Chris Amon
New Zealander · 1963–1976
VS

Ronnie Peterson
Swedish · 1970–1978
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
7
2
Qualifyingahead
7
2
Chris Amon · Ronnie Peterson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
26 — 26
52 shared
Qualifying H2H
27 — 24
51 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
3
P5
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 4
1971 P2 1972 P9 1973 P3 1976 P11
Teammate battle by season
7
2
1970
Career totals
Chris Amon Ronnie Peterson
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
10
Poles
5
14
Podiums
11
26
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
83
206
Starts
102
123
Rate-adjusted · per start
Chris Amon Ronnie Peterson
Win rate
0%
8.1%
Podium rate
10.8%
21.1%
Pole rate
4.9%
11.4%
Points / start
0.8
1.7
Avg grid
P9.0
P8.4
Avg finish
P11.6
P11.4
Finish rate
55.9%
57.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Chris Amon Ronnie Peterson
Mechanical retirements
36
37
Crash retirements
7
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: 2 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1963
Debut season
1970
—
First win
1973 · aged 29
1968
First pole
1973
—
First title
—
P2
Best finish
P1
-2.3
Avg places gained
-2.9
Season points trajectory
1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977
Chris Amon Ronnie Peterson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Chris Amon Ronnie Peterson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 3 · 4 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P6 3 · 4 · P1 Ronnie Peterson
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 2 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 2 · P1 Ronnie Peterson
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 Ronnie Peterson
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 Ronnie Peterson
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 Ronnie Peterson
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P4 1 · 1 · P1 Ronnie Peterson
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Ronnie Peterson
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Ronnie Peterson
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Ronnie Peterson
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2 Ronnie Peterson
Zolder 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2 Ronnie Peterson
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2 Ronnie Peterson
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Chris Amon 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Ronnie Peterson
Charade Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Chris Amon 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Ronnie Peterson
Brands Hatch 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Ronnie Peterson
Jarama 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Ronnie Peterson
Montjuïc 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Ronnie Peterson
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Chris Amon 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Ronnie Peterson
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Ronnie Peterson
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9 Ronnie Peterson
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 Ronnie Peterson
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P9
Chris Amon 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P9 Ronnie Peterson
Team history
Chris Amon
LOT
FER
MAT
ENS
Lola 1963Lotus-BRM 1963Lotus-Climax 1964Lotus-BRM 1964–1965Cooper-Maserati 1966Ferrari 1967–1969March 1970Matra 1971–1972Tyrrell 1973Tecno 1973BRM 1974Amon 1974Ensign 1975–1976Wolf 1976
Ronnie Peterson
TEA
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
19631978
Chris Amon → 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).