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Key facts
- Born
- John Marshall Watson , ( 1946-05-04 ) 4 May 1946 (age 80) , Belfast , Northern Ireland
- Nationality
- British
- Active years
- 1973 – 1983 , 1985
- Teams
- Hexagon , Brabham , Surtees , Lotus , Penske , McLaren
- Entries
- 154 (152 starts)
- First entry
- 1973 British Grand Prix
- First win
- 1976 Austrian Grand Prix
- Last win
- 1983 United States Grand Prix West
- Last entry
- 1985 European Grand Prix
- Participating years span years
- 1973 , 1984 – 1985 , 1987 – 1990
- Best finish
- 11th ( 1990 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Watson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Belfast
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Sport
- auto racing
- Image
- John Watson (2346102684).jpg
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- Commons category
- John Watson (racecar driver)
- date of birth
- 1946-05-04
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- John Watson (racecar driver)
- number of wins
- 5
- points for
- 169
- pole positions
- 2
- podium finishes
- 20
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 160
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
John Marshall Watson (born 4 May 1946) is a British former racing driver and broadcaster from Northern Ireland, who competed in Formula One from 1973 to 1985. Watson won five Formula One Grands Prix across 12 seasons.
Watson competed in Formula One for Brabham, Surtees, Lotus, Penske and McLaren. He finished third in the 1982 World Drivers' Championship with McLaren. Watson also competed in the World Sportscar Championship, finishing runner-up in 1987 with Jaguar.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Marshall Watson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.