John Watson vs Patrick Tambay, 1979
Teammates at McLaren — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →
In the 1979 season, John Watson and Patrick Tambay competed as teammates at McLaren across 13 races. Watson outqualified Tambay 11 times and finished ahead of him in 2 of the 3 races they both classified. Watson earned 15 championship points and achieved 1 podium finish, while Tambay did not score any points or secure a podium.
Written automatically from the figures below.11–2Qualifyingof 13 compared
2–1Race finishesof 3 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.
1979 season
1313
150
00
10
P3P7
14.316.9
6.210.0
58