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===[[1977 Alternate Formula One season|1977]]: [[Shadow]]===
 
===[[1977 Alternate Formula One season|1977]]: [[Shadow]]===
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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.
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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 Alternate Formula One season|1978]]: [[Brabham]]===
 
===[[1978 Alternate Formula One season|1978]]: [[Brabham]]===
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1978 would see an upturn in fortune for Watson, as he moved to Brabham to partner [[James Hunt]].
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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]]. A further podium followed at the [[French Grand Prix]], however a collision with [[Michel Leclère]] in [[German Grand Prix|Germany]] forced him to miss the next two races.
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===[[1979 Alternate Formula One season|1979]]: [[Tyrrell]]===
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Watson saw himself left on the sidelines at the beginning of the 1979 season. It was not until the [[Austrian Grand Prix]] when he would get another crack at the F1 grid when he joined Tyrrell following the tragic demise of [[Tom Pryce]] at the previous [[German Grand Prix]]. Watson managed a sixth place finish, his only points finish of the season.
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===[[1980 Alternate Formula One season|1980]]: [[Arrows]]===
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Another season arrived where Watson found himself out in the cold. This time it would be Arrows that offered Watson a shot - taking over from [[Gabriel Château]] for the final three races of the season. In the final race of the year - the [[Dubai Grand Prix]] - Watson managed to score a sixth place finish.
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===[[1981 Alternate Formula One season|1981]]: [[Ferrari]]===
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Watson's Arrows gamble paid off - and he signed for Scuderia Ferrari in 1981 alongside [[Elio de Angelis]].
  
 
==Later career==
 
==Later career==
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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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([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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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
 +
! 5
 +
! 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
 +
! 16
 +
! 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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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[United States Grand Prix West|USW]]<br /><small>15</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>4</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>4</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Tuscan Grand Prix|TUS]]<br /><small>4</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| [[French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>2</small>
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| [[Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br /><small>6</small>
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| [[German Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>Ret</small>
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| [[Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br /><small>INJ</small>
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| [[Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br /><small>INJ</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br /><small>7</small>
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| [[United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br /><small>10†</small>
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|
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! 22
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! 8th
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|-
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|}
  
 
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
 
[[Category:Real-life drivers]]
 
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]
 
[[Category:Formula One Drivers]]

Latest revision as of 16:45, 2 May 2023

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. A further podium followed at the French Grand Prix, however a collision with Michel Leclère in Germany forced him to miss the next two races.

1979: Tyrrell

Watson saw himself left on the sidelines at the beginning of the 1979 season. It was not until the Austrian Grand Prix when he would get another crack at the F1 grid when he joined Tyrrell following the tragic demise of Tom Pryce at the previous German Grand Prix. Watson managed a sixth place finish, his only points finish of the season.

1980: Arrows

Another season arrived where Watson found himself out in the cold. This time it would be Arrows that offered Watson a shot - taking over from Gabriel Château for the final three races of the season. In the final race of the year - the Dubai Grand Prix - Watson managed to score a sixth place finish.

1981: Ferrari

Watson's Arrows gamble paid off - and he signed for Scuderia Ferrari in 1981 alongside Elio de Angelis.

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

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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
Ret 		USW
15 		ESP
4 		BEL
Ret 		MON
5 		SUI
4 		TUS
4 		GBR
Ret 		FRA
2 		NED
6 		GER
Ret 		AUT
INJ 		ITA
INJ 		CAN
7 		USA
10† 		22 8th
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