Ronnie Peterson

Ronnie Peterson is a Swedish Formula 1 driver with 123 race starts from 1970 to 1978, 10 wins, 14 pole positions, 26 podiums and 206 championship points.

Peterson's first start was the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix for March, from 12th on the grid, finishing 7th. The first win came at the 1973 French Grand Prix for Team Lotus, in the 40th start, from 5th on the grid. The most recent of the 10 wins was the 1978 Austrian Grand Prix. The best season was 1978: 2nd in the championship with 51 points, 2 wins and 7 podiums, for Team Lotus. The longest team-mate pairing was with Jacky Ickx, 24 races: Peterson finished ahead 12 times to 5 when both were classified, and out-qualified Ickx 21 times to 3. 51 of the 123 starts ended in a retirement (41%).

Nationality

Swedish

Born

14 Feb 1944

Active

1970 to 1978, 9 seasons

Teams

March, March-Ford, March-Alfa Romeo, Team Lotus, Tyrrell

First win: 1973 French Grand Prix. Most recent win: 1978 Austrian Grand Prix. Win rate 8.1% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Jacky Ickx, Mario Andretti, Henri Pescarolo, Patrick Depailler, Vittorio Brambilla, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Emerson Fittipaldi, Mike Beuttler, Niki Lauda, Carlos Pace, Chris Amon, Jo Siffert, Rolf Stommelen, Hector Rebaque, Jackie Stewart, François Cevert, Skip Barber, Arturo Merzario. Or anyone else.

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