Race | Result | Time | Grid | Fastest lap | Delta | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta | Points | |
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1 | South African Grand Prix | 6th | +50.990 | 9th | 9th | 1:09.736 (Q) | +3.385 | 1 | ||
2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 2nd | +2.990 | 12th | 12th | 1:31.906 (Q) | +3.098 | 6 | ||
3 | United States Grand Prix West | 6th | +1 lap | 11th | 11th | 1:28.885 (Q) | +1.569 | 1 | ||
5 | Belgian Grand Prix | 1st | 1:35:41.995 | 10th | 1:20.214 | 12th | 1:17.144 (Q) | +1.443 | 9 | |
6 | Monaco Grand Prix | DNF | Electrical | 10th | 10th | 1:25.583 (Q) | +2.302 | 0 | ||
7 | Detroit Grand Prix | 1st | 1:58:41.043 | 17th | 17th | 1:51.868 (Q) | +3.331 | 9 | ||
8 | Canadian Grand Prix | 3rd | +1:01.840 | 6th | 6th | 1:28.822 (Q) | +1.313 | 4 | ||
9 | Dutch Grand Prix | 9th | +1 lap | 11th | 11th | 1:16.700 (Q) | +2.467 | 0 | ||
10 | British Grand Prix | DNF | Spun off | 12th | 12th | 1:11.418 (Q) | +1.878 | 0 | ||
11 | French Grand Prix | DNF | Electrical | 12th | 12th | 1:38.944 (Q) | +4.538 | 0 | ||
12 | German Grand Prix | DNF | Spun off | 10th | 11th | 1:53.073 (Q) | +5.126 | 0 | ||
13 | Austrian Grand Prix | DNF | Engine | 18th | 18th | 1:34.164 (Q) | +6.552 | 0 | ||
14 | Swiss Grand Prix | 13th | +3 laps | 11th | 11th | 1:03.995 (Q) | +2.615 | 0 | ||
15 | Italian Grand Prix | 4th | +1:27.850 | 12th | 12th | 1:33.185 (Q) | +4.712 | 3 | ||
16 | Caesars Palace Grand Prix | 2nd | +27.290 | 9th | 9th | 1:17.986 (Q) | +1.630 | 6 |
In the 1982 Formula 1 season John Watson drove a total of 15 races for McLaren. From the total of 15 races, John managed to win 2 of them and finish on the podium 5 times. If we take a look at the races, where Watson didn't finish, this happend in 5 occasions. The best result for John during qualifying was at the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix as 6th fastest. John Watson finished the season on 3rd place in the driver championship with a total of 39 points.