Ronnie Peterson
Swedish · 1970–1978
VS

John Love
Rhodesian · 1962–1972
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Ronnie Peterson · John Love
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 — 0
2 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 — 0
2 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P11
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1971
Career totals
Ronnie Peterson John Love
Championships
0
0
Wins
10
0
Poles
14
0
Podiums
26
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
6
Starts
123
9
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ronnie Peterson John Love
Win rate
8.1%
0%
Podium rate
21.1%
11.1%
Pole rate
11.4%
0%
Points / start
1.7
0.7
Avg grid
P8.4
P16.0
Avg finish
P11.4
P12.0
Finish rate
57.7%
66.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ronnie Peterson John Love
Mechanical retirements
37
3
Crash retirements
13
0
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 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1962
1973 · aged 29
First win
—
1973
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-2.9
Avg places gained
+4.0
Season points trajectory
1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978
Ronnie Peterson John Love
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ronnie Peterson John Love
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Kyalami 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Ronnie Peterson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 John Love
Team history
Ronnie Peterson
TEA
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
John Love
Cooper-Climax 1962–1963Cooper-Climax 1965Cooper-Climax 1967Brabham-Repco 1968Lotus-Ford 1969Team Lotus 1970March-Ford 1971Surtees 1972
19621978
Ronnie Peterson → John Love → 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).