Andrea de Cesaris vs John Watson, 1981

Teammates at McLaren — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1981 season, Andrea de Cesaris and John Watson were teammates at McLaren, competing in 15 races together. Watson outqualified de Cesaris 13 times and finished ahead of him in 3 out of 4 races they both classified. Watson secured 27 championship points and 1 race win, while de Cesaris earned 1 point and did not achieve any wins or podium finishes.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
113Qualifyingof 14 compared
13Race finishesof 4 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.

1981 season
15
Races together
15
1
Points
27
0
Wins
1
0
Podiums
4
P6
Best finish
P1
14.6
Average grid
8.9
9.2
Average finish
5.2
9
Did not finish
5
Other seasons together:1985198319821980