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.
112Qualifyingof 13 compared
21Race 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
13
Races together
13
15
Points
0
0
Wins
0
1
Podiums
0
P3
Best finish
P7
14.3
Average grid
16.9
6.2
Average finish
10.0
5
Did not finish
8
Other seasons together:198519831982198119781977