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John Watson is a 66 year old British former Formula 1 driver who last drove for McLaren-TAG in 1985.
He was born on May 4th 1946 in Belfast. He debuted for Brabham-Ford during the 1973 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Watson was active for 12 seasons between 1973 and 1985. In that period he scored 169 points in 152 races. During his career Watson achieved 5 wins and 20 podiums. His last race was the the 1985 Grand Prix of Europe.
He was born on May 4th 1946 in Belfast. He debuted for Brabham-Ford during the 1973 Grand Prix of Great Britain. Watson was active for 12 seasons between 1973 and 1985. In that period he scored 169 points in 152 races. During his career Watson achieved 5 wins and 20 podiums. His last race was the the 1985 Grand Prix of Europe.
| Name: | John Watson |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | May 4th 1946 (66) |
| Birthplace: | Belfast | Races: | 152 races |
| Total points: | 169 points |
| Wins: | 5 wins |
| Podiums: | 20 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 56 retirements |
| First race: | 1973 Great Britain |
| Last race: | 1985 Europe |
| First win: |  1976 Austria |
| Age first win: | 30 years, 3 months, 11 days |
John Watson by year
| All years | 1985 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 |
| 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 |
| 1973 |
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Overall stats: John Watson
| #1 | Best Finish | John Watson |  | 1 (5x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | John Watson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | John Watson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | John Watson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | John Watson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | John Watson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | John Watson | | (0x) |
Wins
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | John Watson | | 16 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | John Watson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | John Watson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | John Watson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | John Watson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | John Watson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | John Watson | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1975 | 7 | Anderstorp | John Watson | Surtees-Ford | 16 |
| 1974 | 9 | Dijon | John Watson | Brabham-Ford | 16 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1985 Marlboro McLaren International 1983 McLaren-Ford 1983 McLaren-Tag 1982 McLaren-Ford 1981 McLaren-Ford 1980 McLaren-Ford 1979 McLaren-Ford 1978 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1977 Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1976 Penske-Ford 1975 Surtees-Ford 1975 Lotus-Ford 1975 Penske-Ford 1974 Brabham-Ford 1973 Brabham-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: John Watson
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #119 | Average race points | John Watson | | 1.88 points | |
| #480 | Average race result | John Watson | | 6.6 place | |
| #154 | Ratio avoidable retirements | John Watson | | 0.25 retirements | |
| #36 | Most points finishes | John Watson | | 47 finishes | |
| #51 | Most avoidable retirements | John Watson | | 14 retirements | |
| #29 | Most race laps | John Watson | | 7388 laps | |
| #31 | Most races | John Watson | | 152 races | |
| #296 | Youngest driver | John Watson | | 27 years, 2 months, 10 days | |
| #133 | Oldest driver | John Watson | | 39 years, 5 months, 2 days | |
| #19 | Biggest gain in race | John Watson | | 21 places gained | |
| #54 | Start from P1 | John Watson | | 2 starts | |
| #36 | Most retirements | John Watson | | 56 retirements | |
| #52 | Most points | John Watson | | 169 points | |
| #46 | Most wins | John Watson | | 5 wins | |
| #45 | Most podiums | John Watson | | 20 podiums |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 110 | Hermann Lang | 2 |
| 110 | Eric Thompson | 2 |
| 119 | John Watson | 1.88 |
| 120 | Michele Alboreto | 1.83 |
| 121 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1.81 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 477 | Consalvo Sanesi | 6.67 |
| 479 | Felipe Massa | 6.65 |
| 480 | John Watson | 6.6 |
| 480 | Chris Irwin | 6.6 |
| 480 | Sergio Mantovani | 6.6 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 152 | Jaime Alguersuari | 0.25 |
| 152 | Gaston Mazzacane | 0.25 |
| 152 | John Watson | 0.25 |
| 152 | Raul Boesel | 0.25 |
| 152 | Carlos Reutemann | 0.25 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 33 | Bruce McLaren | 50 |
| 35 | Michele Alboreto | 47 |
| 35 | John Watson | 47 |
| 37 | Robert Kubica | 46 |
| 38 | Elio de Angelis | 43 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 49 | Nick Heidfeld | 14 |
| 49 | Alan Jones | 14 |
| 49 | John Watson | 14 |
| 49 | Jochen Mass | 14 |
| 53 | Thierry Boutsen | 13 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 27 | Felipe Massa | 7557 |
| 28 | Martin Brundle | 7522 |
| 29 | John Watson | 7388 |
| 30 | Johnny Herbert | 7344 |
| 31 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 7341 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 27 | Martin Brundle | 158 |
| 30 | Kimi Raikkonen | 157 |
| 31 | John Watson | 152 |
| 32 | Rene Arnoux | 150 |
| 33 | Derek Warwick | 148 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 294 | Markus Winkelhock | 27 years, 1 month, 9 days |
| 295 | Johnny Cecotto | 27 years, 1 month, 16 days |
| 296 | John Watson | 27 years, 2 months, 10 days |
| 297 | Geoff Lees | 27 years, 2 months, 15 days |
| 298 | Nasif Estefano | 27 years, 2 months, 20 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 131 | Andre Guelfi | 39 years, 5 months, 13 days |
| 132 | Roger Laurent | 39 years, 5 months, 13 days |
| 133 | John Watson | 39 years, 5 months, 2 days |
| 134 | Oscar Alfredo Galvez | 39 years, 5 months, 1 day |
| 134 | Ernesto Prinoth | 39 years, 5 months, 1 day |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 13 | Johnny Claes | 22 |
| 18 | Niki Lauda | 21 |
| 18 | John Watson | 21 |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 21 |
| 18 | Graham Hill | 21 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 51 | Jean Alesi | 2 |
| 51 | Michele Alboreto | 2 |
| 51 | John Watson | 2 |
| 51 | Gilles Villeneuve | 2 |
| 51 | Jo Siffert | 2 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 34 | Jacques Villeneuve | 56 |
| 34 | Olivier Panis | 56 |
| 34 | John Watson | 56 |
| 37 | John Surtees | 55 |
| 38 | Michael Schumacher | 54 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 50 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 174 |
| 51 | Stirling Moss | 173 |
| 52 | John Watson | 169 |
| 53 | Keke Rosberg | 159.5 |
| 54 | Patrick Depailler | 141 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 44 | Michele Alboreto | 5 |
| 44 | Keke Rosberg | 5 |
| 44 | John Watson | 5 |
| 44 | Clay Regazzoni | 5 |
| 44 | Tony Brooks | 5 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 41 | Stirling Moss | 22 |
| 44 | Mark Webber | 21 |
| 45 | John Watson | 20 |
| 46 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 19 |
| 46 | Mario Andretti | 19 |
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