Ronnie Peterson
Swedish · 1970–1978
VS

Vittorio Brambilla
Italian · 1974–1980
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
9
6
Qualifyingahead
11
4
Ronnie Peterson · Vittorio Brambilla
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
43 — 27
70 shared
Qualifying H2H
46 — 24
70 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
2
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P11
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 1
1974 P5 1975 P11 1976 P11 1977 P14 1978 P2
Teammate battle by season
9
6
1976
Career totals
Ronnie Peterson Vittorio Brambilla
Championships
0
0
Wins
10
1
Poles
14
1
Podiums
26
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
15.5
Starts
123
74
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ronnie Peterson Vittorio Brambilla
Win rate
8.1%
1.4%
Podium rate
21.1%
1.4%
Pole rate
11.4%
1.4%
Points / start
1.7
0.2
Avg grid
P8.4
P13.3
Avg finish
P11.4
P14.6
Finish rate
57.7%
51.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Ronnie Peterson Vittorio Brambilla
Mechanical retirements
37
21
Crash retirements
13
15
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
1974
1973 · aged 29
First win
1975 · aged 37
1973
First pole
1975
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.9
Avg places gained
-1.3
Season points trajectory
1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980
Ronnie Peterson Vittorio Brambilla
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ronnie Peterson Vittorio Brambilla
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Red Bull Ring 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P17
Kyalami 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7
Dijon-Prenois 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Scandinavian Raceway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
Zolder 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P13
Jarama 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · —
Brands Hatch 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P9
Long Beach 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P5
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Fuji Speedway 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P9
Team history
Ronnie Peterson
TEA
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
Vittorio Brambilla
MAR
SUR
ALF
March 1974–1976Surtees 1977–1978Alfa Romeo 1979–1980
19701980
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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).