Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazilian · 1970–1980
VS

Ronnie Peterson
Swedish · 1970–1978
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
8
7
Qualifyingahead
4
11
Emerson Fittipaldi · Ronnie Peterson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
66 — 47
113 shared
Qualifying H2H
43 — 69
112 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
2
4
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 5 · 3
1971 P2 1972 P1 1973 P2 1974 P1 1975 P2 1976 P11 1977 P12 1978 P2
Teammate battle by season
8
7
1973
Career totals
Emerson Fittipaldi Ronnie Peterson
Championships
2
0
Wins
14
10
Poles
6
14
Podiums
35
26
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
281
206
Starts
146
123
Rate-adjusted · per start
Emerson Fittipaldi Ronnie Peterson
Win rate
9.6%
8.1%
Podium rate
24%
21.1%
Pole rate
4.1%
11.4%
Points / start
1.9
1.7
Avg grid
P11.9
P8.4
Avg finish
P10.8
P11.4
Finish rate
66.4%
57.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Emerson Fittipaldi Ronnie Peterson
Mechanical retirements
39
37
Crash retirements
5
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: 5 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1970
1970 · aged 23
First win
1973 · aged 29
1972
First pole
1973
1972 · aged 25
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
+1.2
Avg places gained
-2.9
Season points trajectory
1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980
Emerson Fittipaldi Ronnie Peterson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Emerson Fittipaldi Ronnie Peterson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 4 · P1 3 · 4 · P1
Red Bull Ring 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Nivelles-Baulers 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 3 · P1
Mosport International Raceway 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Kyalami 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Jarama 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Brands Hatch 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Montjuïc 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1
Zolder 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Long Beach 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Charade Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P9
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Emerson Fittipaldi
TEA
MCL
FIT
Team Lotus 1970Lotus-Ford 1971Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975Fittipaldi 1976–1980
Ronnie Peterson
TEA
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
19701980
Emerson Fittipaldi → 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).