John Watson (racing driver)

John Watson MBE
Watson at the 1982 Dutch Grand Prix
Born	John Marshall Watson (1946-05-04) 4 May 1946 (age 78) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1973–1983, 1985
Teams	Hexagon, Brabham, Surtees, Lotus, Penske, McLaren
Entries	154 (152 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	5
Podiums	20
Career points	169
Pole positions	2
Fastest laps	5
First entry	1973 British Grand Prix
First win	1976 Austrian Grand Prix
Last win	1983 United States Grand Prix West
Last entry	1985 European Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	1973, 1984–1985, 1987–1990
Teams	Gulf, Jaguar, Porsche, Toyota, RLR
Best finish	11th (1990)
Class wins	0

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. 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.

Upon his retirement from motor racing, Watson became a commentator for Eurosport from 1989 until 1996. Since 2022, he has served as the lead commentator for GT World Challenge Europe, and also commentated on the 2022 Miami Grand Prix for F1TV.