Stephen Watson (racing driver)

Stephen Watson
Born	(1973-02-18) 18 February 1973 Durban, South Africa

Stephen Watson (born 18 February 1973 in Durban, South Africa) is a South African racing driver who tested for the Arrows Formula One team in 1998 to 1999. He also competed in International Formula 3000 for three seasons from 1995 to 1997, scoring top 6 finishes on two occasions.

Watson was founding general manager of A1GP, leaving after three years to join the 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organizing Committee as Tournament Director. In 2009 Watson was Head Hunted by the Gauteng Provincial Government to Head up their international motorsport hosting aspirations. He joined the Gauteng Motorsport Company Which sort to host Formula 1 in the province. A later change in the provincial political leadership and subsequent changes to their strategic objectives, resulted in the project being shelved. Watson continued is employment term within the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency for a further 4 years. In 2013 Watson started his own business ventures and today is the managing director of Discover Digital in South Africa.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Pts
1995	Nordic Racing	Lola T95/50	Cosworth AC	SIL Ret	CAT 11	PAU 12	PER 7	HOC Ret	SPA 12	EST Ret	MAG 12			19th	0
1996	Team Alpha Plus	Lola T96/50	Zytek-Judd	NÜR Ret	PAU Ret	PER Ret	HOC Ret	SIL 18	SPA 16	MAG 11	EST Ret	MUG 16	HOC 10	23rd	0
1997	Durango Formula	Lola T96/50	Zytek-Judd	SIL 15	PAU DNQ	HEL 6	NÜR 16	PER 7	HOC 12	A1R Ret	SPA 6	MUG 15	JER Ret	20th	2

External links

• Stephen Watson career summary at DriverDB.com