Alain Prost vs John Watson, 1980
Teammates at McLaren — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →
In the 1980 season, Alain Prost and John Watson competed as teammates at McLaren across 12 races. Prost outqualified Watson 7 times and finished ahead of him in 2 races, while Watson did not finish ahead in any. Prost earned 5 championship points compared to Watson's 6, with both drivers achieving no podium finishes or race wins. They had 11 grids compared and 2 races classified for head-to-head evaluation.
Written automatically from the figures below.
Qualifying7–4of 11 compared
Race finishes2–0of 2 compared
Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.
1980 season
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