John Watson 2019 Beyond the Grid interview
He may not be as well-known as James Hunt or Nigel Mansell, but for a good period in the late Seventies and early Eighties, after the former had retired and before the latter..
Name | John Watson |
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Place of Birth | Belfast |
Date of Birth | May 4th 1946 - 74 years old |
Season Entries | 12 |
First Race | 1973 British Grand Prix |
Last Race | 1985 European Grand Prix |
First Pole | 1977 Monaco Grand Prix |
Last Pole | 1978 French Grand Prix |
First Win | 1976 Austrian Grand Prix |
Last Win | 1983 USA West Grand Prix |
First Podium | 1976 French Grand Prix |
Last Podium | 1983 Dutch Grand Prix |
John Watson F1 Stats |
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Race Entries | 154 |
Race Starts | 152 |
Race Wins | 5 (3,2%) |
Pole Positions | 2 (1,3%) |
Fastest Laps | 5 (3,2%) |
Podiums | 20 (13,0%) |
Points Finishes | 47 (30,5%) |
Retirements | 66 (42,9%) |
Front Row Starts | 11 |
Total Points | 169 |
Total Laps | 7.388 |
1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
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23th | 15th | 38th | 8th | 13th | 6th | 9th | 12th | 6th | 3th |
1983 | 1985 | ||||||||
7th | 22th |
Year | Team | Engine | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | Laps | FL | Avg Pts | Points |
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1985 |
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TAG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1983 |
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TAG Ford |
14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 608 | 1 | 1.57 | 22 |
1982 |
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Ford | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 821 | 1 | 2.60 | 39 |
1981 |
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Ford | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 809 | 1 | 1.80 | 27 |
1980 |
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Ford | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 618 | 0 | 0.46 | 6 |
1979 |
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Ford | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 788 | 0 | 1.00 | 15 |
1978 |
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Alfa Romeo | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 752 | 0 | 1.56 | 25 |
1977 |
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Alfa Romeo | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 659 | 2 | 0.53 | 9 |
1976 |
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Ford | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 811 | 0 | 1.25 | 20 |
1975 |
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Ford Ford Ford |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1974 |
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Ford | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 897 | 0 | 0.40 | 6 |
1973 |
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Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
1th | 5 Times |
2th | 6 Times |
3th | 9 Times |
4th | 9 Times |
5th | 7 Times |
6th | 11 Times |
7th | 10 Times |
8th | 6 Times |
9th | 6 Times |
10th | 6 Times |
11th | 9 Times |
12th | 2 Times |
13th | 2 Times |
16th | 2 Times |
DNF | 56 Times |
DSQ | 3 Times |
NC | 3 Times |
DNQ | 2 Times |
Year | Race | No | Team | Engine | Grid | Pos | Retired | Pts | |
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2 | 1978 | 1978 French Grand Prix | 2 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
1 | 1977 | 1977 Monaco Grand Prix | 7 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 1 | DNF | Gearbox | 0 |
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