Ronnie Peterson F1 stats
Driver info
| Nationality | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Orebro, Sweden |
| Date of birth | |
| Date of death | (aged 34) |
| First race | 1970 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1978 Italian Grand Prix |
| Year(s) active | 1970-78 |
| Best championship finish | 2x runner-up (, ) |
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F1 stats
A detailed look at Ronnie Peterson’s F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 123 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 123 | |
| Wins | 10 | 8.1% |
| From pole | 3 | 30.0% |
| Win & f.lap | 3 | 30.0% |
| Hat-trick | 1 | 10.0% |
| Podiums | 26 | 21.1% |
| Pole positions | 14 | 11.4% |
| Pole to win | 3 | 21.4% |
| Fastest laps | 9 | 7.3% |
| Points | 206 | 1.67 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 42 | 34.2% |
| Front row starts | 25 | 20.3% |
| Times as championship leader | 0 | |
| Best start | 1st | x14 |
| Best finish | 1st | x10 |
| Did not start | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 0 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 54 | 43.9% |
| First lap retirements | 4 | |
| Not classified | 2 | 1.6% |
| Disqualified | 1 | 0.8% |
| No. of events | 17 | |
| No. of circuits | 26 |
Stats by season
A look at Peterson’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March (privateer) | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 9 | 7 | – | – | NC | |
| March | 11 | 11 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 2nd | |
| March | 12 | 12 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9th | |
| Lotus | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 3rd | |
| Lotus | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 5th | |
| Lotus | 14 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12th | |
| 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11th | ||
| Tyrrell | 17 | 17 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14th | |
| Lotus | 14 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 51 | 2nd | |
| 123 | 123 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 206 |
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
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March (privateer) (1970) | 9 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 9 | 9 | – | – |
| March (1971-72, 1976) | 38 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 55 |
| Lotus (1973-76, 1978) | 59 | 59 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 144 |
| Tyrrell (1977) | 17 | 17 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 123 | 123 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 206 |
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)
| Driver | Races |
|---|---|
| (ESP) Alex Soler-Roig (1971) | 5 |
| (ITA) Andrea de Adamich (1971) | 7 |
| (ITA) Nanni Galli (1971) | 9 |
| (AUT) Niki Lauda (1971-72) | 13 |
| (GBR) Mike Beuttler (1971) | 1 |
| (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (1973) | 15 |
| (BEL) Jacky Ickx (1974-75) | 24 |
| (AUS) Tim Schenken (1974) | 1 |
| (GBR) Brian Henton (1975) | 3 |
| (GBR) Jim Crawford (1975) | 2 |
| (GBR) John Watson (1975) | 1 |
| (USA) Mario Andretti (1976, 1978) | 15 |
| (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck (1976) | 15 |
| (FRA) Patrick Depailler (1977) | 17 |