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Ronnie Peterson was a Swedish former driver who last drove for Lotus-Ford in 1978.
He was born on February 14th 1944 in Almby and passed away on September 11th 1978 at the age of 34. His first race was the 1970 Grand Prix of Monaco where he drove for March-Ford. Peterson was active for 9 consecutive seasons between 1970 and 1978. He scored 206 points in 123 races. During his career Peterson achieved 10 wins and 26 podiums. His last race was the the 1978 Grand Prix of Italy.
He was born on February 14th 1944 in Almby and passed away on September 11th 1978 at the age of 34. His first race was the 1970 Grand Prix of Monaco where he drove for March-Ford. Peterson was active for 9 consecutive seasons between 1970 and 1978. He scored 206 points in 123 races. During his career Peterson achieved 10 wins and 26 podiums. His last race was the the 1978 Grand Prix of Italy.
| Name: | Ronnie Peterson |
| Nationality: |  Swedish |
| Birthday: | February 14th 1944 |
| Passed away: | September 11th 1978 (34) |
| Birthplace: | Almby | Races: | 123 races |
| Total points: | 206 points |
| Wins: | 10 wins |
| Podiums: | 26 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 49 retirements |
| First race: |  1970 Monaco |
| Last race: |  1978 Italy |
| First win: |  1973 France |
| Age first win: | 29 years, 4 months, 17 days |
Ronnie Peterson by year
| All years | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 |
| 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 |
Overall stats: Ronnie Peterson
| #1 | Best Finish | Ronnie Peterson |  | 1 (10x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Ronnie Peterson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Ronnie Peterson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Ronnie Peterson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Ronnie Peterson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Ronnie Peterson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Ronnie Peterson | | (0x) |
Wins
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Ronnie Peterson | | 19 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Ronnie Peterson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Ronnie Peterson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Ronnie Peterson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Ronnie Peterson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Ronnie Peterson | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Ronnie Peterson | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1976 | 8 | Paul Ricard | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 19 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1978 Lotus-Ford 1977 Tyrrell-Ford 1976 Lotus-Ford 1976 March-Ford 1975 Lotus-Ford 1974 Lotus-Ford 1973 Lotus-Ford 1972 March-Ford 1971 March-Ford 1971 March-Alfa Romeo 1970 March-Ford | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Ronnie Peterson
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna |  | 2.49 place | |
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton | | 5.13 place | |
| #69 | Average race points | Ronnie Peterson | | 2.9 points | |
| #500 | Average race result | Ronnie Peterson | | 6.07 place | |
| #40 | Most points finishes | Ronnie Peterson | | 42 finishes | |
| #59 | Most avoidable retirements | Ronnie Peterson | | 12 retirements | |
| #160 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Ronnie Peterson | | 0.24 retirements | |
| #42 | Most race laps | Ronnie Peterson | | 5725 laps | |
| #43 | Most races | Ronnie Peterson | | 123 races | |
| #244 | Youngest driver | Ronnie Peterson | | 26 years, 2 months, 26 days | |
| #311 | Oldest driver | Ronnie Peterson | | 34 years, 6 months, 27 days | |
| #14 | Biggest gain in race | Ronnie Peterson | | 22 places gained | |
| #18 | Start from P1 | Ronnie Peterson | | 14 starts | |
| #45 | Most retirements | Ronnie Peterson | | 49 retirements | |
| #41 | Most points | Ronnie Peterson | | 206 points | |
| #34 | Most podiums | Ronnie Peterson | | 26 podiums | |
| #31 | Most wins | Ronnie Peterson | | 10 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 67 | Peter Revson | 2.9 |
| 68 | Mario Andretti | 2.9 |
| 69 | Ronnie Peterson | 2.9 |
| 70 | Graham Hill | 2.83 |
| 70 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 2.83 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 498 | Lorenzo Bandini | 6.14 |
| 499 | Stefan Johansson | 6.09 |
| 500 | Ronnie Peterson | 6.07 |
| 501 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6.02 |
| 502 | Graham Hill | 6.01 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 38 | Elio de Angelis | 43 |
| 39 | Rene Arnoux | 42 |
| 39 | Ronnie Peterson | 42 |
| 41 | Nico Rosberg | 41 |
| 41 | Sebastian Vettel | 41 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 55 | Carlos Reutemann | 12 |
| 55 | Patrick Depailler | 12 |
| 55 | Ronnie Peterson | 12 |
| 55 | Graham Hill | 12 |
| 61 | Felipe Massa | 11 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 152 | Peter Gethin | 0.25 |
| 159 | Riccardo Patrese | 0.25 |
| 160 | Ronnie Peterson | 0.24 |
| 161 | Jean Pierre Jarier | 0.24 |
| 162 | Henri Pescarolo | 0.24 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 40 | Damon Hill | 5853 |
| 41 | Jean Pierre Jarier | 5746 |
| 42 | Ronnie Peterson | 5725 |
| 43 | Jacky Ickx | 5651 |
| 44 | Alan Jones | 5546 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 41 | Mario Andretti | 128 |
| 42 | Jack Brabham | 126 |
| 43 | Ronnie Peterson | 123 |
| 44 | Pierluigi Martini | 120 |
| 45 | Patrick Tambay | 117 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 242 | Yannick Dalmas | 26 years, 2 months, 20 days |
| 242 | Silvio Moser | 26 years, 2 months, 21 days |
| 244 | Ronnie Peterson | 26 years, 2 months, 26 days |
| 245 | Guy Tunmer | 26 years, 3 months |
| 245 | Andrea de Adamich | 26 years, 2 months, 29 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 309 | Bobby Unser | 34 years, 7 months, 16 days |
| 310 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 34 years, 7 months, 8 days |
| 311 | Ronnie Peterson | 34 years, 6 months, 27 days |
| 312 | Guy Edwards | 34 years, 6 months, 14 days |
| 313 | Eddie Russo | 34 years, 6 months, 11 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 8 | George Amick | 23 |
| 13 | Christian Danner | 22 |
| 13 | Ronnie Peterson | 22 |
| 13 | Vittorio Brambilla | 22 |
| 13 | Jimmy Davies | 22 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | 14 |
| 16 | James Hunt | 14 |
| 16 | Ronnie Peterson | 14 |
| 19 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 13 |
| 19 | Jacques Villeneuve | 13 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 42 | Jack Brabham | 50 |
| 44 | Mark Webber | 49 |
| 44 | Ronnie Peterson | 49 |
| 46 | Carlos Reutemann | 48 |
| 47 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 47 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 39 | Clay Regazzoni | 212 |
| 40 | Alan Jones | 206 |
| 40 | Ronnie Peterson | 206 |
| 42 | Bruce McLaren | 196 |
| 43 | Eddie Irvine | 191 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 31 | Bruce McLaren | 27 |
| 33 | Eddie Irvine | 26 |
| 33 | Ronnie Peterson | 26 |
| 35 | Jacky Ickx | 25 |
| 36 | Alan Jones | 24 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 28 | Jody Scheckter | 10 |
| 28 | James Hunt | 10 |
| 28 | Ronnie Peterson | 10 |
| 32 | Jenson Button | 9 |
| 33 | Jacky Ickx | 8 |
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