Drivers/Sweden
Ronnie Peterson
- 1970–1978
- PET
- Born 14 February 1944 in Örebro
- Died 11 September 1978
- Bengt Ronnie Peterson
- Starts123
- Wins108% of starts
- Podiums2621% of starts
- Pole positions1414× started from P1
- Fastest laps9
- Titles0best finish P2
Career numbers
- Avg grid position8.4
- Avg finish6.1
- Retirement rate42%
- Pole-to-win conversion21%
- Positions gained+158
- Points scored206
- Longest winning streak2
- Longest podium streak4
- Longest points-scoring streak5
- TeamsMarch (1970–1972, 1976) · Lotus (1973–1976, 1978) · Tyrrell (1977)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
123 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryMonaco Grand Prix 1970P7 · March
- First winFrench Grand Prix 1973P1 · Lotus
- Last winAustrian Grand Prix 1978P1 · Lotus
- Last startItalian Grand Prix 1978DNF · Lotus
All 123 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacky Ickx | 1974–1975 | 7:3 | 21:3 | −1.09% | 38 : 15 | Compare |
| Henri Pescarolo | 1971–1972 | 6:1 | 15:3 | −0.72% | 37 : 4 | Compare |
| Mario Andretti | 1970–1978 | 1:6 | 3:14 | +0.59% | 51 : 64 | Compare |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 1973 | 4:2 | 11:4 | −0.52% | 52 : 55 | Compare |
| Niki Lauda | 1971–1972 | 6:1 | 11:2 | −2.45% | 12 : 0 | Compare |
| Patrick Depailler | 1977 | 2:1 | 8:9 | +0.13% | 7 : 20 | Compare |
| Mike Beuttler | 1971–1972 | 5:0 | 13:1 | −2.41% | 29 : 0 | Compare |
| Vittorio Brambilla | 1976 | 3:0 | 11:4 | −0.26% | 10 : 1 | Compare |
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1976 | 0:1 | 13:2 | −0.71% | 10 : 5 | Compare |
| Carlos Pace | 1972 | 2:1 | 8:3 | −1.05% | 11 : 3 | Compare |
| Nanni Galli | 1971 | 4:0 | 7:0 | −2.27% | 27 : 0 | Compare |
| Héctor Rebaque | 1978 | 3:0 | 8:0 | −3.67% | 34 : 1 | Compare |
| Chris Amon | 1970 | 0:2 | 2:7 | +1.24% | 0 : 20 | Compare |
| Jo Siffert | 1970 | 1:1 | 5:4 | −0.04% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Andrea de Adamich | 1971 | 2:0 | 7:0 | −2.80% | 18 : 0 | Compare |
| Jackie Stewart | 1970 | 0:1 | 0:7 | +1.42% | 0 : 12 | Compare |
| François Cevert | 1970 | 0:1 | 3:4 | +0.07% | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Arturo Merzario | 1976 | 1:1 | 5:0 | −1.34% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Skip Barber | 1971–1972 | 1:0 | 4:1 | −3.63% | 16 : 0 | Compare |
| Alex Soler-Roig | 1971 | 0:0 | 4:0 | −3.17% | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| Jim Crawford | 1975 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Brian Henton | 1975 | 0:0 | 2:0 | −1.12% | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Guy Tunmer | 1975 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Eddie Keizan | 1975 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Max Jean | 1971 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| François Mazet | 1971 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| John Watson | 1975 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1971 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 6 : 0 | Compare |
| Kunimitsu Takahashi | 1977 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| John Love | 1971 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Dave Charlton | 1973 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Paddy Driver | 1974 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ian Scheckter | 1974 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Tim Schenken | 1974 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Ronnie Peterson came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monza | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Red Bull Ring | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5.4 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Watkins Glen | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Kyalami | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7.4 |
| Paul Ricard | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Zandvoort | 8 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Nürburgring | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Mosport | 6 | 2 | 4.7 | |
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 6 | 8 | ||
| Anderstorp Raceway | 6 | 2 | 5.3 | |
| Brands Hatch | 5 | 8.7 | ||
| Jarama | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
| José Carlos Pace | 5 | 10.5 | ||
| Zolder | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | |
| Silverstone | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Hockenheimring | 3 | 9 | ||
| Montjuïc | 3 | – | ||
| Long Beach | 3 | 7 | ||
| Charade | 2 | 5 | ||
| Nivelles-Baulers | 2 | 9 | ||
| Fuji | 2 | – |