As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Mario Andretti · Ronnie Peterson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
46
—
26
72 shared
Qualifying H2H
49
—
22
72 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
2
2
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 3
1971
P2
1972
P9
1975
P13
1976
P6
1977
P3
1978
P1
Teammate battle by season
1
1
1970
0
1
1976
11
3
1978
Career totals
Mario Andretti
Ronnie Peterson
Championships
1
0
Wins
12
10
Poles
18
14
Podiums
19
26
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
206
Starts
128
123
Rate-adjusted · per start
Mario Andretti
Ronnie Peterson
Win rate
9.4%
8.1%
Podium rate
14.8%
21.1%
Pole rate
14.1%
11.4%
Points / start
1.4
1.7
Avg grid
P8.6
P8.4
Avg finish
P12.5
P11.4
Finish rate
49.2%
57.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Mario Andretti
Ronnie Peterson
Mechanical retirements
49
37
Crash retirements
16
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: 0 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1968
Debut season
1970
1971 · aged 31
First win
1973 · aged 29
1968
First pole
1973
1978 · aged 38
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.9
Avg places gained
-2.9
Season points trajectory
Mario Andretti
Ronnie Peterson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Jarama | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Zolder | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Long Beach | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Fuji Speedway | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
Ronnie Peterson
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
19681982
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).