Patrick Depailler
French · 1972–1980
VS

Ronnie Peterson
Swedish · 1970–1978
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
11
6
Qualifyingahead
9
8
Patrick Depailler · Ronnie Peterson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
42 — 36
78 shared
Qualifying H2H
39 — 39
78 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
2
0
Top-3 finishes
3
P4
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 2
1974 P5 1975 P9 1976 P4 1977 P9 1978 P2
Teammate battle by season
11
6
1977
Career totals
Patrick Depailler Ronnie Peterson
Championships
0
0
Wins
2
10
Poles
1
14
Podiums
19
26
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
141
206
Starts
95
123
Rate-adjusted · per start
Patrick Depailler Ronnie Peterson
Win rate
2.1%
8.1%
Podium rate
20%
21.1%
Pole rate
1.1%
11.4%
Points / start
1.5
1.7
Avg grid
P9.3
P8.4
Avg finish
P11.1
P11.4
Finish rate
56.8%
57.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Patrick Depailler Ronnie Peterson
Mechanical retirements
26
37
Crash retirements
12
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: 3 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1972
Debut season
1970
1978 · aged 33
First win
1973 · aged 29
1974
First pole
1973
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.8
Avg places gained
-2.9
Season points trajectory
1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980
Patrick Depailler Ronnie Peterson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Patrick Depailler Ronnie Peterson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 3 · 4 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Red Bull Ring 0 · 1 · P2 2 · 2 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 3 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 2 · P1
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
Jarama 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Zolder 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 2 · P2
Long Beach 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 2 · P2
Fuji Speedway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Patrick Depailler
TYR
Tyrrell 1972Tyrrell 1974–1978Ligier 1979Alfa Romeo 1980
Ronnie Peterson
TEA
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
19701980
Patrick Depailler → 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).