Ronnie Peterson
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.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=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
Highn=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
Highn=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
Highn=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 samplen=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
Highn=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 samplen=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 samplen=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 samplen=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
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mario Andretti ANI | March, Tyrrell, Team Lotus | 1970–1978 | 3–14 | 4–10 | |
Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | 1978 | 8–0 | 5–1 | |
Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 1975–1977 | 8–9 | 6–6 | |
| Tyrrell | 1977 | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||
Arturo Merzario MEZ | Tyrrell, March | 1975–1976 | 5–0 | 1–1 | |
| Tyrrell, March | 1975–1976 | 11–4 | 6–2 | ||
| Tyrrell, March | 1975–1976 | 13–2 | 5–4 | ||
Chris Amon AMO | March, Tyrrell | 1970–1975 | 2–7 | 2–6 | |
Jacky Ickx ICK | Team Lotus, Tyrrell | 1974–1975 | 20–3 | 12–4 | |
Rolf Stommelen STM | March, Tyrrell | 1972–1975 | 8–0 | 6–1 | |
Niki Lauda LAU | March, Tyrrell | 1971–1975 | 11–2 | 10–1 | |
| March, Tyrrell | 1971–1975 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Italian Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 5 | DNF | |
| 1978 | Dutch Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1978 | Austrian Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1978 | German Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 2 | DNF | |
| 1978 | British Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 1 | DNF | |
| 1978 | French Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 1978 | Swedish Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 1978 | Spanish Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1978 | Belgian Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 1978 | Monaco Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 7 | DNF | |
| 1978 | United States Grand Prix West | Team Lotus | — | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 1978 | South African Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 11 | 1 | 9 |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Team Lotus | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 2nd |
| 1977 | Tyrrell | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14th |
| 1976 | Team Lotus, March | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11th |
| 1975 | Team Lotus, Tyrrell | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13th |
| 1974 | Team Lotus | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 5th |
| 1973 | Team Lotus | 15 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 3rd |
| 1972 | March | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9th |
| 1971 | March | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 2nd |
| 1970 | March | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |