Watson
American · raced 1952–1960
Watson was an American builder of Indianapolis 500 roadsters founded by A.J. Watson, and its cars won the race three times when it counted towards the Formula 1 World Championship, with Pat Flaherty in 1956, Rodger Ward in 1959 and Jim Rathmann in 1960. They took 5 podiums, and the cars started 5 championship races.
Top Drivers
Driver | Wins | Pod.Podiums | PtsPoints (as awarded) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rathmann | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Rodger Ward | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Pat Flaherty | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Jim Rigsby | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Elisian | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Reece | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jud Larson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Rathmann | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Sutton | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Bettenhausen | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Circuits
Circuit | Wins | Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded) |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 3 | 7.2 |
Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.
Most wins for the team, then most races.
- P. Flaherty1956–1959 · 1 win
- J. Rathmann1959–1960 · 1 win
- R. Ward1959–1960 · 1 win
- D. Rathmann1958–1959 · 0 wins
- T. Bettenhausen1960 · 0 wins
- E. Elisian1958 · 0 wins
| Driver | Seasons | Races | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Rathmann | 1959–1960 | 2 | 1 |
| R. Ward | 1959–1960 | 2 | 1 |
| D. Rathmann | 1958–1959 | 2 | 0 |
| P. Flaherty | 1956–1959 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Stevenson | 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| L. Ruby | 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| L. Sutton | 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Bettenhausen | 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Ruttman | 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Elisian | 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Larson | 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Reece | 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Rigsby | 1952 | 1 | 0 |
How Watson did in every Grand Prix it started: the best grid slot and finish of its cars, the points it scored and each car’s result. Races in which no car took the start are left out unless the team scored sprint points.
19601 race, 1 win, 2 podiumsConstructors’ P2 · 14 pts▾
Drivers: C. Stevenson, J. Rathmann, L. Ruby, L. Sutton, R. Ward, T. Bettenhausen, T. Ruttman
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 3Indianapolis 500 | P1 | 14 |
Earlier seasons1952–1959 (4 seasons)▾
19591 race, 1 win, 2 podiumsConstructors’ P2 · 14 pts▾
Drivers: D. Rathmann, J. Rathmann, P. Flaherty, R. Ward
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 2Indianapolis 500 | P1 | 14 |
19581 race, 1 pole▾
Drivers: D. Rathmann, E. Elisian, J. Larson, J. Reece
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 4Indianapolis 500 | P6★ | 0 |
19561 race, 1 win, 1 podium, 1 pole▾
Drivers: P. Flaherty
| Grand Prix | Result | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 3Indianapolis 500 | P1★ | 8 |