Ronnie Peterson

PROFILE & CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Profile

NationalitySweden
Date of Birth14-Feb-1944
Date of Death11-Sep-1978
Died following accident at GP of Italy (Race) at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

Career Totals

GP Contested123
Poles14 (11.38 %)
Podiums26 (21.14 %)
Wins10 (8.13 %)
Points206
Best WC Rank2
WC Titles0

Milestones

1st GP MCO  1970
First Pole BRA  1973
First Podium MCO  1971
First Win FRA  1973
First Point MCO  1971
First WC Title-
Last GP ITA  1978
Last Pole AUT  1978
Last Podium NLD  1978
Last Win AUT  1978
Last Point NLD  1978
Last WC Title-

Season Results

Season Overview - 1973

  • 1973
    • 1978
    • 1977
    • 1976
    • 1975
    • 1974
    • 1973
    • 1972
    • 1971
    • 1970
RaceARGBRAZAFESPBELMCOSWEFRAGBRNLDGERAUTITACANUSA Totals
Grid514112151122111-
Laps in Lead---561678133863-2255259393
Fastest Lap2
FinishDNFDNF11DNFDNF321211DNF11DNF1-
Points00000469600990952

CAREER PROFILE

Annual Results

Year Constructors Cars TeamTeammatesPoles Wins Points Rank LIL RIL FL Pod. Dbl. Tpl. GS
1978 Lotus 6 John Player Team Lotus Andretti, M.; Jarier, J. 32 51 2 49 3 3 7 1 1 0
1977 Tyrrell 3 Elf Team Tyrrell Depailler, P. 00 7 14 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
1976 Lotus; March 10; 5 John Player Team Lotus; March Engineering; Theodore Racing Andretti, M.; Evans, B.; Nilsson, G.; Stuck, H. 11 10 11 69 4 1 1 0 0 0
1975 Lotus 5 John Player Team Lotus Crawford, J.; Henton, B.; Ickx, J.; Watson, J. 00 6 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1974 Lotus 1 John Player Team Lotus Ickx, J.; Schenken, T. 13 35 5 156 6 2 4 0 0 0
1973 Lotus 2; 4 John Player Team Lotus Fittipaldi, E. 94 52 3 393 11 2 7 2 0 0
1972 March 10; 11; 12; 14; 19; 2; 25; 3; 4; 5 STP March Racing Team Beuttler, M.; Lauda, N. 00 12 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1971 March 15; 16; 17; 18; 25; 7 STP March Racing Team Beuttler, M.; Galli, N.; Lauda, N.; Soler-Roig, A. 00 33 2 36 2 0 5 0 0 0
1970 March 14; 18; 22; 23; 26; 27; 29; 52 Antique Automobiles Racing Team; Colin Crabbe Racing 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals - - - - 1410 206 - 704 27 9 26 3 1 0
LIL: Laps in Lead RIL: Races in Lead FL: Fastest Lap Double: Win + Pole Triple: Win + Pole + Fastest Lap Grand Slam: Win + Pole + Fastest Lap + Race in Lead

Race Completion Performance

Year Entries GP Pole Win 2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th DNQ DNS DNF DSQ In the Points Points Rank
1978 14 14 324111000 0 0 5 0 9 51 2
1977 17 17 000101101 0 0 10 0 3 7 14
1976 16 16 110000110 0 0 10 0 2 10 11
1975 14 14 000012000 0 0 6 0 3 6 13
1974 15 15 130110101 0 0 6 0 6 35 5
1973 15 15 942100000 0 0 6 0 7 52 3
1972 12 12 000112110 0 0 1 1 5 12 9
1971 11 11 004111001 0 0 2 0 7 33 2
1970 9 9 000000010 0 0 3 0 0 0
Totals 123 123 141010657433 0 0 49 1 42 206 -
DNQ: Did Not Qualify DNS: Did not start DNF: Did not finish DSQ: Disqualified