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Ronnie Peterson, Sweden

(Bengt Ronnie Peterson)

* 14.2.1944    † 11.9.1978

Note: These statistics are based only on the results available in the RSC archive database.
They cannot be modified or updated on their own and do not cover entire driver's racing history.

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General figures:
Data covers years:1969-1978
Number of events:190 (including 2 races where did not start)
Total entries:230 (contains 104 finishes and 90 retirements, finishing ratio: 53%)
Photos in Gallery:158 (68% of all entries)
Achievements:
Wins:15Additional class wins5
Second place finishes:19Top 3 finishesnot applicable
Third place finishes:11Races finished on podium45
Best result (count):1st (15x)Pole positions25
Notes of interest:
Most frequent co-drivers:Tim Schenken (9), Hans-Joachim Stuck (8), David Hobbs (6), Dieter Quester (3), Jo Bonnier (3), Sam Posey (2), Gunnar Nilsson (2), Jorge Cupeiro (2), Markus Höttinger (2), Jody Scheckter (1), Mike Parkes (1), Alex Soler-Roig (1), Jacques Rey (1), Niki Lauda (1), Harald Grohs (1), Helmut Kelleners (1), Albrecht Krebs (1), Andrea de Adamich (1), Brian Redman (1), Derek Bell (1), Henri Greder (1), Hughes de Fierlant (1), Reine Wisell (1), Mario Andretti (1), John Fitzpatrick (1), Claude Haldi (1)
Most frequent makes:Lotus (89), March (65), BMW (31), Tyrrell (20), Ferrari (12), Lola (10), Porsche (1), Chevrolet (1), Alfa Romeo (1)
Most frequent types:72 (61), P34 (20), 721 (20), 320 (18), 711 (18), 761 (18), 78 (10), 701 (9), 312 PB (9), 76 (9), 79 (8)
Most frequent chassis:72/R8 (35), 72/R9 (15), 761-3 (12), 72/R6 (11), P34/5 (10), 701-8 (9), 711-6 (8), 721G-3 (8), 79/2 (8), P34/6 (8), 76/1 (7)
Most frequent tracks:Nürburgring (16), Watkins Glen (16), Brands Hatch (15), Silverstone (15), Zeltweg (15), Monza (14), Kyalami (13), Zandvoort (11), Anderstorp (10), Buenos Aires (10), Monaco (10), Paul Ricard (8)
Most frequent countries:GB (31), USA (26), D (24), F (20), A (15), I (15), ZA (13), S (13), E (12), B (11), NL (11), RA (10)
2 - Lotus 72E Ford #72/R6 - John Player Team Lotus