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Ronnie Peterson F1 stats

Driver info

Nationality

Sweden flag lazyload Swedish

Birthplace

Sweden flag lazyload Orebro, Sweden

Date of birth

14 February 1944

Date of death

11 September 1978 (aged 34)

First race

Monaco flag lazyload 1970 Monaco Grand Prix

Last race

Italy flag lazyload 1978 Italian Grand Prix

Year(s) active

1970-78

Best championship finish

2x runner-up (1971, 1978)

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F1 stats

A detailed look at Ronnie Peterson’s F1 stats

Grand Prix entries123 
Grand Prix starts123 
Wins108.1%
From pole3 
Win & f.lap3 
Hat-trick1 
Podiums2621.1%
Pole positions1411.4%
Fastest laps97.3%
Points2061.67 pts p/r
Points finishes4234.2%
Front row starts2520.3%
Times as championship leader0 
Best start1stx14
Best finish1stx10
Did not start0 
Did not qualify0 
Did not pre-qualify0 
Retirements5443.9%
First lap retirements4 
Not classified21.6%
Disqualified10.8%
No. of events17 
No. of circuits26 

Stats by season

A look at Peterson’s F1 stats by season

YearConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTSWC
1970United Kingdom flag lazyload March P99–––––397––NC
1971United Kingdom flag lazyload March1111–5–––2527332nd
1972United Kingdom flag lazyload March1212–1––12335129th
1973United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus15154792127117523rd
1974United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus1515341246116355th
1975United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus1414–––––7443612th
1976
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus,
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload March
161611112111121011th
1977United Kingdom flag lazyload Tyrrell1717–1–1–11333714th
1978United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus1414273365119512nd
  123123102614925541142206 
Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

  • RE: Race entries
  • RS: Race starts
  • W: Wins
  • PD: Podiums
  • PP: Pole positions
  • FL: Fastest laps
  • FR: Front row starts
  • DNF: Did not finish
  • BS: Best start
  • BR: Best result
  • PF: Points finishes
  • PTS: Points
  • WC: World Championship
  • P: Privateer
  • NC: Not classified

Stats by constructor

A look at Peterson’s F1 stats by constructor

ConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTS
United Kingdom flag lazyload March P (1970)99–––––399––
United Kingdom flag lazyload March (1971-72, 1976)38381711314111455
United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus (1973-76, 1978)595991813722261125144
United Kingdom flag lazyload Tyrrell (1977)1717–1–1–113337
 123123102614925541142206
Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

  • RE: Race entries
  • RS: Race starts
  • W: Wins
  • PD: Podiums
  • PP: Pole positions
  • FL: Fastest laps
  • FR: Front row starts
  • DNF: Did not finish
  • BS: Best start
  • BR: Best result
  • PF: Points finishes
  • PTS: Points
  • P: Privateer

Teammates

A list of Peterson’s teammates (race drivers only)

DriverRaces
Spain flag lazyload Alex Soler-Roig (1971)5
Italy flag lazyload Andrea de Adamich (1971)7
Italy flag lazyload Nanni Galli (1971)9
Austria flag lazyload Niki Lauda (1971-72)13
United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike Beuttler (1971)1
Brazil flag lazyload Emerson Fittipaldi (1973)15
Belgium flag lazyload Jacky Ickx (1974-75)24
Australia flag lazyload Tim Schenken (1974)1
United Kingdom flag lazyload Brian Henton (1975)3
United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Crawford (1975)2
United Kingdom flag lazyload John Watson (1975)1
USA flag lazyload Mario Andretti (1976, 1978)15
Germany flag lazyload Hans-Joachim Stuck (1976)15
France flag lazyload Patrick Depailler (1977)17

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