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Bengt Ronnie Peterson

sweden · Born 1944-02-14 · Örebro · Died 1978-09-11

Starts: 123
Wins: 10
Podiums: 26
Poles: 14
Fastest Laps: 9
Points: 206
Championships: 0
Best Result: 1

Biography

Place of Birth	Örebro
Gender	MALE
Date of Death	1978-09-11

Career Statistics

Race Entries	123
Race Starts	123
Wins	10
Podiums	26
Pole Positions	14
Fastest Laps	9
Points	206
Championships	0
Best Championship Position	2
Best Grid Position	1
Best Race Result	1
Race Laps Completed	5724
Driver of the Day	0
Grand Slams	0
Average Grid (classified)	8.4
Average Finish (classified)	11.43
Average Δ (Grid → Finish)	-3.03
Average Qualifying Position	8.44
Average Race Position	11.43
DNFs	50 (40.7%)
DSQs	0 (0%)
DNSs	0 (0%)

Season-by-Season

Column abbreviations (2)

Pos = Championship positionFL = Fastest laps

Year	Pos	Constructor	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	FL	Points
1978	2	Lotus	14	2	7	3	3	51
1977	14	Tyrrell	17	0	1	0	1	7
1976	11	Lotus	16	1	1	1	1	10
1975	13	Lotus	14	0	0	0	0	6
1974	5	Lotus	15	3	4	1	2	35
1973	3	Lotus	15	4	7	9	2	52
1972	9	March	12	0	1	0	0	12
1971	2	March	11	0	5	0	0	33
1970	—	March	9	0	0	0	0	0

DNF Breakdown

Reason	Count
Engine	11
Accident	9
Fuel system	5
Ignition	4
Fuel leak	4
Gearbox	3
Suspension	3
Oil pressure	2
Collision	2
Halfshaft	2
Brakes	2
Differential	1
Push start	1
Wheel	1
Out of fuel	1
Clutch	1
Transmission	1
Spun off	1
Fatal collision	1

Teammates

Career teammates with head-to-head race and qualifying records. Compare career stats in one click.

Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx
No titles 8W 25P

Together

24

Race H2H

14–10

Quali H2H

21–3

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Henri Jacques William Pescarolo
No titles 1P

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22

Race H2H

17–5

Quali H2H

19–3

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Mario Gabriele Andretti
1★ 12W 19P

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17

Race H2H

5–12

Quali H2H

3–14

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Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler
No titles 2W 19P

Together

17

Race H2H

6–11

Quali H2H

8–9

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Michael Simon Brindley Bream Beuttler
No titles

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15

Race H2H

14–1

Quali H2H

14–1

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Emerson Fittipaldi
2★ 14W 35P

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15

Race H2H

7–8

Quali H2H

11–4

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Race entries and starts may differ from some sources due to shared-car and historical classification differences. See methodology for details.

Race-by-Race History

Column abbreviations (3)

Grid = Grid positionPos = Finish positionPts = Points scored

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor	Grid	Pos	Laps	Pts	Result

1978	Italy	Lotus	5	20	0	—	Fatal collision
1978	Netherlands	Lotus	2	2	75	6	+0.320
1978	Austria	Lotus	1	1	54	9	—
1978	Germany	Lotus	2	12	36	—	Gearbox
1978	Great Britain	Lotus	1	26	6	—	Fuel leak
1978	France	Lotus	5	2	54	6	+2.930
1978	Sweden	Lotus	4	3	70	4	+34.105
1978	Spain	Lotus	2	2	75	6	+19.560
1978	Belgium	Lotus	7	2	70	6	+9.900
1978	Monaco	Lotus	7	13	56	—	Gearbox
1978	United States West	Lotus	6	4	80	3	+45.603
1978	South Africa	Lotus	11	1	78	9	—
1978	Brazil	Lotus	1	18	15	—	Collision
1978	Argentina	Lotus	3	5	52	2	+1:14.850
1977	Japan	Tyrrell	18	18	5	—	Accident
1977	Canada	Tyrrell	3	15	34	—	Fuel leak
1977	United States	Tyrrell	5	16	56	—	+3 laps
1977	Italy	Tyrrell	12	6	52	1	+1:19.220
1977	Netherlands	Tyrrell	7	18	18	—	Ignition
1977	Austria	Tyrrell	15	5	54	2	+1:02.090
1977	Germany	Tyrrell	14	9	42	—	Engine
1977	Great Britain	Tyrrell	10	25	3	—	Engine
1977	France	Tyrrell	17	12	77	—	+3 laps

Qualifying History

Column abbreviations (4)

Pos = Qualifying positionQ1 = Qualifying 1 timeQ2 = Qualifying 2 timeQ3 = Qualifying 3 time

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor	Pos	Q1	Q2	Q3

1978	Italy	Lotus	5	—	—	—
1978	Netherlands	Lotus	2	—	—	—
1978	Austria	Lotus	1	—	—	—
1978	Germany	Lotus	2	—	—	—
1978	Great Britain	Lotus	1	—	—	—
1978	France	Lotus	5	—	—	—
1978	Sweden	Lotus	4	—	—	—
1978	Spain	Lotus	2	—	—	—
1978	Belgium	Lotus	7	—	—	—
1978	Monaco	Lotus	7	—	—	—
1978	United States West	Lotus	6	—	—	—
1978	South Africa	Lotus	11	—	—	—
1978	Brazil	Lotus	1	—	—	—
1978	Argentina	Lotus	3	—	—	—
1977	Japan	Tyrrell	18	—	—	—
1977	Canada	Tyrrell	3	—	—	—
1977	United States	Tyrrell	5	—	—	—
1977	Italy	Tyrrell	12	—	—	—
1977	Netherlands	Tyrrell	7	—	—	—
1977	Austria	Tyrrell	15	—	—	—
1977	Germany	Tyrrell	14	—	—	—
1977	Great Britain	Tyrrell	10	—	—	—
1977	France	Tyrrell	17	—	—	—

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Column abbreviations (2)

Pos = Championship positionFL = Fastest laps

Year	Pos	Constructor	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	FL	Points
1978	2	Lotus	14	2	7	3	3	51
1977	14	Tyrrell	17	0	1	0	1	7
1976	11	Lotus	16	1	1	1	1	10
1975	13	Lotus	14	0	0	0	0	6
1974	5	Lotus	15	3	4	1	2	35
1973	3	Lotus	15	4	7	9	2	52
1972	9	March	12	0	1	0	0	12
1971	2	March	11	0	5	0	0	33
1970	—	March	9	0	0	0	0	0

Constructor	Starts	Wins	Points
Lotus	59	9	144
March	47	1	55
Tyrrell	17	0	7

Circuit Breakdown

Circuit	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles
Monaco	9	1	3	0
Monza	9	3	4	1
Zandvoort	8	0	1	2
Watkins Glen	8	1	2	1
Kyalami	8	1	1	0
Red Bull Ring	8	2	2	1
Nürburgring	6	0	1	0
Mosport	6	0	2	1
Juan y Oscar Gálvez	6	0	0	1
Anderstorp Raceway	6	0	2	1
Brands Hatch	5	0	0	1
Paul Ricard	5	1	2	0
Jarama	5	0	1	0
José Carlos Pace	5	0	0	1
Zolder	5	0	2	1
Silverstone	4	0	2	1
Hockenheimring	3	0	0	0
Montjuïc	3	0	0	1
Long Beach	3	0	0	0
Charade	2	0	0	0
Nivelles-Baulers	2	0	0	0
Dijon-Prenois	2	1	1	0
Fuji	2	0	0	0
Spa-Francorchamps	1	0	0	0
Mont-Tremblant	1	0	0	0
Nelson Piquet	1	0	0	1

Grand Prix Breakdown

Grand Prix	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles
Monaco	9	1	3	0
France	9	2	3	0
Great Britain	9	0	2	2
Germany	9	0	1	0
Italy	9	3	4	1
Belgium	8	0	2	1
Netherlands	8	0	1	2
United States	8	1	2	1
South Africa	8	1	1	0
Spain	8	0	1	1
Austria	8	2	2	1
Canada	7	0	2	1
Argentina	6	0	0	1
Brazil	6	0	0	2
Sweden	6	0	2	1
United States West	3	0	0	0
Japan	2	0	0	0

Wins (10)

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor
1978	Austria	Lotus
1978	South Africa	Lotus
1976	Italy	March
1974	Italy	Lotus
1974	France	Lotus
1974	Monaco	Lotus
1973	United States	Lotus
1973	Italy	Lotus
1973	Austria	Lotus
1973	France	Lotus

Pole Positions (14)

Year	Grand Prix
1978	Austria
1978	Great Britain
1978	Brazil
1976	Netherlands
1974	Argentina
1973	United States
1973	Canada
1973	Italy
1973	Netherlands
1973	Great Britain
1973	Sweden
1973	Belgium
1973	Spain
1973	Brazil

Fastest Laps (9)

Year	Grand Prix	Lap	Time
1978	Austria	—	1:43.120
1978	Germany	26	1:55.620
1978	Belgium	66	1:23.130
1977	United States	56	1:51.854
1976	Italy	50	1:41.300
1974	Netherlands	63	1:21.440
1974	Monaco	57	1:27.900
1973	Netherlands	42	1:20.310
1973	Spain	13	1:23.800

Teammates

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Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx
No titles 8W 25P

Together

24

Race H2H

14–10

Quali H2H

21–3

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Henri Jacques William Pescarolo
No titles 1P

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22

Race H2H

17–5

Quali H2H

19–3

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Mario Gabriele Andretti
1★ 12W 19P

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17

Race H2H

5–12

Quali H2H

3–14

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Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler
No titles 2W 19P

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17

Race H2H

6–11

Quali H2H

8–9

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Michael Simon Brindley Bream Beuttler
No titles

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15

Race H2H

14–1

Quali H2H

14–1

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Emerson Fittipaldi
2★ 14W 35P

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15

Race H2H

7–8

Quali H2H

11–4

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Vittorio Brambilla
No titles 1W 1P

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15

Race H2H

9–6

Quali H2H

11–4

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Hans-Joachim Stuck
No titles 2P

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15

Race H2H

8–7

Quali H2H

13–2

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Héctor Alonso Rebaque
No titles

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14

Race H2H

11–3

Quali H2H

11–0

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Andreas Nikolaus Lauda
3★ 25W 54P

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13

Race H2H

11–2

Quali H2H

11–2

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José Carlos Pace
No titles 1W 6P

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11

Race H2H

8–3

Quali H2H

8–3

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Joseph Siffert
No titles 2W 6P

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9

Race H2H

5–4

Quali H2H

5–4

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Christopher Arthur Amon
No titles 11P

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9

Race H2H

2–7

Quali H2H

2–7

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Giovanni Giuseppe Gilberto Galli
No titles

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9

Race H2H

9–0

Quali H2H

9–0

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Sir John Young Stewart
3★ 27W 43P

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7

Race H2H

3–4

Quali H2H

0–7

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Albert François Cevert Goldenberg
No titles 1W 13P

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7

Race H2H

2–5

Quali H2H

3–4

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Andrea Lodovico de Adamich
No titles

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7

Race H2H

5–2

Quali H2H

7–0

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Arturo Francesco Merzario
No titles

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7

Race H2H

4–3

Quali H2H

7–0

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John Barber III
No titles

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6

Race H2H

5–1

Quali H2H

5–1

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Alex Soler-Roig
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5

Race H2H

4–1

Quali H2H

5–0

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Brian Henton
No titles

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3

Race H2H

2–1

Quali H2H

3–0

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James Alan Crawford
No titles

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2

Race H2H

0–2

Quali H2H

2–0

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Teammate Head-to-Head

Avg quali gap = (teammate quali pos − driver quali pos), positive = driver qualified ahead. Avg race gap = (teammate race pos − driver race pos), positive = driver finished ahead.

Column abbreviations (4)

Avg Quali Gap = Average qualifying position gap (positive = driver ahead)Quali H2H = Qualifying head-to-head (driver wins – teammate wins)Avg Race Gap = Average race position gap (positive = driver ahead)Race H2H = Race head-to-head (driver wins – teammate wins)

Teammate	Races Together	Avg Quali Gap	Quali H2H	Avg Race Gap	Race H2H	Compare
Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx	24	+6	21–3	+1.5	14–10	Compare
Henri Jacques William Pescarolo	22	+6	19–3	+6.955	17–5	Compare
Mario Gabriele Andretti	17	-2.824	3–14	-0.235	5–12	Compare
Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler	17	-0.882	8–9	-2.706	6–11	Compare
Michael Simon Brindley Bream Beuttler	15	+12.067	14–1	+8	14–1	Compare
Emerson Fittipaldi	15	+3.533	11–4	-2.467	7–8	Compare
Vittorio Brambilla	15	+1.533	11–4	-0.2	9–6	Compare
Hans-Joachim Stuck	15	+6.267	13–2	+0.867	8–7	Compare
Héctor Alonso Rebaque	14	+18.545	11–0	+12.357	11–3	Compare
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda	13	+10.462	11–2	+6.692	11–2	Compare
José Carlos Pace	11	+4.182	8–3	+5.273	8–3	Compare
Joseph Siffert	9	-0.222	5–4	+2.222	5–4	Compare
Christopher Arthur Amon	9	-6.333	2–7	-4.333	2–7	Compare
Giovanni Giuseppe Gilberto Galli	9	+11.333	9–0	+12.556	9–0	Compare
Sir John Young Stewart	7	-9.571	0–7	-2	3–4	Compare
Albert François Cevert Goldenberg	7	-2	3–4	-2.429	2–5	Compare
Andrea Lodovico de Adamich	7	+12.143	7–0	+6.429	5–2	Compare
Arturo Francesco Merzario	7	+11.143	7–0	+2.286	4–3	Compare
John Barber III	6	+11.833	5–1	+11.833	5–1	Compare
Alex Soler-Roig	5	+9.4	5–0	+9.6	4–1	Compare
Brian Henton	3	+6.667	3–0	+7.667	2–1	Compare
James Alan Crawford	2	+11.5	2–0	-7.5	0–2	Compare

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Frequently asked questions

How many Formula 1 race wins does Bengt Ronnie Peterson have?

Bengt Ronnie Peterson has 10 Formula 1 race wins from 123 Grand Prix starts.

Has Bengt Ronnie Peterson won a Formula 1 World Championship?

No. Bengt Ronnie Peterson has 10 race wins but has not won the World Drivers’ Championship.

Which Formula 1 team has Bengt Ronnie Peterson driven for the most?

Bengt Ronnie Peterson made the most starts for Lotus (59 starts, 9 wins).

How many Formula 1 pole positions does Bengt Ronnie Peterson have?

Bengt Ronnie Peterson has 14 Formula 1 pole positions.

Who was Bengt Ronnie Peterson’s most frequent Formula 1 teammate?

Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri Ickx was Bengt Ronnie Peterson’s most frequent teammate, with 24 races as teammates.

When did Bengt Ronnie Peterson race in Formula 1?

Bengt Ronnie Peterson raced in Formula 1 from 1970–1978.

Biography

Career Statistics

Season-by-Season

DNF Breakdown

Teammates

Race-by-Race History

Qualifying History

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Constructor Breakdown

Circuit Breakdown

Grand Prix Breakdown

Wins (10)

Pole Positions (14)

Fastest Laps (9)

Teammates

Teammate Head-to-Head

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