Henri Pescarolo
French · 1968–1976
VS

Ronnie Peterson
Swedish · 1970–1978
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
4
13
Qualifyingahead
3
14
Henri Pescarolo · Ronnie Peterson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
19 — 31
50 shared
Qualifying H2H
11 — 39
50 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
3
P12
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1971 P2
Teammate battle by season
2
7
1971
2
6
1972
Career totals
Henri Pescarolo Ronnie Peterson
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
10
Poles
0
14
Podiums
1
26
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
12
206
Starts
56
123
Rate-adjusted · per start
Henri Pescarolo Ronnie Peterson
Win rate
0%
8.1%
Podium rate
1.8%
21.1%
Pole rate
0%
11.4%
Points / start
0.2
1.7
Avg grid
P17.1
P8.4
Avg finish
P13.6
P11.4
Finish rate
55.4%
57.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Henri Pescarolo Ronnie Peterson
Mechanical retirements
16
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: 4 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1968
Debut season
1970
—
First win
1973 · aged 29
—
First pole
1973
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P1
+3.6
Avg places gained
-2.9
Season points trajectory
1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978
Henri Pescarolo Ronnie Peterson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Henri Pescarolo Ronnie Peterson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P17 3 · 4 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · — 1 · 1 · P1
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 2 · P2
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 1 · P2
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3
Jarama 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P2
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P6
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P9
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Henri Pescarolo
Matra 1968Matra 1970March-Ford 1971March 1972Politoys 1972March 1973Iso Marlboro 1973BRM 1974Surtees 1976
Ronnie Peterson
TEA
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
19681978
Henri Pescarolo → 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).