John Watson vs Niki Lauda, 1983

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

In the 1983 season, John Watson and Niki Lauda competed as teammates at McLaren, with 14 races compared. Watson outqualified Lauda 3 times and finished ahead of him 2 times, while Lauda outqualified Watson 11 times and also finished ahead 2 times. Watson secured 22 championship points and won 1 Grand Prix, while Lauda earned 12 points and did not win any races.

Written automatically from the figures below.
311Qualifyingof 14 compared
22Race 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.

1983 season
14
Races together
14
22
Points
12
1
Wins
0
3
Podiums
2
P1
Best finish
P2
18.3
Average grid
15.6
5.1
Average finish
6.7
6
Did not finish
8