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Ronnie Peterson

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SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by YearRanking by season
Name Ronnie Peterson
Country Sweden Sweden
Place of Birth Örebro
Date of Birth 14/02/1944
Date of Death 11/09/1978
First Race Grand Prix de Monaco 10/05/1970
Last Race Gran Premio d’Italia 10/09/1978
First Pole Grande Prêmio do Brasil 11/02/1973
Last Pole Grosser Preis von Österreich 13/08/1978
First Win Grand Prix de France 01/07/1973
Last Win Grosser Preis von Österreich 13/08/1978
First Podium Grand Prix de Monaco 23/05/1971
Last Podium Grote Prijs van Nederland 27/08/1978
User Ranking 44
Races 124
Race Starts 123
Drivers’ Titles 0
Victories 10
Poles 14
Fastest Laps 9
Podiums 26
Points 206
Average Points 1.67
Laps 5725
Laps Led 707

March (1970-1972, 1976), Lotus (1973-1976, 1978), Tyrrell (1977)

1st 10 Times
2nd 10 Times
3rd 6 Times
4th 5 Times
5th 7 Times
6th 4 Times
7th 3 Times
8th 3 Times
9th 7 Times
10th 5 Times
11th 4 Times
12th 2 Times
13th 1 Time
15th 2 Times
16th 1 Time
19th 1 Time
DNF 49 Times
DSQ 1 Time
NC 2 Times
DNA 1 Time
Season Team Team Mate Best Pos Points Wins Poles Position Qualifying
1970 March Chris Amon 7 2 0 20 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 8
François Cevert 9 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 5
Hubert Hahne 16 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jackie Stewart 7 2 0 12 0 0 0 2 4 5 1 8
Jo Siffert 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
Johnny Servoz-Gavin 7 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mario Andretti 7 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 3
1971 March Alex Soler-Roig 2 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 0
Andrea de Adamich 2 11 18 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 8 0
Carlos Pace 2 33 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
François Mazet 20 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Henri Pescarolo 2 4 33 4 0 0 0 0 8 3 10 1
Jean Max (Max Jean) 20 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jean-Pierre Jarier 2 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
John Cannon 2 31 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
John Love 10 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mike Beuttler 2 13 26 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
Nanni Galli 2 11 33 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0
Niki Lauda 8 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Skip Barber 2 14 19 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
1972 March Carlos Pace 3 5 11 5 0 0 0 0 8 3 8 3
Henri Pescarolo 3 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 9 2
Mike Beuttler 3 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 9 1
Niki Lauda 3 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 10 2
Ray Allen 7 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Skip Barber 4 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
1973 Lotus Dave Charlton 11 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Emerson Fittipaldi 1 1 77 77 4 3 9 1 7 8 11 4
1974 Lotus Ian Scheckter 26 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jacky Ickx 1 3 48 22 3 0 1 0 9 6 13 2
John McNicol 26 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Paddy Driver 26 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Reine Wisell 21 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Tim Schenken 13 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1975 Lotus Brian Henton 5 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0
Eddie Keizan 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Guy Tunmer 10 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jacky Ickx 4 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 5 4 8 1
Jim Crawford 22 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
John Watson 22 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1976 Lotus Mario Andretti 19 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
March Arturo Merzario 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 8 0
Hans-Joachim Stuck 1 4 10 5 1 0 1 0 8 7 13 2
Karl Oppitzhauser 6 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Vittorio Brambilla 1 6 10 2 1 0 1 0 9 6 11 4
1977 Tyrrell Kunimitsu Takahashi 18 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Patrick Depailler 3 2 11 23 0 0 0 0 6 11 8 9
1978 Lotus Hector Rebaque 1 6 76 2 2 0 3 0 11 3 14 0
Mario Andretti 1 1 96 101 2 6 3 7 3 11 3 11
Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1978 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 14 2 4 1 7 3 3 721 49 51 3.64
1977 Great Britain Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 17 0 0 1 1 0 1 609 0 7 0.41
1976 Great Britain Lotus
Great Britain March
Ford Cosworth
Ford Cosworth
16 1 0 0 1 1 1 587 69 10 0.63
1975 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 563 1 6 0.43
1974 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 15 3 0 1 4 1 2 715 156 35 2.33
1973 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 15 4 2 1 7 9 2 771 393 52 3.47
1972 Great Britain March Ford Cosworth 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 700 3 12 1.00
1971 Great Britain March
Great Britain March
Ford Cosworth
Alfa Romeo
11 0 4 1 5 0 0 579 36 33 3.00
1970 Great Britain March Ford Cosworth 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 480 0 0 0.00
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
27th 2nd 9th 3rd 5th 13th 11th 14th 2nd
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SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by Year
Name Ronnie Peterson
Country Sweden Sweden
Place of Birth Örebro
Date of Birth 14/02/1944
Date of Death 11/09/1978
First Race Race of Champions 21/03/1971
Last Race International Trophy 19/03/1978
First Pole International Trophy 19/03/1978
Last Pole International Trophy 19/03/1978
Best Result 2nd – (3 times)
First Podium Jochen Rindt Gedächtnis-Rennen 13/06/1971
Last Podium Race of Champions 16/03/1975
Races 19
Race Starts 16
Victories 0
Poles 1
Fastest Laps 2
Podiums 4
Laps 471
Laps Led 0

March (1970-1972), Lotus (1973-1975, 1978), Tyrrell (1977)

2nd 3 Times
3rd 1 Time
4th 1 Time
8th 1 Time
10th 1 Time
12th 1 Time
16th 1 Time
18th 1 Time
DNF 6 Times
DNA 2 Times
DNS 1 Time
Season Team Team Mate Best Pos Points Wins Poles Position Qualifying
1970 March Chris Amon 17 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Jackie Stewart 17 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
1971 March Alan Rollinson 17 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Alex Soler-Roig 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Cyd Williams 17 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Derek Bell 18 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Henri Pescarolo 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1
John Cannon 18 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Mike Beuttler 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
Nanni Galli 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Ray Allen 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Skip Barber 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Tony Trimmer 13 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Xavier Perrot 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1972 March Carlos Pace 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
François Migault 8 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Henri Pescarolo 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
John Cannon 8 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
John Watson 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Luiz Bueno 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mike Beuttler 8 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
1973 Lotus Emerson Fittipaldi 2 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1
1975 Lotus Jacky Ickx 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jim Crawford 18 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 Lotus Mario Andretti 12 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1978 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0.00
1977 Great Britain Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 0.00
1975 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 100 0 0 0.00
1974 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0.00
1973 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 58 0 0 0.00
1972 Great Britain March Ford Cosworth 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 115 0 0 0.00
1971 Great Britain March
Great Britain March
Alfa Romeo
Ford Cosworth
5 0 1 0 1 0 0 129 0 0 0.00
1970 Great Britain March Ford Cosworth 0 0 0
All
Statistics
Races 143
Race Starts 139
Victories 10
Poles 15
Fastest Laps 11
Podiums 30
Points 206
Laps 6196
Laps Led 707
Teams
John Player Team Lotus - 1975John Player Team Lotus - 1976March Racing/March Engineering - 1976March Racing with Citibank - 1976March Racing with John Day Model Cars - 1976Elf Team Tyrrell - 1977John Player Team Lotus - 1978

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Team: John Player Team Lotus

Number: 5

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Team: John Player Team Lotus

Number: 5

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Team: March Racing/March Engineering

Number: 10

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Team: March Racing with Citibank

Number: 10

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Team: March Racing with John Day Model Cars

Number: 10

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Team: Elf Team Tyrrell

Number: 3

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Team: John Player Team Lotus

Number: 6

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