# John Watson: Formula 1 career

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United Kingdom. 12 seasons, 5 wins, 0 world titles.

## Season by season
| Season | Team | Position | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [1985](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1985.md) | McLaren | - | 0 | 0 |
| [1983](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1983.md) | McLaren | 6 | 22 | 1 |
| [1982](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1982.md) | McLaren | 3 | 39 | 2 |
| [1981](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1981.md) | McLaren | 6 | 27 | 1 |
| [1980](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1980.md) | McLaren | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| [1979](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1979.md) | McLaren | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| [1978](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1978.md) | Brabham | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| [1977](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1977.md) | Brabham | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| [1976](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1976.md) | Penske | 7 | 20 | 1 |
| [1975](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1975.md) | Penske | - | 0 | 0 |
| [1974](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1974.md) | Brabham | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| [1973](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/1973.md) | Brabham | - | 0 | 0 |

## Victories
- 1983: United States Grand Prix West (McLaren)
- 1982: Detroit Grand Prix (McLaren)
- 1982: Belgian Grand Prix (McLaren)
- 1981: British Grand Prix (McLaren)
- 1976: Austrian Grand Prix (Penske)