Formula 1 driver · 1970–1978

Ronnie Peterson

NationalitySweden SwedenCodePEONumber6Last teamTeam Lotus
Starts121
Wins10
Podiums26
Poles14
Points205
Titles0

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=250 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
181-69
pole rate
11.4%
front row rate
19.5%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=195 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
129-66
avg finish delta when both classified
2.766

Positions Gained

High
n=70 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
2.143
expectation adjusted
-0.057

Finishing

High
n=121 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
57.9%
teammate classification rate
48.0%
retirements
51

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
4.34

Team Points Share

High
n=70 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
205
team points
403
points per start
1.694

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
March, Tyrrell, Team Lotus1970–19783–144–10
Team Lotus19788–05–1
Tyrrell1975–19778–96–6
Tyrrell19771–00–1
Tyrrell, March1975–19765–01–1
Tyrrell, March1975–197611–46–2
Tyrrell, March1975–197613–25–4
March, Tyrrell1970–19752–72–6
Team Lotus, Tyrrell1974–197520–312–4
March, Tyrrell1972–19758–06–1
March, Tyrrell1971–197511–210–1
March, Tyrrell1971–19751–01–0