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John Watson, United Kingdom

(John Marshall Watson)

* 4.5.1946

Note: These statistics are based only on the results available in the RSC archive database.
They cannot be modified or updated on their own and do not cover entire driver's racing history.

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General figures:
Data covers years:1964-1966, 1968-1969, 1972-1982, 1984-1991
Number of events:242 (including 4 races where did not start)
Total entries:299 (contains 145 finishes and 85 retirements, finishing ratio: 63%)
Photos in Gallery:148 (49% of all entries)
Achievements:
Wins:15Additional class wins2
Second place finishes:17Top 3 finishesnot applicable
Third place finishes:16Races finished on podium48
Best result (count):1st (15x)Pole positions9
Notes of interest:
Most frequent co-drivers:Jan Lammers (13), Johnny Dumfries (9), David Hobbs (9), Geoff Lees (8), John Nielsen (5), Raul Boesel (4), Niki Lauda (4), Mike Hailwood (4), Davy Jones (3), Vern Schuppan (3), Peter Gethin (2)
Most frequent makes:McLaren (82), Brabham (68), Penske (27), Jaguar (24), Crosslé (20), Surtees (16), Toyota (14), BMW (14), Austin-Healey (8), Chevron (6), Porsche (6), Mirage (5)
Most frequent types:MP4/1 (38), M29 (35), BT45 (29), Sports (20), BT46 (18), TS16 (16), PC3 (14), BT42 (13), XJR-8 (13), PC4 (12), GTP (11)
Most frequent chassis:M29/2 (17), MP4/1-05 (13), MP4/1-02 (12), TWR-J12C-187 (12), BT42/2 (11), PC4-001 (10), 86G-2 (8), BT45/6 (8), BT46/5 (8), M29/1 (7), M29/3 (7), PC3-01 (7), PC3-02 (7), TS16-04 (7), TS16-05 (7), BT45/1 (6)
Most frequent tracks:Brands Hatch (21), Kyalami (15), Watkins Glen (15), Kirkistown (13), Silverstone (13), Zeltweg (13), Jarama (12), Zandvoort (12), Zolder (12), Monaco (11), Long Beach (11), Monza (10)
Most frequent countries:GB (63), USA (43), F (23), D (19), B (17), ZA (16), E (16), BR (14), I (13), A (13), CDN (12)
28 - Brabham BT42 Ford #BT42/2 - John Goldie Racing with Hexagon