Grand Prix wins
5
Podiums
20
Championship runner-up finishes
1
Grand Prix starts
152
Career points
169
Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 66
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 1 | |
| 1976 | 2 | |
| 1977 | 3 | |
| 1978 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 2 | |
| 1980 | 4 | |
| 1981 | 5 | |
| 1982 | 6 | |
| 1983 | 4 | |
| 1984 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Watson ranks #58 in Formula 1
John Watson ranks #58 in Formula 1 and #4095 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 74.7/100.
The verified career covers 1973–1985 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 84/100, with Peak the strongest category at 84/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Grand Prix wins 5, Podiums 20, Championship runner-up finishes 1, Grand Prix starts 152.
Nearest context: ahead Jacques Laffite (75.0); behind Piero Taruffi (74.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
John Watson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 68/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours66/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Watson comparisons
John Watson — frequently asked
- Is John Watson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, John Watson ranks #58 in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 74.7/100, behind Lewis Hamilton (96.1).
- What is John Watson's GOAT Score?
- 74.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 66 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%).
- Where does John Watson rank all time?
- #4095 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #58 in Formula 1.
- John Watson vs Jacques Laffite: who ranks higher?
- Jacques Laffite ranks higher at 75.0 versus John Watson at 74.7, a margin of 0.3 points.