Driver · 1970–1978

Ronnie Peterson

Swedish · 1944-02-14 (age 82) · Wikipedia ↗
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Starts
123
Grands Prix entered
Wins
10
Wins
Podiums
26
Podiums
Poles
14
Pole Position
Fastest Laps
0
Fastest Lap
Points
206
Career points
Titles
0
World Championship
Win Rate
8.1%
Win rate
Career Trajectory · championship position by season
1 5 10 1971 · 33pt · share of the leader 53% 1972 · 12pt · share of the leader 20% 1973 · 52pt · share of the leader 73% 1974 · 35pt · share of the leader 64% 1975 · 6pt · share of the leader 9% 1976 · 10pt · share of the leader 15% 1977 · 7pt · share of the leader 10% 1978 · 51pt · share of the leader 80% 1971 · March-Ford · P2 · 33pt 1972 · March · P9 · 12pt 1973 · Team Lotus · P3 · 4 wins · 52pt 1974 · Team Lotus · P5 · 3 wins · 35pt 1975 · Team Lotus · P13 · 6pt 1976 · March · P11 · 1 win · 10pt 1977 · Tyrrell · P14 · 7pt 1978 · Team Lotus · P2 · 2 wins · 51pt 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
title season line = championship position (1 at the top), colour = team · bar = points as a share of that season leader
SeasonTeamStartsWinsPodiumsPointsFinal position
1978 Team Lotus 14 2 7 51 2
1977 Tyrrell 17 0 1 7 14
1976 Team Lotus · March 16 1 1 10 11
1975 Team Lotus 14 0 0 6 13
1974 Team Lotus 15 3 4 35 5
1973 Team Lotus 15 4 7 52 3
1972 March 12 0 1 12 9
1971 March-Alfa Romeo · March-Ford 11 0 5 33 2
1970 March 9 0 0 0 -
TeamPeriodStartsWinsPodiumsPoints
March 1970–1976 36 1 2 22
March-Ford 1971 10 0 5 33
March-Alfa Romeo 1971 1 0 0 0
Team Lotus 1973–1978 59 9 18 144
Tyrrell 1977 17 0 1 7
Grand PrixStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Italian Grand Prix 9 3 4 P1 34
French Grand Prix 9 2 3 P1 26
Austrian Grand Prix 8 2 2 P1 22
Monaco Grand Prix 9 1 3 P1 22
South African Grand Prix 8 1 1 P1 11
United States Grand Prix 8 1 2 P1 18
British Grand Prix 9 0 2 P2 12
German Grand Prix 9 0 1 P3 9
Spanish Grand Prix 8 0 1 P2 6
Belgian Grand Prix 8 0 2 P2 10
Dutch Grand Prix 8 0 1 P2 9
Canadian Grand Prix 7 0 2 P2 10
Brazilian Grand Prix 6 0 0 P6 1
Swedish Grand Prix 6 0 2 P2 10
Argentine Grand Prix 6 0 0 P5 3
United States Grand Prix West 3 0 0 P4 3
Japanese Grand Prix 2 0 0 P18 0
First / Last
Debut1970 Monaco Grand Prix
First win1973 French Grand Prix
Last win1978 Austrian Grand Prix
First pole1973 Brazilian Grand Prix
Most wins in a season4 (1973)
Streaks · Longest streaks
Win streak2
Podium streak4
Points streak5
Pole streak4
Age Records
Debut age26y 85d
Age at first win29y 137d
youngest winner everP61
All-Time Rankings · All-time rank
Wins
P32
10 Wins
Podiums
P45
26 Podiums
Pole Position
P25
14 Pole Position
Points
P56
206 Points
Starts
P62
123 Starts
Titles
—
0 Titles
Pit Stops & Laps · Data range: pit stops 2012+, lap times 1996+
Pit Stops
0
Recorded pit stops
Best Stop
—
Best pit-lane transit (not stationary)
Laps Recorded
0
Laps on record
Penalties
No penalties in the collected range (2023+ race control).
FIA Documents
No documents for this driver in the collected range (2019+).
Tyres
OpenF1 No race stints in the collected range (2023+).
TeammatePeriodRaces togetheraheadbehindH2H rate
Jacky Ickx 1974–1975 24 14 10 58% compare →
Mario Andretti 1970–1978 17 5 12 29% compare →
Henri Pescarolo 1971–1972 17 13 4 76% compare →
Patrick Depailler 1977 17 6 11 35% compare →
Vittorio Brambilla 1976 15 9 6 60% compare →
Hans-Joachim Stuck 1976 15 8 7 53% compare →
Emerson Fittipaldi 1973 15 7 8 47% compare →
Mike Beuttler 1971–1972 14 14 0 100% compare →
Niki Lauda 1971–1972 13 11 2 85% compare →
Carlos Pace 1972 11 8 3 73% compare →
Jo Siffert 1970 9 5 4 56% compare →
Chris Amon 1970 9 2 7 22% compare →
Hector Rebaque 1978 8 5 3 63% compare →
Rolf Stommelen 1972 8 7 1 88% compare →
Jackie Stewart 1970 7 3 4 43% compare →
François Cevert 1970 7 2 5 29% compare →
Arturo Merzario 1976 5 2 3 40% compare →
Skip Barber 1971–1972 5 5 0 100% compare →
Nanni Galli 1971 4 4 0 100% compare →
Brian Henton 1975 3 2 1 67% compare →
Alex Soler-Roig 1971 3 2 1 67% compare →
Jim Crawford 1975 2 0 2 0% compare →
Kunimitsu Takahashi 1977 1 0 1 0% compare →
Eddie Keizan 1975 1 1 0 100% compare →
Jean-Pierre Jarier 1971 1 1 0 100% compare →
Andrea de Adamich 1971 1 0 1 0% compare →
Guy Tunmer 1975 1 1 0 100% compare →
John Love 1971 1 1 0 100% compare →
Paddy Driver 1974 1 0 1 0% compare →
Ian Scheckter 1974 1 0 1 0% compare →
Tim Schenken 1974 1 1 0 100% compare →
John Watson 1975 1 0 1 0% compare →
Dave Charlton 1973 1 1 0 100% compare →
Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).
CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Italy 9 3 4 P1 34
Red Bull Ring · Austria 8 2 2 P1 22
Circuit de Monaco · Monaco 9 1 3 P1 22
Kyalami · South Africa 8 1 1 P1 11
Watkins Glen · USA 8 1 2 P1 18
Circuit Paul Ricard · France 5 1 2 P1 15
Dijon-Prenois · France 2 1 1 P1 9
Circuit Park Zandvoort · Netherlands 8 0 1 P2 9
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Argentina 6 0 0 P5 3
Nürburgring · Germany 6 0 1 P3 9
Scandinavian Raceway · Sweden 6 0 2 P2 10
Mosport International Raceway · Canada 6 0 2 P2 10
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil 5 0 0 P6 1
Brands Hatch · UK 5 0 0 P7 0
Zolder · Belgium 5 0 2 P2 10
Jarama · Spain 5 0 1 P2 6
Silverstone Circuit · UK 4 0 2 P2 12
Montjuïc · Spain 3 0 0 P13 0
Long Beach · USA 3 0 0 P4 3
Hockenheimring · Germany 3 0 0 P9 0
Charade Circuit · France 2 0 0 P5 2
Fuji Speedway · Japan 2 0 0 P18 0
Nivelles-Baulers · Belgium 2 0 0 P9 0
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Brazil 1 0 0 P18 0
Circuit Mont-Tremblant · Canada 1 0 0 P14 0
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium 1 0 0 P9 0
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Scope: World Championship races(1950–, Indianapolis 500 1950–1960 included) · Pole Position = based on grid P1 (qualifying session data 2003+) · fastest-lap counts 2004+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · ongoing season excluded from title counts · shared drives follow source data(Jolpica) notation
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-09-05 14:15