As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Ronnie Peterson · Jo Siffert
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
13
—
7
20 shared
Qualifying H2H
6
—
13
20 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:
1 · 0
1971
P2
Teammate battle by season
5
4
1970
Career totals
Ronnie Peterson
Jo Siffert
Championships
0
0
Wins
10
2
Poles
14
2
Podiums
26
6
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
68
Starts
123
97
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ronnie Peterson
Jo Siffert
Win rate
8.1%
2.1%
Podium rate
21.1%
6.2%
Pole rate
11.4%
2.1%
Points / start
1.7
0.7
Avg grid
P8.4
P11.1
Avg finish
P11.4
P10.5
Finish rate
57.7%
55.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ronnie Peterson
Jo Siffert
Mechanical retirements
37
36
Crash retirements
13
6
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1962
1973 · aged 29
First win
1968 · aged 32
1973
First pole
1968
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.9
Avg places gained
+0.7
Season points trajectory
Ronnie Peterson
Jo Siffert
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Ronnie Peterson | Jo Siffert |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Ronnie Peterson 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Jo Siffert | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Ronnie Peterson 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Jo Siffert | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Jo Siffert | ||
| Watkins Glen | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Jo Siffert | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Jo Siffert | ||
| Kyalami | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Jo Siffert | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 1 · P1 Jo Siffert | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Jo Siffert | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Jo Siffert | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 Jo Siffert | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Jo Siffert | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jo Siffert | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 Jo Siffert | ||
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 Jo Siffert | ||
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jo Siffert | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P8 Jo Siffert | ||
| Circuit Mont-Tremblant | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Jo Siffert | ||
Team history
Ronnie Peterson
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
Jo Siffert
Lotus-Climax 1962Lotus-BRM 1962–1964Brabham-BRM 1964Brabham-Climax 1964Brabham-BRM 1965Cooper-Maserati 1966Brabham-BRM 1966Cooper-Maserati 1967–1968Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970BRM 1971
19621978
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).