John Marshall Watson is a former British Formula One driver who competed in the sport from 1973 Formula One Season until 1985. After the conclusion of his Formula One career, Watson was a noted Formula One commentator for Eurosport between 1990 and 1996. He then worked as a commentator for ESPN in 1997 and Sky + in 2002.
Formula One Career
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Watson in the second Brabham, had problems last season. Twice he looked like winning, in the French Grand Prix he ran out of fuel and at Silverstone, the car led for three quarters of the way, then blew up. Watson's recurring problem is to get the car to the finish line. Harry Carpenter. BBC. 1978 Argentine Grand Prix.
Formula One Statistical OverviewEdit
Formula One RecordEdit
| Year | Entrant | Team | Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 1973 | Ceramica Pagnossin Team MRD | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1974 | Goldie Hexagon Racing | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 15th | Report |
| 1975 | Team Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 0 | NC | Report |
| John Player Team Lotus | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | ||||
| Penske Cars | Penske-Ford Cosworth | ||||
| 1976 | Citibank Team Penske | Penske-Ford Cosworth | 20 | 7th | Report |
| 1977 | Martini Racing | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 9 | 13th | Report |
| 1978 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 25 | 6th | Report |
| 1979 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 15 | 9th | Report |
| 1980 | Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 11th | Report |
| 1981 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 27 | 6th | Report |
| 1982 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 39 | 3rd | Report |
| 1983 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 22 | 6th | Report |
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| 1984: Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1985 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren-TAG | 0 | NC | Report |
Career StatisticsEdit
| Entries | 157 |
| Starts | 152 |
| Pole Positions | 2 |
| Race Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 20 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Points | 169 |
Race WinsEdit
| Win Number | Grand Prix |
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| 1 | 1976 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 2 | 1981 British Grand Prix |
| 3 | 1982 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 4 | 1982 Detroit Grand Prix |
| 5 | 1983 United States Grand Prix West |
Career ResultsEdit
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
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| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | DNS | Did not start | ||
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