Ronnie Peterson
Swedish · 1970–1978
VS

Chris Amon
New Zealander · 1963–1976
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
7
Qualifyingahead
2
7
Ronnie Peterson · Chris Amon
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
26 — 26
52 shared
Qualifying H2H
24 — 27
51 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 0
1971 P2 1972 P9 1973 P3 1976 P11
Teammate battle by season
2
7
1970
Career totals
Ronnie Peterson Chris Amon
Championships
0
0
Wins
10
0
Poles
14
5
Podiums
26
11
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
83
Starts
123
102
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ronnie Peterson Chris Amon
Win rate
8.1%
0%
Podium rate
21.1%
10.8%
Pole rate
11.4%
4.9%
Points / start
1.7
0.8
Avg grid
P8.4
P9.0
Avg finish
P11.4
P11.6
Finish rate
57.7%
55.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ronnie Peterson Chris Amon
Mechanical retirements
37
36
Crash retirements
13
7
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
1970
Debut season
1963
1973 · aged 29
First win
—
1973
First pole
1968
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-2.9
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977
Ronnie Peterson Chris Amon
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ronnie Peterson Chris Amon
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Ronnie Peterson 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Chris Amon
Red Bull Ring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Ronnie Peterson 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Chris Amon
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Ronnie Peterson 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Chris Amon
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Ronnie Peterson 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Chris Amon
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Ronnie Peterson 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Chris Amon
Kyalami 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Ronnie Peterson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Chris Amon
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Chris Amon
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Chris Amon
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Chris Amon
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Chris Amon
Zolder 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Chris Amon
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Chris Amon
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 2 · P2 Chris Amon
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P2 Chris Amon
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 Chris Amon
Jarama 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Chris Amon
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Chris Amon
Circuit Mont-Tremblant 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Chris Amon
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Chris Amon
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · —
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · — Chris Amon
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8 Chris Amon
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6
Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6 Chris Amon
Team history
Ronnie Peterson
TEA
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
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
19631978
Ronnie Peterson → Chris Amon → 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).