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Also known as John Watson

British racecar driver (1946-)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United Kingdom
Active from
1946

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

4h-index
Works
37
Cited by
46

Research areas

OpticsAcousticsMaterials scienceComputer sciencePhysics

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple

    · 1996 · cited 204,297x

  2. Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold

    · 2021 · cited 43,514x

  3. Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology

    · 2000 · cited 36,878x

  4. Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment

    · 2007 · cited 35,530x

  5. Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines

    · 1953 · cited 29,951x

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Key facts

Born
John Marshall Watson , ( 1946-05-04 ) 4 May 1946 (age 80) , Belfast , Northern Ireland
Nationality
British
Active years
1973 – 1983 , 1985
Teams
Hexagon , Brabham , Surtees , Lotus , Penske , McLaren
Entries
154 (152 starts)
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
Participating years span years
1973 , 1984 – 1985 , 1987 – 1990
Best finish
11th ( 1990 )

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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