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SWEDEN
Ronnie Peterson
BORN 1944-02-14 / DIED 1978-09-11 / 1970–1978 / 3 CONSTRUCTORS
CAREER · LIFETIME
The big numbers
STARTS
123
WINS
10
PODIUMS
26
POLES
14
FL
9
TITLES
0
PTS
206
CHART · 01
Career cumulative wins by year
Step plot with title-year markers (the yellow rings). Tap a point for the year's count.
Cumulative race wins by season for Ronnie Peterson, with championship seasons marked.
DATA
| YEAR | WINS | CUM | CHAMPION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1974 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1975 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1976 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1977 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1978 | 2 | 10 |
CHART · 02
Finishing-position distribution by season
One box per season — quartiles + whiskers. Purple ticks mark wins (P1 finishes).
Distribution of finishing positions by season for Ronnie Peterson, including best, median, and worst classified finishes.
DATA
| YEAR | RACES | BEST | MEDIAN | WORST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| 1971 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1972 | 10 | 3 | 6.5 | 12 |
| 1973 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 1974 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 1975 | 8 | 4 | 9.5 | 15 |
| 1976 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 1977 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 1978 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
CHART · 03
Win rate by season
Bars are wins ÷ starts per season. Purple bars are dominant years (≥50%).
Percentage of race starts won in each season by Ronnie Peterson.
DATA
| YEAR | WINS | STARTS | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
| 1971 | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| 1972 | 0 | 12 | 0% |
| 1973 | 4 | 15 | 27% |
| 1974 | 3 | 15 | 20% |
| 1975 | 0 | 14 | 0% |
| 1976 | 1 | 16 | 6% |
| 1977 | 0 | 17 | 0% |
| 1978 | 2 | 14 | 14% |
SEASONS · 9
By the year
Every season this driver entered. Click a year to open that season's timing sheet.
| YEAR | CONSTRUCTORS | POS | STARTS | WINS | PODIUMS | POLES | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Lotus | P2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 51 |
| 1977 | Tyrrell | P14 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1976 | March / Lotus | P11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1975 | Lotus | P13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1974 | Lotus | P5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| 1973 | Lotus | P3 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 52 |
| 1972 | March | P9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 1971 | March | P2 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 |
| 1970 | March | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP POSITION P2 · LAST RACED 1978