Ronnie Peterson

Swedish · 1970–1978
VS

Paddy Driver

South African · 1963–1974
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Ronnie Peterson · Paddy Driver
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
0 1
1 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 0
1 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1974
Career totals
Ronnie Peterson Paddy Driver
Championships
0
0
Wins
10
0
Poles
14
0
Podiums
26
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
0
Starts
123
2
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ronnie Peterson Paddy Driver
Win rate
8.1%
0%
Podium rate
21.1%
0%
Pole rate
11.4%
0%
Points / start
1.7
0.0
Avg grid
P8.4
P26.0
Avg finish
P11.4
P23.0
Finish rate
57.7%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ronnie Peterson Paddy Driver
Mechanical retirements
37
1
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
1963
1973 · aged 29
First win
1973
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
-2.9
Avg places gained
+1.0
Season points trajectory
1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977
Ronnie Peterson Paddy Driver
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ronnie Peterson Paddy Driver
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Kyalami 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Ronnie Peterson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Paddy Driver
Team history
Ronnie Peterson
TEA
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
Paddy Driver
19631978
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).