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