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Ronnie Peterson

1970–1978 · Career statistics and race history

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Starts123
Wins10
Podiums26
Poles14
Points206
Titles0

By circuit type

Results proxy. Positive deltas mean better positions; at least two races with each metric are required. Qualifying and classified finishes have separate samples.

2026 season to date

No qualifying or classified-finish sample for this period.

Career

Circuit typeQualifying ΔClassified finish ΔAverage qualifyingAverage finishRaces (qualifying / finish)
high-downforceUnavailable-0.35Unavailable6.420 / 12
low-downforceUnavailable+2.74Unavailable3.330 / 6
mixedUnavailable-0.23Unavailable6.30 / 53

Career average: qualifying Unavailable · classified finish 6.07. Constructor averages give each race equal weight.

At a glance

Best finish / grid1 / 1
DNF rate46.3%
Average grid → finish8.436.07
Positions gained / race2.15
First raceMonaco Grand Prix 1970 · 1970-05-10
Latest raceItalian Grand Prix 1978 · 1978-09-10

Additional teammates without comparable sessions: Jean-Pierre Jarier (1978, 0 rounds); Kunimitsu Takahashi (1977, 1 rounds); Lella Lombardi (1976, 0 rounds); Gunnar Nilsson (1976, 0 rounds); Mario Andretti (1976, 1 rounds); Bob Evans (1976, 0 rounds); John Watson (1975, 1 rounds); Brian Henton (1975, 3 rounds); Jim Crawford (1975, 2 rounds); Tim Schenken (1974, 1 rounds); Ian Scheckter (1974, 1 rounds); Paddy Driver (1974, 1 rounds); Dave Charlton (1973, 1 rounds); Nanni Galli (1971, 0 rounds); Andrea de Adamich (1971, 1 rounds); Alex Soler-Roig (1971, 3 rounds); François Mazet (1971, 0 rounds); John Love (1971, 1 rounds); Niki Lauda (1971, 1 rounds); Max Jean (1971, 0 rounds); Jean-Pierre Jarier (1971, 1 rounds); Mike Beuttler (1971, 5 rounds); Skip Barber (1971, 3 rounds); Mario Andretti (1970, 2 rounds); Johnny Servoz-Gavin (1970, 0 rounds).

57 non-finishes: 35 mechanical, 14 accident/collision, 0 disqualified, 8 other. Reliability exposure: 14 mechanical retirements from a points-scoring grid slot (grid-position proxy, not measured points lost). Average finish and positions gained use official finishing results; pit-lane starts are excluded from grid averages.

Season by season

SeasonStandingStartsWinsTeammates · quali / racePoints
19782142
Hector RebaqueQ — · R 3–0
Mario AndrettiQ — · R 1–6
51
197714170
Patrick DepaillerQ — · R 2–1
7
197611161
Hans-Joachim StuckQ — · R 0–1
Arturo MerzarioQ — · R 1–1
Vittorio BrambillaQ — · R 3–0
10
197513140
Guy Tunmer· 1 rounds
Eddie Keizan· 1 rounds
Jacky IckxQ — · R 3–1
6
19745153
Jacky IckxQ — · R 4–2
35
19733154
Emerson FittipaldiQ — · R 3–2
52
19729120
Rolf StommelenQ — · R 4–1
Henri PescaroloQ — · R 3–0
Carlos PaceQ — · R 2–1
Niki LaudaQ — · R 7–1
Mike BeuttlerQ — · R 6–0
Skip Barber· 2 rounds
12
19712110
Henri PescaroloQ — · R 3–1
Nanni GalliQ — · R 2–0
33
1970NC90
Jackie StewartQ — · R 0–1
Jo SiffertQ — · R 1–1
François CevertQ — · R 0–1
Chris AmonQ — · R 0–2
0

H2H reads Peterson–teammate. Only shared official race results and available qualifying are compared; ties are shown separately.

Every race 123 RESULT ROWS

197814 starts · 2 wins51 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1978 · ROUND 14ItalianRETItalianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus50Accident0
1978 · ROUND 13Dutch2DutchRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus275+0.3206
1978 · ROUND 12Austrian1AustrianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1541:41:21.5709
1978 · ROUND 11GermanRETGermanRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus236Gearbox0
1978 · ROUND 10BritishRETBritishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus16Fuel system0
1978 · ROUND 9French2FrenchRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus554+2.9306
1978 · ROUND 8Swedish3SwedishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus470+34.1054
1978 · ROUND 7Spanish2SpanishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus275+19.5606
1978 · ROUND 6Belgian2BelgianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus770+9.9006
1978 · ROUND 5MonacoRETMonacoRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus756Gearbox0
1978 · ROUND 4United States West4United States WestRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus680+45.6033
1978 · ROUND 3South African1South AfricanRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus12781:42:15.7679
1978 · ROUND 2BrazilianRETBrazilianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus115Collision0
1978 · ROUND 1Argentine5ArgentineRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus352+1:14.8502
197717 starts · 0 wins7 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1977 · ROUND 17JapaneseRETJapaneseRonnie PetersonTyrrell185Accident0
1977 · ROUND 16CanadianRETCanadianRonnie PetersonTyrrell334Fuel leak0
1977 · ROUND 15United States16United StatesRonnie PetersonTyrrell556+3 Laps0
1977 · ROUND 14Italian6ItalianRonnie PetersonTyrrell1252+1:19.2201
1977 · ROUND 13DutchRETDutchRonnie PetersonTyrrell718Ignition0
1977 · ROUND 12Austrian5AustrianRonnie PetersonTyrrell1554+1:12.0902
1977 · ROUND 11German9GermanRonnie PetersonTyrrell1442Engine0
1977 · ROUND 10BritishRETBritishRonnie PetersonTyrrell163Engine0
1977 · ROUND 9French12FrenchRonnie PetersonTyrrell1777+3 Laps0
1977 · ROUND 8SwedishRETSwedishRonnie PetersonTyrrell107Ignition0
1977 · ROUND 7Belgian3BelgianRonnie PetersonTyrrell870+19.9504
1977 · ROUND 6MonacoRETMonacoRonnie PetersonTyrrell410Brakes0
1977 · ROUND 5Spanish8SpanishRonnie PetersonTyrrell1574+1 Lap0
1977 · ROUND 4United States WestRETUnited States WestRonnie PetersonTyrrell1062Fuel system0
1977 · ROUND 3South AfricanRETSouth AfricanRonnie PetersonTyrrell75Fuel system0
1977 · ROUND 2BrazilianRETBrazilianRonnie PetersonTyrrell812Accident0
1977 · ROUND 1ArgentineRETArgentineRonnie PetersonTyrrell1428Spun off0
197616 starts · 1 wins10 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1976 · ROUND 16JapaneseRETJapaneseRonnie PetersonMarch90Engine0
1976 · ROUND 15United StatesRETUnited StatesRonnie PetersonMarch312Suspension0
1976 · ROUND 14Canadian9CanadianRonnie PetersonMarch279+1 Lap0
1976 · ROUND 13Italian1ItalianRonnie PetersonMarch8521:30:35.6009
1976 · ROUND 12DutchRETDutchRonnie PetersonMarch152Oil pressure0
1976 · ROUND 11Austrian6AustrianRonnie PetersonMarch354+34.3401
1976 · ROUND 10GermanRETGermanRonnie PetersonMarch110Accident0
1976 · ROUND 9BritishRETBritishRonnie PetersonMarch760Fuel system0
1976 · ROUND 8French19FrenchRonnie PetersonMarch651Fuel system0
1976 · ROUND 7Swedish7SwedishRonnie PetersonMarch972+1:03.4930
1976 · ROUND 6MonacoRETMonacoRonnie PetersonMarch326Accident0
1976 · ROUND 5BelgianRETBelgianRonnie PetersonMarch1016Accident0
1976 · ROUND 4SpanishRETSpanishRonnie PetersonMarch1611Transmission0
1976 · ROUND 3United States West10United States WestRonnie PetersonMarch677+3 Laps0
1976 · ROUND 2South AfricanRETSouth AfricanRonnie PetersonMarch1315Accident0
1976 · ROUND 1BrazilianRETBrazilianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1810Accident0
197514 starts · 0 wins6 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1975 · ROUND 14United States5United StatesRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1459+49.9862
1975 · ROUND 13ItalianRETItalianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus111Engine0
1975 · ROUND 12Austrian5AustrianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1329+1:23.3301
1975 · ROUND 11GermanRETGermanRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus181Clutch0
1975 · ROUND 10BritishRETBritishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus167Engine0
1975 · ROUND 9French10FrenchRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1754+1:36.0200
1975 · ROUND 8Dutch15DutchRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1669Out of fuel0
1975 · ROUND 7Swedish9SwedishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus979+1 Lap0
1975 · ROUND 6BelgianRETBelgianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1436Brakes0
1975 · ROUND 5Monaco4MonacoRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus475+38.4503
1975 · ROUND 4SpanishRETSpanishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1223Suspension0
1975 · ROUND 3South African10South AfricanRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus877+1 Lap0
1975 · ROUND 2Brazilian15BrazilianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1638+2 Laps0
1975 · ROUND 1ArgentineRETArgentineRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1115Engine0
197415 starts · 3 wins35 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1974 · ROUND 15United StatesRETUnited StatesRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1952Fuel system0
1974 · ROUND 14Canadian3CanadianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1080+14.4944
1974 · ROUND 13Italian1ItalianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus7521:22:56.6009
1974 · ROUND 12AustrianRETAustrianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus645Halfshaft0
1974 · ROUND 11German4GermanRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus814+1:24.2003
1974 · ROUND 10British10BritishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus273+2 Laps0
1974 · ROUND 9French1FrenchRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus2801:21:55.0209
1974 · ROUND 8Dutch8DutchRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1073+2 Laps0
1974 · ROUND 7SwedishRETSwedishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus58Halfshaft0
1974 · ROUND 6Monaco1MonacoRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus3781:58:03.7009
1974 · ROUND 5BelgianRETBelgianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus556Fuel leak0
1974 · ROUND 4SpanishRETSpanishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus223Engine0
1974 · ROUND 3South AfricanRETSouth AfricanRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus162Collision0
1974 · ROUND 2Brazilian6BrazilianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus431+1 Lap1
1974 · ROUND 1Argentine13ArgentineRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus148+5 Laps0
197315 starts · 4 wins52 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1973 · ROUND 15United States1United StatesRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1591:41:15.7799
1973 · ROUND 14CanadianRETCanadianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus116Suspension0
1973 · ROUND 13Italian1ItalianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus1551:299
1973 · ROUND 12Austrian1AustrianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus2541:28:48.7809
1973 · ROUND 11GermanRETGermanRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus20Ignition0
1973 · ROUND 10Dutch11DutchRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus166Engine0
1973 · ROUND 9British2BritishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus167+2.8006
1973 · ROUND 8French1FrenchRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus5541:41:36.5209
1973 · ROUND 7Swedish2SwedishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus180+4.0396
1973 · ROUND 6Monaco3MonacoRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus277+1 Lap4
1973 · ROUND 5BelgianRETBelgianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus142Accident0
1973 · ROUND 4SpanishRETSpanishRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus156Gearbox0
1973 · ROUND 3South African11South AfricanRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus473+6 Laps0
1973 · ROUND 2BrazilianRETBrazilianRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus15Wheel0
1973 · ROUND 1ArgentineRETArgentineRonnie PetersonTeam Lotus567Oil pressure0
197212 starts · 0 wins12 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1972 · ROUND 12United States4United StatesRonnie PetersonMarch2659+1:22.5163
1972 · ROUND 11CanadianRETCanadianRonnie PetersonMarch361Collision0
1972 · ROUND 10Italian9ItalianRonnie PetersonMarch2454+1 Lap0
1972 · ROUND 9Austrian12AustrianRonnie PetersonMarch1152+2 Laps0
1972 · ROUND 8German3GermanRonnie PetersonMarch414+1:06.7004
1972 · ROUND 7British7BritishRonnie PetersonMarch874Spun off0
1972 · ROUND 6French5FrenchRonnie PetersonMarch938+56.8002
1972 · ROUND 5Belgian9BelgianRonnie PetersonMarch1483+2 Laps0
1972 · ROUND 4Monaco11MonacoRonnie PetersonMarch1576+4 Laps0
1972 · ROUND 3SpanishRETSpanishRonnie PetersonMarch916Fuel leak0
1972 · ROUND 2South African5South AfricanRonnie PetersonMarch979+49.0002
1972 · ROUND 1Argentine6ArgentineRonnie PetersonMarch1094+1 Lap1
197111 starts · 0 wins33 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1971 · ROUND 11United States3United StatesRonnie PetersonMarch-Ford1159+44.0704
1971 · ROUND 10Canadian2CanadianRonnie PetersonMarch-Ford664+38.3006
1971 · ROUND 9Italian2ItalianRonnie PetersonMarch-Ford655+0.0106
1971 · ROUND 8Austrian8AustrianRonnie PetersonMarch-Ford1153+1 Lap0
1971 · ROUND 7German5GermanRonnie PetersonMarch-Ford312+2:29.1002
1971 · ROUND 6British2BritishRonnie PetersonMarch-Ford568+36.1006
1971 · ROUND 5FrenchRETFrenchRonnie PetersonMarch-Alfa Romeo1219Engine0
1971 · ROUND 4Dutch4DutchRonnie PetersonMarch-Ford1368+2 Laps3
1971 · ROUND 3Monaco2MonacoRonnie PetersonMarch-Ford680+25.6006
1971 · ROUND 2SpanishRETSpanishRonnie PetersonMarch-Ford1324Ignition0
1971 · ROUND 1South African10South AfricanRonnie PetersonMarch-Ford1377+2 Laps0
19709 starts · 0 wins0 pts
RacePosDriverConstructorGridLapsTime / statusPts
1970 · ROUND 12United States11United StatesRonnie PetersonMarch15104+4 Laps0
1970 · ROUND 11CanadianRETCanadianRonnie PetersonMarch1665Not classified0
1970 · ROUND 10ItalianRETItalianRonnie PetersonMarch1335Engine0
1970 · ROUND 8GermanRETGermanRonnie PetersonMarch1911Engine0
1970 · ROUND 7British9BritishRonnie PetersonMarch1372+8 Laps0
1970 · ROUND 6FrenchRETFrenchRonnie PetersonMarch917Differential0
1970 · ROUND 5Dutch9DutchRonnie PetersonMarch1678+2 Laps0
1970 · ROUND 4BelgianRETBelgianRonnie PetersonMarch920Not classified0
1970 · ROUND 3Monaco7MonacoRonnie PetersonMarch1278+2 Laps0

19662026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.