Ronnie Peterson

Swedish

Driver Profile

Date of Birth

Feb. 14, 1944

Place of Birth

None

Height

None

Weight

73 kg (161 lbs)

First Race

1970 Monaco Grand Prix

Last Race

1978 Italian Grand Prix

Racing Number

Championships

7 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

Wins

Second Place

Third Place

Podiums

Top Ten

123

Total Races

206.0

Career Points

Career Poles

First Achievements

First Win

1973 at French Grand Prix

May 15, 2016

First Podium

1971 at Monaco Grand Prix

May 15, 2016

First Pole Position

1973 at Brazilian Grand Prix

September 30, 2017

Career Statistics

Sprint Wins

Wins from Pole

Most Wins in a Season

2023 Season

Most Podiums in a Season

2023 Season

Fastest Laps

Race Points

206.0

Latest Achievements

Last Win

1978 at Austrian Grand Prix

June 23, 2024

Last Podium

1978 at Dutch Grand Prix

June 30, 2024

Last Pole Position

1978 at Austrian Grand Prix

June 9, 2024

Performance Metrics

Win Percentage

8.13

Percentage Wins from Pole

21.43

Podium Percentage

21.14

DNFs

Race Laps

5725

Lap Times

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Position Distribution in Races

Position Distribution in Qualifying

End of Season Position

Seasons Details

Year	Position	Races	Wins	Poles	Podiums	DNFs	Team
1978	2	14	2	3	7	5	Team Lotus
1977	14	17	0	0	1	10	Tyrrell
1976	11	16	1	1	1	10	Team Lotus
1975	13	14	0	0	0	6	Team Lotus
1974	5	15	3	1	4	6	Team Lotus
1973	3	15	4	9	7	6	Team Lotus
1972	9	12	0	0	1	1	March
1971	2	11	0	0	5	2	March-Ford
1970	27	9	0	0	0	3	March

Driver Career Statistics

All Race Wins

#	Race	Year	Started
10	Austrian Grand Prix	1978	1
9	South African Grand Prix	1978	12
8	Italian Grand Prix	1976	8
7	Italian Grand Prix	1974	7
6	French Grand Prix	1974	2
5	Monaco Grand Prix	1974	3
4	United States Grand Prix	1973	1
3	Italian Grand Prix	1973	1
2	Austrian Grand Prix	1973	2
1	French Grand Prix	1973	5

All Race Poles

#	Race	Year	Finished
14	Austrian Grand Prix	1978	1
13	British Grand Prix	1978	None
12	Brazilian Grand Prix	1978	None
11	Dutch Grand Prix	1976	None
10	Argentine Grand Prix	1974	13
9	United States Grand Prix	1973	1
8	Canadian Grand Prix	1973	None
7	Italian Grand Prix	1973	1
6	Dutch Grand Prix	1973	11
5	British Grand Prix	1973	2
4	Swedish Grand Prix	1973	2
3	Belgian Grand Prix	1973	None
2	Spanish Grand Prix	1973	None
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	1973	None

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Pole

1978
- Jan. 15, 1978
  
  Argentine Grand Prix
  
  Argentina
  
  STARTED: 3
  
  FINISHED: 5
- Brazilian Grand Prix
- March 4, 1978
  
  South African Grand Prix
  
  South Africa
  
  STARTED: 12
  
  FINISHED: 1
- April 2, 1978
  
  United States Grand Prix West
  
  USA
  
  STARTED: 6
  
  FINISHED: 4
- Monaco Grand Prix
- May 21, 1978
  
  Belgian Grand Prix
  
  Belgium
  
  STARTED: 7
  
  FINISHED: 2
- June 4, 1978
  
  Spanish Grand Prix
  
  Spain
  
  STARTED: 2
  
  FINISHED: 2
- June 17, 1978
  
  Swedish Grand Prix
  
  Sweden
  
  STARTED: 4
  
  FINISHED: 3
- July 2, 1978
  
  French Grand Prix
  
  France
  
  STARTED: 5
  
  FINISHED: 2
- British Grand Prix
- German Grand Prix
- Aug. 13, 1978
  
  Austrian Grand Prix
  
  Austria
  
  STARTED: 1
  
  FINISHED: 1
- Aug. 27, 1978
  
  Dutch Grand Prix
  
  Netherlands
  
  STARTED: 2
  
  FINISHED: 2
- Italian Grand Prix
1977
- Argentine Grand Prix
- Brazilian Grand Prix
- South African Grand Prix
- United States Grand Prix West
- May 8, 1977
  
  Spanish Grand Prix
  
  Spain
  
  STARTED: 15
  
  FINISHED: 8
- Monaco Grand Prix
- June 5, 1977
  
  Belgian Grand Prix
  
  Belgium
  
  STARTED: 8
  
  FINISHED: 3
- Swedish Grand Prix
- French Grand Prix
- British Grand Prix
- July 31, 1977
  
  German Grand Prix
  
  Germany
  
  STARTED: 14
  
  FINISHED: 9
- Aug. 14, 1977
  
  Austrian Grand Prix
  
  Austria
  
  STARTED: 15
  
  FINISHED: 5
- Dutch Grand Prix
- Sept. 11, 1977
  
  Italian Grand Prix
  
  Italy
  
  STARTED: 12
  
  FINISHED: 6
- United States Grand Prix
- Canadian Grand Prix
- Japanese Grand Prix
1976
- Brazilian Grand Prix
- South African Grand Prix
- March 28, 1976
  
  United States Grand Prix West
  
  USA
  
  STARTED: 6
  
  FINISHED: 10
- Spanish Grand Prix
- Belgian Grand Prix
- Monaco Grand Prix
- June 13, 1976
  
  Swedish Grand Prix
  
  Sweden
  
  STARTED: 9
  
  FINISHED: 7
- French Grand Prix
- British Grand Prix
- German Grand Prix
- Aug. 15, 1976
  
  Austrian Grand Prix
  
  Austria
  
  STARTED: 3
  
  FINISHED: 6
- Dutch Grand Prix
- Sept. 12, 1976
  
  Italian Grand Prix
  
  Italy
  
  STARTED: 8
  
  FINISHED: 1
- Oct. 3, 1976
  
  Canadian Grand Prix
  
  Canada
  
  STARTED: 2
  
  FINISHED: 9
- United States Grand Prix
- Japanese Grand Prix
1975
- Argentine Grand Prix
- Brazilian Grand Prix
- March 1, 1975
  
  South African Grand Prix
  
  South Africa
  
  STARTED: 8
  
  FINISHED: 10
- Spanish Grand Prix
- May 11, 1975
  
  Monaco Grand Prix
  
  Monaco
  
  STARTED: 4
  
  FINISHED: 4
- Belgian Grand Prix
- June 8, 1975
  
  Swedish Grand Prix
  
  Sweden
  
  STARTED: 9
  
  FINISHED: 9
- Dutch Grand Prix
- July 6, 1975
  
  French Grand Prix
  
  France
  
  STARTED: 17
  
  FINISHED: 10
- British Grand Prix
- German Grand Prix
- Aug. 17, 1975
  
  Austrian Grand Prix
  
  Austria
  
  STARTED: 13
  
  FINISHED: 5
- Italian Grand Prix
- Oct. 5, 1975
  
  United States Grand Prix
  
  USA
  
  STARTED: 14
  
  FINISHED: 5
1974
- Argentine Grand Prix
- Jan. 27, 1974
  
  Brazilian Grand Prix
  
  Brazil
  
  STARTED: 4
  
  FINISHED: 6
- South African Grand Prix
- Spanish Grand Prix
- Belgian Grand Prix
- May 26, 1974
  
  Monaco Grand Prix
  
  Monaco
  
  STARTED: 3
  
  FINISHED: 1
- Swedish Grand Prix
- June 23, 1974
  
  Dutch Grand Prix
  
  Netherlands
  
  STARTED: 10
  
  FINISHED: 8
- July 7, 1974
  
  French Grand Prix
  
  France
  
  STARTED: 2
  
  FINISHED: 1
- July 20, 1974
  
  British Grand Prix
  
  UK
  
  STARTED: 2
  
  FINISHED: 10
- Aug. 4, 1974
  
  German Grand Prix
  
  Germany
  
  STARTED: 8
  
  FINISHED: 4
- Austrian Grand Prix
- Sept. 8, 1974
  
  Italian Grand Prix
  
  Italy
  
  STARTED: 7
  
  FINISHED: 1
- Sept. 22, 1974
  
  Canadian Grand Prix
  
  Canada
  
  STARTED: 10
  
  FINISHED: 3
- United States Grand Prix
1973
- Argentine Grand Prix
- Brazilian Grand Prix
- South African Grand Prix
- Spanish Grand Prix
- Belgian Grand Prix
- June 3, 1973
  
  Monaco Grand Prix
  
  Monaco
  
  STARTED: 2
  
  FINISHED: 3
- June 17, 1973
  
  Swedish Grand Prix
  
  Sweden
  
  STARTED: 1
  
  FINISHED: 2
- July 1, 1973
  
  French Grand Prix
  
  France
  
  STARTED: 5
  
  FINISHED: 1
- July 14, 1973
  
  British Grand Prix
  
  UK
  
  STARTED: 1
  
  FINISHED: 2
- Dutch Grand Prix
- German Grand Prix
- Aug. 19, 1973
  
  Austrian Grand Prix
  
  Austria
  
  STARTED: 2
  
  FINISHED: 1
- Sept. 9, 1973
  
  Italian Grand Prix
  
  Italy
  
  STARTED: 1
  
  FINISHED: 1
- Canadian Grand Prix
- Oct. 7, 1973
  
  United States Grand Prix
  
  USA
  
  STARTED: 1
  
  FINISHED: 1
1972
- Jan. 23, 1972
  
  Argentine Grand Prix
  
  Argentina
  
  STARTED: 10
  
  FINISHED: 6
- March 4, 1972
  
  South African Grand Prix
  
  South Africa
  
  STARTED: 9
  
  FINISHED: 5
- Spanish Grand Prix
- Monaco Grand Prix
- June 4, 1972
  
  Belgian Grand Prix
  
  Belgium
  
  STARTED: 14
  
  FINISHED: 9
- July 2, 1972
  
  French Grand Prix
  
  France
  
  STARTED: 9
  
  FINISHED: 5
- July 15, 1972
  
  British Grand Prix
  
  UK
  
  STARTED: 8
  
  FINISHED: 7
- July 30, 1972
  
  German Grand Prix
  
  Germany
  
  STARTED: 4
  
  FINISHED: 3
- Austrian Grand Prix
- Sept. 10, 1972
  
  Italian Grand Prix
  
  Italy
  
  STARTED: 24
  
  FINISHED: 9
- Canadian Grand Prix
- Oct. 8, 1972
  
  United States Grand Prix
  
  USA
  
  STARTED: 26
  
  FINISHED: 4
1971
- March 6, 1971
  
  South African Grand Prix
  
  South Africa
  
  STARTED: 13
  
  FINISHED: 10
- Spanish Grand Prix
- May 23, 1971
  
  Monaco Grand Prix
  
  Monaco
  
  STARTED: 6
  
  FINISHED: 2
- June 20, 1971
  
  Dutch Grand Prix
  
  Netherlands
  
  STARTED: 13
  
  FINISHED: 4
- French Grand Prix
- July 17, 1971
  
  British Grand Prix
  
  UK
  
  STARTED: 5
  
  FINISHED: 2
- Aug. 1, 1971
  
  German Grand Prix
  
  Germany
  
  STARTED: 3
  
  FINISHED: 5
- Aug. 15, 1971
  
  Austrian Grand Prix
  
  Austria
  
  STARTED: 11
  
  FINISHED: 8
- Sept. 5, 1971
  
  Italian Grand Prix
  
  Italy
  
  STARTED: 6
  
  FINISHED: 2
- Sept. 19, 1971
  
  Canadian Grand Prix
  
  Canada
  
  STARTED: 6
  
  FINISHED: 2
- Oct. 3, 1971
  
  United States Grand Prix
  
  USA
  
  STARTED: 11
  
  FINISHED: 3
1970
- May 10, 1970
  
  Monaco Grand Prix
  
  Monaco
  
  STARTED: 12
  
  FINISHED: 7
- June 7, 1970
  
  Belgian Grand Prix
  
  Belgium
  
  STARTED: 9
  
  FINISHED: 9
- June 21, 1970
  
  Dutch Grand Prix
  
  Netherlands
  
  STARTED: 16
  
  FINISHED: 9
- French Grand Prix
- July 18, 1970
  
  British Grand Prix
  
  UK
  
  STARTED: 13
  
  FINISHED: 9
- German Grand Prix
- Italian Grand Prix
- Canadian Grand Prix
- United States Grand Prix