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 Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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| 1972 | Chevron Racing Cars | Chevron-Ford Cosworth | Non-championship only | ||
| Goldie Hexagon Racing | March-Ford Cosworth | ||||
| 1973 | Motor Racing Developments Ltd. | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1974 | John Goldie Racing with Hexagon | 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 | 6th | 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 |
| 1984: Did not compete | |||||
| 1985 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 0 | NC | Report |
- Italics donate non-championship entries.
Career Statistics[]
| Entries | 157 |
| Starts | 152 |
| Pole Positions | 2 |
| Front Row Starts | 11 |
| Race Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 20 |
| Fastest Laps | 5 |
| Points | 169 |
| Laps Raced | 7389 |
| Distance Raced | 34,182 km (21,240 mi) |
| Races Led | 10 |
| Laps Led | 287 |
| Distance Led | 1,238 km (769 mi) |
Race Wins[]
| 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 Results[]
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| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
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