John Watson

McLaren

1x 3rd Place

2,155 Final Elo

2,483 Peak Elo

World Class Tier

John Watson

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Race Podiums

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Seasons

1985

1983

1982

1981

1980

1979

1978

1977

1976

1975

1974

1973

Elo Rank

#40 all-time peak

Career Stats

Races 154

Finished 88

DNFs 64

Accident / Other 16

Mechanical 45

Disqualified 3

Win Rate 3.2%

Podium Rate 13.0%

Constructor History

1979-1983, 1985

75 races 4 wins 13 podiums

17 races 1 win 3 podiums

1973-1974, 1977-1978

50 races 4 podiums

Elo Rating Over Time

Data: Elo ratings computed from race finishing positions · 154 races

1985 Season 1 race

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
7	+51.4	2,104		2,155	+2 Laps		Brands Hatch	Oct 06, 1985	Round 14

1983 Season 15 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
21	-65.1	2,169		2,104	Disqualified		Kyalami	Oct 15, 1983	Round 15
22	-81.8	2,251		2,169	Spun off		Brands Hatch	Sep 25, 1983	Round 14
21	-95.6	2,346		2,251	Electrical		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 11, 1983	Round 13
3	+45.1	2,301		2,346	Finished		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 28, 1983	Round 12
9	+2.7	2,299		2,301	+2 Laps		Red Bull Ring	Aug 14, 1983	Round 11
5	+41.2	2,257		2,299	+1 Lap		Hockenheimring	Aug 07, 1983	Round 10
9	+15.4	2,242		2,257	+1 Lap		Silverstone Circuit	Jul 16, 1983	Round 9
6	+47.5	2,194		2,242	+1 Lap		Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Jun 12, 1983	Round 8
3	+93.0	2,101		2,194	Finished		Detroit Street Circuit	Jun 05, 1983	Round 7
22	-63.9	2,165		2,101	Collision		Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	May 22, 1983	Round 6
23	-92.9	2,258		2,165	Did not qualify		Circuit de Monaco	May 15, 1983	Round 5
5	+53.1	2,205		2,258	+1 Lap		Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	May 01, 1983	Round 4
26	-130.1	2,335		2,205	Engine		Circuit Paul Ricard	Apr 17, 1983	Round 3
1	+69.3	2,266		2,335	Finished		Long Beach	Mar 27, 1983	Round 2
19	-84.8	2,351		2,266	Engine		Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	Mar 13, 1983	Round 1

1982 Season 15 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
2	+53.0	2,298		2,351	Finished		Las Vegas Street Circuit	Sep 25, 1982	Round 16
4	+51.1	2,247		2,298	Finished		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 12, 1982	Round 15
13	-16.2	2,263		2,247	+3 Laps		Dijon-Prenois	Aug 29, 1982	Round 14
9	+14.3	2,249		2,263	Engine		Red Bull Ring	Aug 15, 1982	Round 13
12	-8.1	2,257		2,249	Suspension		Hockenheimring	Aug 08, 1982	Round 12
20	-77.1	2,334		2,257	Electrical		Circuit Paul Ricard	Jul 25, 1982	Round 11
23	-114.9	2,449		2,334	Spun off		Brands Hatch	Jul 18, 1982	Round 10
9	-25.2	2,474		2,449	+1 Lap		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Jul 03, 1982	Round 9
3	+16.1	2,458		2,474	Finished		Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Jun 13, 1982	Round 8
1	+35.0	2,423		2,458	Finished		Detroit Street Circuit	Jun 06, 1982	Round 7
14	-60.0	2,483		2,423	Electrical		Circuit de Monaco	May 23, 1982	Round 6
1	+29.7	2,453		2,483	Finished		Zolder	May 09, 1982	Round 5
6	-1.4	2,454		2,453	+1 Lap		Long Beach	Apr 04, 1982	Round 3
2	+30.7	2,424		2,454	Finished		Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	Mar 21, 1982	Round 2
6	+6.0	2,418		2,424	Finished		Kyalami	Jan 23, 1982	Round 1

1981 Season 15 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
7	+4.9	2,413		2,418	Finished		Las Vegas Street Circuit	Oct 17, 1981	Round 15
2	+50.2	2,363		2,413	Finished		Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Sep 27, 1981	Round 14
15	-52.6	2,415		2,363	Accident		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 13, 1981	Round 13
12	-38.1	2,453		2,415	Ignition		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 30, 1981	Round 12
6	+4.6	2,449		2,453	Finished		Red Bull Ring	Aug 16, 1981	Round 11
6	+5.7	2,443		2,449	+1 Lap		Hockenheimring	Aug 02, 1981	Round 10
1	+51.5	2,392		2,443	Finished		Silverstone Circuit	Jul 18, 1981	Round 9
2	+52.6	2,339		2,392	Finished		Dijon-Prenois	Jul 05, 1981	Round 8
3	+54.7	2,284		2,339	Finished		Jarama	Jun 21, 1981	Round 7
9	+18.7	2,266		2,284	Engine		Circuit de Monaco	May 31, 1981	Round 6
7	+42.8	2,223		2,266	Finished		Zolder	May 17, 1981	Round 5
10	+29.7	2,193		2,223	+2 Laps		Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	May 03, 1981	Round 4
16	-22.0	2,215		2,193	Transmission		Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Apr 12, 1981	Round 3
8	+49.9	2,165		2,215	+1 Lap		Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	Mar 29, 1981	Round 2
21	-61.0	2,226		2,165	Brakes		Long Beach	Mar 15, 1981	Round 1

1980 Season 14 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
12	+5.6	2,220		2,226	+9 Laps		Watkins Glen	Oct 05, 1980	Round 14
4	+98.7	2,122		2,220	Finished		Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Sep 28, 1980	Round 13
19	-28.4	2,150		2,122	Wheel bearing		Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Sep 14, 1980	Round 12
19	-34.8	2,185		2,150	Engine		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 31, 1980	Round 11
18	-46.9	2,232		2,185	Engine		Red Bull Ring	Aug 17, 1980	Round 10
17	-52.6	2,285		2,232	Engine		Hockenheimring	Aug 10, 1980	Round 9
8	+31.2	2,253		2,285	Engine		Brands Hatch	Jul 13, 1980	Round 8
7	+52.0	2,201		2,253	+1 Lap		Circuit Paul Ricard	Jun 29, 1980	Round 7
21	-84.9	2,286		2,201	Did not qualify		Circuit de Monaco	May 18, 1980	Round 6
13	-27.7	2,314		2,286	Not classified		Zolder	May 04, 1980	Round 5
4	+61.8	2,252		2,314	+1 Lap		Long Beach	Mar 30, 1980	Round 4
11	+10.8	2,241		2,252	+2 Laps		Kyalami	Mar 01, 1980	Round 3
11	+12.2	2,229		2,241	+1 Lap		Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Jan 27, 1980	Round 2
20	-79.9	2,309		2,229	Gearbox		Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 13, 1980	Round 1

1979 Season 15 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
6	+37.7	2,271		2,309	+1 Lap		Watkins Glen	Oct 07, 1979	Round 15
6	+49.6	2,222		2,271	+2 Laps		Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Sep 30, 1979	Round 14
21	-82.8	2,305		2,222	Accident		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 09, 1979	Round 13
13	-36.3	2,341		2,305	Engine		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 26, 1979	Round 12
9	-11.0	2,352		2,341	+1 Lap		Red Bull Ring	Aug 12, 1979	Round 11
5	+24.9	2,327		2,352	Finished		Hockenheimring	Jul 29, 1979	Round 10
4	+46.3	2,281		2,327	+1 Lap		Silverstone Circuit	Jul 14, 1979	Round 9
11	-6.9	2,288		2,281	+2 Laps		Dijon-Prenois	Jul 01, 1979	Round 8
4	+61.3	2,226		2,288	Finished		Circuit de Monaco	May 27, 1979	Round 7
6	+64.8	2,161		2,226	Finished		Zolder	May 13, 1979	Round 6
22	-78.6	2,240		2,161	Engine		Jarama	Apr 29, 1979	Round 5
13	-16.6	2,257		2,240	Injection		Long Beach	Apr 08, 1979	Round 4
17	-61.4	2,318		2,257	Ignition		Kyalami	Mar 03, 1979	Round 3
8	+9.3	2,309		2,318	+1 Lap		Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Feb 04, 1979	Round 2
3	+63.4	2,245		2,309	Finished		Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 21, 1979	Round 1

1978 Season 16 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
19	-67.6	2,313		2,245	Accident	Brabham	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Oct 08, 1978	Round 16
21	-103.6	2,417		2,313	Engine	Brabham	Watkins Glen	Oct 01, 1978	Round 15
2	+40.2	2,376		2,417	Finished	Brabham	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 10, 1978	Round 14
4	+33.5	2,343		2,376	Finished	Brabham	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 27, 1978	Round 13
7	+16.6	2,326		2,343	+1 Lap	Brabham	Red Bull Ring	Aug 13, 1978	Round 12
7	+21.2	2,305		2,326	Finished	Brabham	Hockenheimring	Jul 30, 1978	Round 11
3	+60.6	2,245		2,305	Finished	Brabham	Brands Hatch	Jul 16, 1978	Round 10
4	+72.2	2,172		2,245	Finished	Brabham	Circuit Paul Ricard	Jul 02, 1978	Round 9
21	-63.8	2,236		2,172	Spun off	Brabham	Scandinavian Raceway	Jun 17, 1978	Round 8
5	+63.9	2,172		2,236	Finished	Brabham	Jarama	Jun 04, 1978	Round 7
21	-57.3	2,230		2,172	Accident	Brabham	Zolder	May 21, 1978	Round 6
4	+77.4	2,152		2,230	Finished	Brabham	Circuit de Monaco	May 07, 1978	Round 5
21	-51.0	2,203		2,152	Gearbox	Brabham	Long Beach	Apr 02, 1978	Round 4
3	+90.5	2,113		2,203	Finished	Brabham	Kyalami	Mar 04, 1978	Round 3
8	+68.5	2,044		2,113	+2 Laps	Brabham	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	Jan 29, 1978	Round 2
19	-16.6	2,061		2,044	Engine	Brabham	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 15, 1978	Round 1

1977 Season 17 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
15	-0.2	2,061		2,061	Gearbox	Brabham	Fuji Speedway	Oct 23, 1977	Round 17
24	-60.1	2,121		2,061	Suspension	Brabham	Mosport International Raceway	Oct 09, 1977	Round 16
12	+29.6	2,092		2,121	+2 Laps	Brabham	Watkins Glen	Oct 02, 1977	Round 15
24	-41.5	2,133		2,092	Accident	Brabham	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 11, 1977	Round 14
25	-64.9	2,198		2,133	Oil leak	Brabham	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 28, 1977	Round 13
8	+40.5	2,158		2,198	+1 Lap	Brabham	Red Bull Ring	Aug 14, 1977	Round 12
21	-57.2	2,215		2,158	Engine	Brabham	Hockenheimring	Jul 31, 1977	Round 11
16	-20.7	2,236		2,215	Fuel system	Brabham	Silverstone Circuit	Jul 16, 1977	Round 10
2	+75.3	2,160		2,236	Finished	Brabham	Dijon-Prenois	Jul 03, 1977	Round 9
5	+74.5	2,086		2,160	Finished	Brabham	Scandinavian Raceway	Jun 19, 1977	Round 8
26	-76.2	2,162		2,086	Accident	Brabham	Zolder	Jun 05, 1977	Round 7
14	-10.6	2,173		2,162	Gearbox	Brabham	Circuit de Monaco	May 22, 1977	Round 6
15	-10.7	2,183		2,173	Fuel system	Brabham	Jarama	May 08, 1977	Round 5
17	-55.1	2,238		2,183	Disqualified	Brabham	Long Beach	Apr 03, 1977	Round 4
6	+32.1	2,206		2,238	Finished	Brabham	Kyalami	Mar 05, 1977	Round 3
11	-10.4	2,217		2,206	Accident	Brabham	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Jan 23, 1977	Round 2
10	-5.2	2,222		2,217	Suspension	Brabham	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 09, 1977	Round 1

1976 Season 16 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
18	-65.1	2,287		2,222	Engine	Penske	Fuji Speedway	Oct 24, 1976	Round 16
6	+31.5	2,256		2,287	Finished	Penske	Watkins Glen	Oct 10, 1976	Round 15
10	+2.5	2,253		2,256	+1 Lap	Penske	Mosport International Raceway	Oct 03, 1976	Round 14
11	-1.2	2,254		2,253	Finished	Penske	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 12, 1976	Round 13
19	-81.5	2,336		2,254	Gearbox	Penske	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 29, 1976	Round 12
1	+55.3	2,280		2,336	Finished	Penske	Red Bull Ring	Aug 15, 1976	Round 11
7	+25.4	2,255		2,280	Finished	Penske	Nürburgring	Aug 01, 1976	Round 10
3	+67.5	2,187		2,255	+1 Lap	Penske	Brands Hatch	Jul 18, 1976	Round 9
3	+87.5	2,100		2,187	Finished	Penske	Circuit Paul Ricard	Jul 04, 1976	Round 8
26	-99.0	2,199		2,100	Accident	Penske	Scandinavian Raceway	Jun 13, 1976	Round 7
10	+12.6	2,186		2,199	+2 Laps	Penske	Circuit de Monaco	May 30, 1976	Round 6
7	+52.0	2,134		2,186	+1 Lap	Penske	Zolder	May 16, 1976	Round 5
17	-20.4	2,155		2,134	Engine	Penske	Jarama	May 02, 1976	Round 4
12	+10.1	2,145		2,155	Not classified	Penske	Long Beach	Mar 28, 1976	Round 3
5	+72.1	2,073		2,145	+1 Lap	Penske	Kyalami	Mar 06, 1976	Round 2
21	-77.6	2,150		2,073	Fuel system	Penske	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Jan 25, 1976	Round 1

1975 Season 13 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
9	+32.6	2,118		2,150	+2 Laps	Penske	Watkins Glen	Oct 05, 1975	Round 14
10	+56.4	2,061		2,118	+1 Lap	Surtees	Red Bull Ring	Aug 17, 1975	Round 12
21	-58.4	2,120		2,061	Suspension	Team Lotus	Nürburgring	Aug 03, 1975	Round 11
11	+35.4	2,084		2,120	Accident	Surtees	Silverstone Circuit	Jul 19, 1975	Round 10
13	+22.4	2,062		2,084	+1 Lap	Surtees	Circuit Paul Ricard	Jul 06, 1975	Round 9
20	-55.4	2,117		2,062	Vibrations	Surtees	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Jun 22, 1975	Round 8
16	-22.3	2,140		2,117	+3 Laps	Surtees	Scandinavian Raceway	Jun 08, 1975	Round 7
10	+30.8	2,109		2,140	+2 Laps	Surtees	Zolder	May 25, 1975	Round 6
16	-20.2	2,129		2,109	Spun off	Surtees	Circuit de Monaco	May 11, 1975	Round 5
8	+64.3	2,065		2,129	+3 Laps	Surtees	Montjuïc	Apr 27, 1975	Round 4
25	-89.2	2,154		2,065	Clutch	Surtees	Kyalami	Mar 01, 1975	Round 3
10	+28.5	2,125		2,154	Finished	Surtees	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Jan 26, 1975	Round 2
22	-103.3	2,229		2,125	Disqualified	Surtees	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 12, 1975	Round 1

1974 Season 15 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
5	+63.2	2,165		2,229	Finished	Brabham	Watkins Glen	Oct 06, 1974	Round 15
20	-59.9	2,225		2,165	Suspension	Brabham	Mosport International Raceway	Sep 22, 1974	Round 14
7	+39.7	2,186		2,225	+1 Lap	Brabham	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 08, 1974	Round 13
4	+82.8	2,103		2,186	Finished	Brabham	Red Bull Ring	Aug 18, 1974	Round 12
24	-74.1	2,177		2,103	Suspension	Brabham	Nürburgring	Aug 04, 1974	Round 11
11	+19.3	2,158		2,177	+2 Laps	Brabham	Brands Hatch	Jul 20, 1974	Round 10
16	-31.2	2,189		2,158	+4 Laps	Brabham	Dijon-Prenois	Jul 07, 1974	Round 9
7	+39.9	2,149		2,189	Finished	Brabham	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Jun 23, 1974	Round 8
11	+8.8	2,140		2,149	+3 Laps	Brabham	Scandinavian Raceway	Jun 09, 1974	Round 7
6	+66.5	2,074		2,140	+1 Lap	Brabham	Circuit de Monaco	May 26, 1974	Round 6
11	+55.2	2,018		2,074	+2 Laps	Brabham	Nivelles-Baulers	May 12, 1974	Round 5
11	+51.6	1,967		2,018	+4 Laps	Brabham	Jarama	Apr 28, 1974	Round 4
21	-31.4	1,998		1,967	Fuel system	Brabham	Kyalami	Mar 30, 1974	Round 3
18	-16.9	2,015		1,998	Clutch	Brabham	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Jan 27, 1974	Round 2
12	+39.1	1,976		2,015	+4 Laps	Brabham	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 13, 1974	Round 1

1973 Season 2 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
23	-39.4	2,015		1,976	Engine	Brabham	Watkins Glen	Oct 07, 1973	Round 15
16	+15.4	2,000		2,015	Fuel system	Brabham	Silverstone Circuit	Jul 14, 1973	Round 9