points: 169
GP debut: 1973 British GP

F1 career

1973: Brabham-Cosworth
2 races
No finishes
No points scored

1974: Brabham-Cosworth
15 races
Best finish 4th in Austria
=14th in championship (6 points)

1975: Surtees/Lotus/Penske-Cosworth
11 races/1 race/1 race
8th in Spain/ret in Germany/9th in USA
No points scored

1976: Penske-Cosworth
16 races
Won in Austria
7th in championship (20 points)

1977: Brabham-Alfa Romeo
17 races
Best finish 2nd in France
Pole position in Monaco
Fastest laps in S Africa and Austria

=13th in championship (9 points)

1978: Brabham-Alfa Romeo
16 races
Best finish 2nd in Italy
Pole position in France
6th in championship (25 points)

1979: McLaren-Cosworth
15 races
Best finish 3rd in Argentina
=9th in championship (15 points)

1980: McLaren-Cosworth
13 races (+1 DNQ)
Best finish 4th in US West and Canada
=10th in championship (6 points)

1981: McLaren-Cosworth
15 races
Won in Great Britain
Fastest lap in Canada
6th in championship (27 points)

1982: McLaren-Cosworth
15 races
Won in Belgium and Detroit
Fastest lap in Belgium
=2nd in championship (39 points)

1983: McLaren-Cosworth/-TAG Porsche
14 races (+1 DNQ)
Won in US West
Fastest lap in Detroit
=6th in championship (22 points)

1985: McLaren-TAG Porsche
1 race
7th in European GP
No points scored