Carlos Pace
Brazilian · 1972–1977
VS

Ronnie Peterson
Swedish · 1970–1978
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
3
8
Qualifyingahead
3
8
Carlos Pace · Ronnie Peterson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
40 — 32
72 shared
Qualifying H2H
28 — 44
72 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
3
P6
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 5
1972 P9 1973 P3 1974 P5 1975 P6 1976 P11 1977 P14
Teammate battle by season
3
8
1972
Career totals
Carlos Pace Ronnie Peterson
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
10
Poles
1
14
Podiums
6
26
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
58
206
Starts
72
123
Rate-adjusted · per start
Carlos Pace Ronnie Peterson
Win rate
1.4%
8.1%
Podium rate
8.3%
21.1%
Pole rate
1.4%
11.4%
Points / start
0.8
1.7
Avg grid
P10.8
P8.4
Avg finish
P13.1
P11.4
Finish rate
52.8%
57.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Carlos Pace Ronnie Peterson
Mechanical retirements
20
37
Crash retirements
10
13
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 4 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1972
Debut season
1970
1975 · aged 30
First win
1973 · aged 29
1975
First pole
1973
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.3
Avg places gained
-2.9
Season points trajectory
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Carlos Pace Ronnie Peterson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Carlos Pace Ronnie Peterson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 3 · 4 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Watkins Glen 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 2 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 2 · P2
Zolder 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Jarama 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P7
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P4
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Carlos Pace
March 1972Surtees 1973Brabham 1974Surtees 1974Brabham 1975Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1976Brabham 1977
Ronnie Peterson
TEA
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
19701978
Carlos Pace → Ronnie Peterson → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).