As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Ronnie Peterson · Tim Schenken
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
21
—
12
33 shared
Qualifying H2H
27
—
6
33 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P14
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 0
1971
P2
1972
P9
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1974
Career totals
Ronnie Peterson
Tim Schenken
Championships
0
0
Wins
10
0
Poles
14
0
Podiums
26
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
7
Starts
123
34
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ronnie Peterson
Tim Schenken
Win rate
8.1%
0%
Podium rate
21.1%
2.9%
Pole rate
11.4%
0%
Points / start
1.7
0.2
Avg grid
P8.4
P16.5
Avg finish
P11.4
P15.7
Finish rate
57.7%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ronnie Peterson
Tim Schenken
Mechanical retirements
37
13
Crash retirements
13
3
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
1970
1973 · aged 29
First win
—
1973
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P3
-2.9
Avg places gained
+0.7
Season points trajectory
Ronnie Peterson
Tim Schenken
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Ronnie Peterson | Tim Schenken |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ronnie Peterson 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — Tim Schenken | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Ronnie Peterson 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Tim Schenken | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Tim Schenken | ||
| Watkins Glen | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Tim Schenken | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 Tim Schenken | ||
| Kyalami | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ronnie Peterson 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Tim Schenken | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Tim Schenken | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P12 Tim Schenken | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Tim Schenken | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Tim Schenken | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Tim Schenken | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 Tim Schenken | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Tim Schenken | ||
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P9 Tim Schenken | ||
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 0 · P9 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P10 Tim Schenken | ||
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P17 |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P17 Tim Schenken | ||
| Circuit Mont-Tremblant | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Ronnie Peterson 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Tim Schenken | ||
Team history
Ronnie Peterson
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
Tim Schenken
19701978
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).