Swedish · Team Lotus · Born 14 February 1944

Ronnie Peterson

9 seasons between 1970 – 1978 · 123 Grands Prix

Car number 6

Career stats

0
championships
10
wins
14
pole positions
26
podiums
123
Grands Prix
206
career points
57
DNFs
9
seasons

Points per season

Bar height = points; orange = title

1978 season

Team Lotus · 2nd in the championship

Grand prix

14
races
51
GP points
2
wins
7
podiums
3
poles
9
top 10s
—
fastest laps
5
DNFs

Season by season

Championship position and points, then the Grand Prix record · Points are the championship totals from the standings.
Ronnie Peterson, season by season
YearTeamPosPtsRacesWinsPodiumsPolesTop 10FLDNFs
1978Team Lotus2nd51142739—5
1977Tyrrell14th7170105—11
1976Team Lotus,March11th10161115—11
1975Team Lotus13th6140006—7
1974Team Lotus5th35153418—6
1973Team Lotus3rd52154797—7
1972March9th12120108—3
1971March-Ford,March-Alfa Romeo2nd33110509—2
1970March27th090003—5

Fastest laps are recorded from 2004 (—).

Sprints

Sprint points count toward the championship and career totals; sprints are not Grands Prix

Sprint races were introduced in 2021, after Ronnie Peterson's last season (1978).