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He would also begin to forge out a touring car career, entering a self-run Jaguar into the [[1988 World Touring Car Masters season|1988 World Touring Car Masters]].
 
He would also begin to forge out a touring car career, entering a self-run Jaguar into the [[1988 World Touring Car Masters season|1988 World Touring Car Masters]].
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==Complete [[Alternate Formula One|Formula 1]] Results==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
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|-
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! Year
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! Entrant
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! Chassis
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! Engine
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! 1
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! 2
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! 3
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! 4
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! 5
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! 6
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! 7
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! 8
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! 9
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! 10
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! 11
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! 12
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! 13
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! 14
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! 15
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! 16
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! 17
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! Points
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! WDC
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|-
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! [[1976 Alternate Formula One season|1976]]
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! [[March|Beta Team March]]
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! [[March]] 761
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! [[Ford]] Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>8</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[South African Grand Prix|RSA]] <br /><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[United States Grand Prix West|USW]] <br /><small>10</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]] <br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]] <br /><small>13†</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] <br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[Soviet Grand Prix|SOV]] <br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[French Grand Prix|FRA]] <br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[British Grand Prix|GBR]] <br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[German Grand Prix|GER]] <br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]] <br /><small>11</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]] <br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]] <br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]] <br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[United States Grand Prix|USA]] <br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|[[Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]] <br /><small>Ret</small>
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|
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! 0
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! —
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|-
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! [[1977 Alternate Formula One season|1977]]
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! [[Shadow|Hollywood Shadow Racing Team]]
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! [[Shadow]] DN5B
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! [[Ford]] Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>13</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|[[South African Grand Prix|RSA]] <br /><small>12</small>
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|bgcolor="#Efcfff"| [[United States Grand Prix West|USW]] <br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#Efcfff"| [[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]] <br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[Tuscan Grand Prix|TUS]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#Efcfff"| [[Soviet Grand Prix|SOV]] <br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
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|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| [[Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
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! 0
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! —
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|-
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! [[1978 Alternate Formula One season|1978]]
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! [[Brabham|Martini Racing]]
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! [[Brabham]] BT46
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! [[Ford]] Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
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|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|[[Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]<br /><small>3</small>
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| [[South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
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|[[United States Grand Prix West|USW]]
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|[[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
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| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
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|[[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
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| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]
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| [[Tuscan Grand Prix|TUS]]
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| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]]
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| [[Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
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| [[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
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| [[German Grand Prix|GER]]
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| [[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
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| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
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|[[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
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| [[United States Grand Prix|USA]]
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|
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|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''4'''
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|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''3rd'''
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|-
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|}
  
 
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
 
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
 
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]
 
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]

Revision as of 07:41, 29 January 2018

John Marshall Watson (born 4th May, 1946 in Belfast) is a British former racing driver known for his appearances in Formula One and Sportscars.


Formula One

1976: March

By 1976, Watson was racing for the Beta March team alongside Italian Vittorio Brambilla. Unfortunately for Watson, the new 761 chassis was painfully average - and as a result Watson was unable to score any points in 1976.

1977: Shadow

The following year, Watson would swap seats with fellow Brit Tom Pryce - making the move to the Shadow team. Again, Watson was plagued by a poor car and struggled in the initial stages of the season. When the team dropped to pre-qualifying after the first three rounds of the season, team-mate Alex Ribeiro acted as a lead weight on most occasions preventing the team from progressing - meaning Watson would prequalify on just three further occasions and go a second consecutive season without points.

1978: Brabham

1978 would see an upturn in fortune for Watson, as he moved to Brabham to partner James Hunt. In the attrition hit season opener of the Argentine Grand Prix, Watson benefited by coming home third, less than a second ahead of Jody Scheckter

Later career

After his retirement from Formula One, Watson would become more of a protagonist on the International Sportscar stage - taking part in the Le Mans 24 Hours race on many occasions.

He would also begin to forge out a touring car career, entering a self-run Jaguar into the 1988 World Touring Car Masters.

Complete Formula 1 Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points WDC
1976 Beta Team March March 761 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
8 		RSA
10 		USW
10 		ESP
7 		BEL
13† 		MON
9 		SOV
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		GER
9 		AUT
11 		NED
Ret 		ITA
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		USA
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		0 —
1977 Hollywood Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN5B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
13 		RSA
12 		USW
Ret 		ESP
DNPQ 		BEL
DNPQ 		MON
Ret 		FRA
DNPQ 		TUS
DNPQ 		SOV
Ret 		GBR
DNPQ 		NED
DNPQ 		GER
DNPQ 		AUT
DNPQ 		ITA
DNPQ 		CAN
DNPQ 		USA
DNPQ 		JPN
DNQ 		0 —
1978 Martini Racing Brabham BT46 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 ARG
3 		RSA USW ESP BEL MON FRA TUS GBR SUI NED GER AUT ITA CAN USA 4 3rd
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