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🇿🇦 Stephen Watson

Racing driver from South Africa. FIA GT Championship, Chamberlain Motorsport.
Driver facts
Full name
Stephen Watson
Born
18 February 1974(b. 1974)
Nationality
South Africa
Current team
Chamberlain Motorsport
Series
FIA GT Championship
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
1
Career starts
34
Career DNFs
10
Racer Rating
5,189
Stephen Watson
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,189
Rank 923 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Stephen Watson is a racing driver from South Africa who last raced in FIA GT Championship for Chamberlain Motorsport. Watson has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 34 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,189 ranks Watson 923th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2000 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2000-06-30HungaroringFIA GT ChampionshipP3+73
2000-05-12SilverstoneFIA GT ChampionshipP4+70
2000-03-31EstorilFIA GT ChampionshipP5+54
2000-03-24ValenciaFIA GT ChampionshipDNF−198
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+112Helsinki 1997International Formula 3000P6
+111Spa-Francorchamps 1997International Formula 3000P6
+102Mediterraneo 1997International Formula 3000P7
+92Mediterraneo 1995International Formula 3000P7
+73Hungaroring 2000FIA GT ChampionshipP3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Hockenheim4 starts+6
Struggles
Silverstone4 starts-2
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2000▸FIA GT ChampionshipChamberlain Motorsport401100P11—5,189
1997▸International Formula 3000Durango Racing Team900200P13+1805,188
1996▸International Formula 3000Team Alpha Plus1000400P22−995,009
1995▸International Formula 3000Nordic Racing800300P20↑900+165,107
1994▸Formula 3 MacauAlan Docking Racing300000—+2,8414,191
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Watson finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇫🇷 Jean Philippe BellocFIA Silver4,72321101148%
🇫🇷 Laurent Redon5,3161971237%
🇫🇷 Cyrille SauvageFIA Bronze5,2521961332%
🇧🇷 Ricardo Zonta4,8261961332%
🇫🇷 Christophe TinseauFIA Silver5,6891841422%
🇸🇪 Kenny Bräck5,5831851328%
🇧🇷 Marcos Gueiros5,4641881044%
🇦🇴 Pedro Couceiro4,981189950%
🇮🇹 Christian Pescatori4,903189950%
🇧🇪 Marc GoossensFIA Gold4,8821851328%
🇬🇧 Allan McNishHigher-rated6,14384450%
🇪🇸 Marc GeneHigher-rated6,06741325%
🇩🇪 Alexander WurzHigher-rated5,97732167%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
913🇫🇷 David VelayFIA GT Championship5,200
914🇨🇦 Stéphane ProulxInternational Formula 30005,196
915🇬🇧 Dean MacDonaldGT World Challenge Europe5,195
916🇸🇪 Peter OlssonInternational Formula 30005,195
917🇺🇸 Tom Kimber-SmithIMSA WeatherTech5,193
918🇺🇸 Bryan ClausonIndyCar5,192
919🇯🇵 Hiroki OhtsuSuper GT5,191
920🇺🇸 Jeremy ClarkeIMSA WeatherTech5,191
921🇺🇸 Andy HillenburgNASCAR Xfinity5,190
922🇯🇵 Taki InoueFormula 15,190
923🇿🇦 Stephen WatsonFIA GT Championship5,189
924🇮🇹 Fabrizio de SimoneFIA GT Championship5,185
925🇩🇪 Griffin PeeblesAsian Le Mans Series5,185
926🇯🇵 Juichi WakisakaSuper GT5,184
927🇬🇧 James WeaverFIA GT Championship5,182
928🇺🇸 Scott HeckertNASCAR Xfinity5,181
929🇺🇸 Juan Manuel CorreaFormula 25,178
930🇧🇷 Kohei HirateSuper GT5,178
931🇨🇿 Jarek Janis24H Series5,176
932🇺🇸 Sami MeguetounifAsian Le Mans Series5,176
933🇩🇪 Adrian SutilFerrari Challenge5,175
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Stephen Watson is a racing driver from South Africa who last raced in FIA GT Championship for Chamberlain Motorsport. Watson has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 34 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,189 ranks Watson 923th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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