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Watson vs. Tambay McLaren 1979

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Race
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In the 1979 Formula 1 season John Watson drove a total of 15 races for McLaren. From the total of 15 races, John managed to finish on the podium 1 times. With the best result a 3rd place during the Argentine Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Watson didn't finish, this happend in 5 occasions.
John Watson finished the season on 9th place in the driver championship with a total of 15 points.

1979 races

Argentine GP
Jan 21st, 1979
3rd
Brazilian GP
Feb 4th, 1979
8th
South African GP
Mar 3rd, 1979
DNF
United States GP West
Apr 8th, 1979
DNF
Spanish GP
Apr 29th, 1979
DNF
Belgian GP
May 13th, 1979
6th
Monaco GP
May 27th, 1979
4th
French GP
Jul 1st, 1979
11th
British GP
Jul 14th, 1979
4th
German GP
Jul 29th, 1979
5th
Austrian GP
Aug 12th, 1979
9th
Dutch GP
Aug 26th, 1979
DNF
Italian GP
Sep 9th, 1979
DNF
Canadian GP
Sep 30th, 1979
6th
United States GP
Oct 7th, 1979
6th

1979 statistics

Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
1
Finishes in top 5
4
Finishes in points
7
Position
9th
High/low position
3rd/10th
Points
15
DNF's
5
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
3rd/22nd
Average finish result
9.87
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
1
Top 5 streak
2
Points streak
3
Finish streak
6

1979 Standings progression

1979 results

Round Race Result Time Grid Qualifying Qualifying time Pole position delta
1
Argentine GP 		3rd +1:28.81 6th
2
Brazilian GP 		8th +1 Lap 14th
3
South African GP 		DNF DNF (Ignition) 14th
4
United States GP West 		DNF DNF (Injection) 18th
5
Spanish GP 		DNF DNF (Engine) 18th
6
Belgian GP 		6th +1:05.85 19th
7
Monaco GP 		4th +41.31 14th
8
French GP 		11th +2 Laps 15th
9
British GP 		4th +1 Lap 7th
10
German GP 		5th +1:37.80 12th
11
Austrian GP 		9th +1 Lap 16th
12
Dutch GP 		DNF DNF (Engine) 12th
13
Italian GP 		DNF DNF (Accident) 19th
14
Canadian GP 		6th +2 Laps 17th
15
United States GP 		6th +1 Lap 13th