John Watson vs Niki Lauda, 1982
Teammates at McLaren — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →
In the 1982 season, John Watson and Niki Lauda were teammates at McLaren, competing in 14 races together. Lauda outqualified Watson 10 times and finished ahead of him in all 5 races they both classified. Both drivers won 2 Grands Prix, but Watson scored 39 championship points compared to Lauda's 30, with Watson achieving 5 podium finishes to Lauda's 3.
Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.4–10Qualifyingof 14 compared
0–5Race finishesof 5 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.
1982 season
1414
3930
22
53
P1P1
11.38.1
5.13.7
47