John Marshall Watson (born 4 May 1946) is a British former racing driver and broadcaster from Northern Ireland, who competed in Formula One from 1973 to 1985. Watson won five Formula One Grands Prix across 12 seasons. Watson competed in Formula One for Brabham, Surtees, Lotus, Penske and McLaren.

May 23, 2016 · Former McLaren F1 driver John Watson describes his legacy of securing a place on the podium after chasing his opponents down.

It was a truly great win by Watson, but he would have to wait another five years to score his second GP win. This time it would be at Silverstone and a maiden victory for the trend-setting carbon fibre McLaren MP4 designed by John Barnard and managed by …

It was the second race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship. The 75-lap race was won by Northern Irishman John Watson, driving a McLaren - Ford. Watson took his fifth and final F1 victory having started from 22nd position, the lowest from which a driver has won an F1 race.

John Marshall Watson (born 4 May 1946) was already 23 years old when just before Easter he left Belfast to take the boat to Thruxton for his first F2 race in a Lotus 48. A shy, quiet young man with a beard. He had raced for five years in Ireland. At …

On March 27th 1983 John Watson pulled off one of the most remarkable victories in Formula 1 history, winning the US GP West at Long Beach from a lowly 22nd on the grid.

John Watson made his F1 debut at the 1973 British Grand Prix. Between 1973 and 1985, he raced for Brabham, Surtees, Lotus, and McLaren.

Jul 21, 2023 · Despite limited success in his early years, his impressive performances caught the attention of the McLaren team, which signed him as a full-time driver for the 1976 season. This move marked a turning point in Watson’s career and set the stage for his rise to prominence.

Watson competed in Formula One for Brabham, Surtees, Lotus, Penske and McLaren. He finished third in the 1982 World Drivers' Championship with McLaren. Watson also competed in the World Sportscar Championship, finishing runner-up in 1987 with Jaguar.

An injured Niki Lauda was forced to miss the 1985 Grand Prix of Europe at Brands Hatch, so ironically Watson stepped into the reigning world champion’s McLaren – as team-mate to Alain Prost. Watson’s final Grand Prix fittingly came behind the wheel of car #1 with Prost in the #2…