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1978 season
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Career · 1970–1978
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The Story
Ronnie Peterson was a Swedish Formula 1 driver who contested 123 Grands Prix between 1970 and 1978, racing 5 different teams, starting with March. He made his debut at the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix, and he took 10 wins, the first at the 1973 French Grand Prix and the last at the 1978 Austrian Grand Prix, among 26 podium finishes. Peterson scored 206 championship points, making his final start at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix. He also took 14 pole positions.
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NationalitySE
Born14 Feb 1944
StatusInactive
Team
Raced 1970–1978 — last with Team Lotus.
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Last GP
Round by round · 1978
R1 · ARG
Argentina
P5
Teammate
Andretti · P1
R2 · BRA
Brazil
DNF
Teammate
Andretti · P4
R3 · SOU
South Africa
✓ P1 · WIN
Teammate
Andretti · P7
R4 · UNI
United States West
P4
Teammate
Andretti · P2
R5 · MON
Monaco
DNF
Teammate
Andretti · P11
R6 · BEL
Belgium
P2
Teammate
Andretti · P1
R7 · SPA
Spain
P2
Teammate
Andretti · P1
R8 · SWE
Sweden
P3
Teammate
Rebaque · P12
R9 · FRA
France
P2
Teammate
Andretti · P1
R10 · BRI
Britain
DNF
Teammate
Andretti · DNF
R11 · GER
Germany
DNF
Teammate
Andretti · P1
R12 · AUS
Austria
✓ P1 · WIN
Teammate
Rebaque · DNF
R13 · NET
Netherlands
P2
Teammate
Andretti · P1
R14 · ITA
Italy
DNF
Teammate
Andretti · P6
Teammates
Hector Rebaque
1978
Mario Andretti
1970–1978
Kunimitsu Takahashi
1977
Patrick Depailler
1977
Arturo Merzario
1976
Hans-Joachim Stuck
1976
Vittorio Brambilla
1976
Brian Henton
1975
EKEddie Keizan
1975
GTGuy Tunmer
1975
Jacky Ickx
1974–1975
Jim Crawford
1975
John Watson
1975
Ian Scheckter
1974
PDPaddy Driver
1974
Tim Schenken
1974
DCDave Charlton
1973
Emerson Fittipaldi
1973
Carlos Pace
1972
Henri Pescarolo
1971–1972
Mike Beuttler
1971–1972
Niki Lauda
1971–1972
Rolf Stommelen
1972
SBSkip Barber
1971–1972
Alex Soler-Roig
1971
Andrea de Adamich
1971
Jean-Pierre Jarier
1971
John Love
1971
Nanni Galli
1971
Chris Amon
1970
François Cevert
1970
Jackie Stewart
1970
Jo Siffert
1970
Race History
14 starts · 2 wins · 7 podiums · 51 pts
YearGrand PrixTeamQualiGridFinishPts
- 1978Italian Grand PrixTeam Lotus—5DNF—
- 1978Dutch Grand PrixTeam Lotus—226
- 1978Austrian Grand PrixTeam Lotus—119
- 1978German Grand PrixTeam Lotus—2DNF—
- 1978British Grand PrixTeam Lotus—1DNF—
- 1978French Grand PrixTeam Lotus—526
- 1978Swedish Grand PrixTeam Lotus—434
- 1978Spanish Grand PrixTeam Lotus—226
- 1978Belgian Grand PrixTeam Lotus—726
- 1978Monaco Grand PrixTeam Lotus—7DNF—
- 1978United States Grand Prix WestTeam Lotus—643
- 1978South African Grand PrixTeam Lotus—1219
- 1978Brazilian Grand PrixTeam Lotus—1DNF—
- 1978Argentine Grand PrixTeam Lotus—352