| Ronnie Peterson | |
|---|---|
Nationality  Swedish | |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1970 - 1978 |
| Teams | March inc. The FIA Super Licence is a qualification allowing the Licence holder to take part in Formula One Grands Prix as a driver "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The 1970 Formula One season included the 21st FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on March 7, 1970, and ended on The 1978 Formula One season included the 29th FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on January 15, 1978, and ended on October March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. non-works, Tyrrell, Lotus |
| Races | 123 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Podium finishes | 26 |
| Career points | 206 |
| Pole positions | 14 |
| Fastest laps | 9 |
| First race | 1970 Monaco Grand Prix |
| First win | 1973 French Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1978 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1978 Italian Grand Prix |
Bengt Ronnie Peterson, (IPA: [rɔniə petɛʂon], February 14, 1944 - September 11, 1978) was a Swedish racing driver. Lower Formulae (1958 - 1967 Tyrrell Racing first came into being in 1958 running Formula Three cars for Ken Tyrrell and local stars 1950s Colin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race The 1970 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Circuit de Monaco on May 10, 1970. The 1973 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Paul Ricard Circuit on July 1, 1973. The 1978 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 13 August 1978 at Österreichring. The 1978 Italian Grand Prix was the 14th race of the 1978 Formula One season. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Affectionately nicknamed 'Super Swede' by F1 fans for his attacking driving style, along with Stirling Moss and Gilles Villeneuve, he was regarded as one of the greatest drivers never to have won the Formula One World Championship. Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE (born September 17, 1929 in London) is a retired racing driver from England. Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve ( Gilles Villeneuve ʒil vilnœv ( January 18, 1950 &ndash May 8, 1982) was a Canadian
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Early life
Peterson was born in Örebro, in the neighbourhood of Almby, Sweden. Örebro is a city in Närke in central Sweden. Örebro is the seat of Örebro Municipality and the capital of Örebro County. He developed his driving style at a young age while competing in karting, and rapidly worked his way up to the pinnacle of European karting before switching to cars. For other meanings see Kart (disambiguation Kart racing or karting is a variant of Open-wheel Motor sport with
Formulas Three and Two
After his karting years, Peterson entered Formula Three racing in the Svebe, a 1L, Brabham-derived Formula car he co-designed with his father Bengt (who by day made his living as a baker) and Sven Andersson. Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. Origins The Brabham team was founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac, who met in 1951 while both were successfully building and racing cars in their native
Superb results from the outset quickly attracted the attention of the ambitious Tecno company from Italy, and he signed to race with them starting in 1968. Tecno was a Formula One constructor from Italy. It participated in 10 grands prix entering a total of 11 cars and scored one championship point The pairing produced some fine results, and he won the 1969 Formula Three Championship.
Even after his elevation to F1 status Peterson still drove in lesser racing series ( which was common at the time), winning the 1971 European Formula Two Championship driving for March. Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, was a type of Formula racing.
Formula One
Early years
Peterson made his Grand Prix debut in a March 701 for Colin Crabbe's works-supported Antique Automobiles Racing Team, at the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix. Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894 March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. The 1970 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Circuit de Monaco on May 10, 1970. The limited budget of Crabbe's privateer team allowed only minimal testing but Peterson qualified 12th of the 16 cars in the race. He was 10 places behind Jackie Stewart and Chris Amon, both on the front row of the grid in their newer specification 701s, but only just behind the more experienced Jo Siffert in the second works March. For other people of this name see Jackie Stewart (disambiguation. Early life Chris Amon was born in Bulls, New Zealand as the only child of wealthy sheep-owner Ngaio Amon Joseph Siffert ( July 7, 1936 – October 24, 1971) was a Swiss Racing driver. Peterson was the only March driver to finish the race, in seventh place. [1] In 1971 Peterson moved up to the full March works team, and made an instant impression. The 1971 Formula One season included the 22nd FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on March 6, 1971, and ended on Five Formula One Grand Prix second places earned him the position of runner-up to Jackie Stewart in that year's World Championship. For other people of this name see Jackie Stewart (disambiguation. The 1971 Formula One season included the 22nd FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on March 6, 1971, and ended on Peterson stayed at March until 1973, when he signed for John Player Team Lotus to partner Emerson Fittipaldi. 1950s Colin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. Emerson Fittipaldi (born December 12, 1946 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a highly successful Brazilian automobile racing driver winning world championships
1973 - 1976
His first Grand Prix win was at the 1973 French Grand Prix, held at Paul Ricard, in a Lotus 72. The 1973 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Paul Ricard Circuit on July 1, 1973. The Paul Ricard Circuit is a Motorsport Race track built at Le Castellet, near Marseille, France, in 1969 with finance from the The Lotus 72 was a Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe of Lotus for the 1970 Formula One season. There were three more wins that year, in Austria, Italy and the United States, but poor reliability restricted him to only third place in the World Championship at season's end. The 1973 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Österreichring on August 19, 1973. The 1973 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 9, 1973. The 1973 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 7, 1973 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course
1974 yielded three more victories: the French and Italian Grands Prix, as well as the Monaco Grand Prix, the premier event of Formula One. The results from the 1974 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Dijon on July 7, 1974. Results from the 1974 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 8, 1974. Results from the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 26 1974.
1975 was a bad year for Lotus. The Lotus 76 proved a failure, and he reverted to driving the 72F.
Peterson drove the first two races of 1976 in the Lotus 77 before rejoining March Engineering. Driving the March 761, he won the Italian Grand Prix. Results from the 1976 Formula One Italian Grand Prix held at Monza on September 12, 1976.
1977 - 1978
In 1977, he raced for Tyrrell, driving the six-wheel Tyrrell P34B. Race history When unveiled the cover was peeled away from the back forward and the collective gasps from the world's press said it all His only podium finish was a third place at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Peterson surprised many by leaving Tyrrell to return to John Player Team Lotus for 1978. Lower Formulae (1958 - 1967 Tyrrell Racing first came into being in 1958 running Formula Three cars for Ken Tyrrell and local stars He won the South African Grand Prix, with a last-lap victory over Patrick Depailler, as well as the Austrian Grand Prix, in the innovative 'ground effects' Lotus 79. The 1978 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 March 1978 at Kyalami. Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler ( 9 August 1944 - 1 August 1980) was a Racing driver from France. The 1978 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 13 August 1978 at Österreichring. The Lotus 79 was a Formula One car designed in late 1977 by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie, Tony Rudd and Peter Wright of Lotus His teammate Mario Andretti won the Drivers' Championship with Peterson acting effectively as the Team "No. 2" with the pair scoring four 1-2 wins, all with Mario at the lead. Both of Peterson's wins were when Andretti encountered troubles, with Mario winning once when Peterson failed to finish (not including the Italian Grand Prix). The 1978 Italian Grand Prix was the 14th race of the 1978 Formula One season. Many times Peterson followed Andretti closely home.
Throughout the 1970s Peterson had the reputation of being the fastest driver in F1 in terms of raw speed. During the 1978 season Andretti would frequently post the faster qualifying time. Perhaps refusing to believe the American could best Peterson in a head to head contest, many came to believe that team orders extended even to qualifying. To his credit, Peterson refused to contribute to any controversy, and on numerous occasions dismissed the speculation by stating that Andretti had simply turned the faster time.
Death
The 1978 Italian Grand Prix at Monza started badly for Peterson. The 1978 Italian Grand Prix was the 14th race of the 1978 Formula One season. Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a Motorsport Race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. In practice he damaged his Lotus 79 race car beyond immediate repair and bruised his legs in the process. Team Lotus possessed a spare 79, but it had been constructed for Mario Andretti, and the taller Peterson was unable to fit comfortably inside. Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian American former racecar driver and one of the most successful Americans in the The team's only other car was a type 78, the previous year's car, which had been dragged around the F1 circuit that season with minimal maintenance.
At the start of the race, the race starter threw the green light before the field was ready to start. Several cars in the middle of the field got a jump on those at the front, and the result was an accordion effect of the cars as they approached the chicane, bunching the cars tightly together. James Hunt collided with Peterson, with Riccardo Patrese, Vittorio Brambilla, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Patrick Depailler, Didier Pironi, Derek Daly, Clay Regazzoni and Brett Lunger all involved in the ensuing melee. James Simon Wallis Hunt ( 29 August 1947 &ndash 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver from England who won the Riccardo Patrese (born April 17 1954) is an Italian former Racing driver, who raced in Formula One from to. Vittorio Brambilla ( November 11 1937 - May 26 2001) was a Formula One driver from Italy who raced for the March Hans-Joachim "Strietzel" Stuck (born January 1, 1951) is a German racing driver who has competed in Formula One and many other Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler ( 9 August 1944 - 1 August 1980) was a Racing driver from France. Didier Pironi ( 26 March 1952 - 23 August 1987) was a Racing driver from France. Derek Daly (born March 11, 1953 in Dundrum, Dublin) is a former Racing driver from the Republic of Ireland. Personal and early life Gianclaudio Regazzoni was born in Mendrisio, Switzerland on September 5 1939 a few days after the start of the Second World War Robert Brett Lunger (born November 14 1945) is a former Racecar driver from the United States.
Peterson's Lotus went into the barriers hard and caught fire. He was trapped, but Hunt, Regazzoni and Depailler managed to free him from the wreck before he received more than minor burns. He was dragged free and laid in the middle of the track fully conscious, his severe leg injuries obvious to all. Hunt later said he stopped Peterson from looking at his legs to spare him further distress.
At the time there was more concern for Brambilla, who was hit on the head by a flying wheel and was slumped comatose in his car (he later recovered and drove on in F1 until 1980). Peterson's life was not seen to be in any danger. The injured drivers were taken to hospital in Milan and the race was restarted after the track was cleaned up. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy.
At the hospital, Peterson's X-rays showed he had 7 fractures in one leg and 3 in the other. After discussion with Ronnie himself, the surgeons decided to operate to stabilize the bones. Unfortunately, during the night, bone marrow went into Peterson's bloodstream through the fractures, forming fat globules on his major organs including lungs, liver, and brain. By morning he was in full renal failure and was declared dead a few hours later. Renal failure or kidney The cause of death was given as fat embolism. In Medicine, an embolism occurs when an object (the embolus, plural emboli) migrates from one part of the Body (through circulation
Peterson's life would most likely have been saved had he received medical attention immediately after his accident. In violation of safety requirements, track officials waited more than 20 minutes before dispatching medical help to the scene.
Teammate and close friend Andretti clinched the championship at the race. [2] "It was so unfair to have a tragedy connected with probably what should have been the happiest day of my career," Andretti said. "I couldn't celebrate, but also, I knew that trophy would be with me forever. And I knew also that Ronnie would have been happy for me. "[2]
After the crash, Hunt (along with other drivers) blamed Patrese for starting the accident, and viewers of Hunt's commentaries of Formula 1 races from 1980-1993 on BBC Television were regularly treated to bitter diatribes against Patrese when the Italian appeared on screen. Nigel Roebuck was another who initially blamed Patrese but recanted. Nigel Roebuck (born in 1946 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) is an English Journalist.
Peterson ran a total of 123 Grand Prix races during his career, winning ten of them. He is arguably the greatest driver, along with Stirling Moss and Gilles Villeneuve, never to have won the Formula One World Championship. Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE (born September 17, 1929 in London) is a retired racing driver from England. Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve ( Gilles Villeneuve ʒil vilnœv ( January 18, 1950 &ndash May 8, 1982) was a Canadian The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One
Peterson's widow, former top model Barbro Edwardsson, never got over his death and committed suicide on December 19, 1987. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) She was buried, alongside Ronnie, in the Peterson family grave in Örebro. Örebro is a city in Närke in central Sweden. Örebro is the seat of Örebro Municipality and the capital of Örebro County. [3] She and Ronnie had a daughter named Nina who was born in November of 1975. [4] [5] There is a statue of Ronnie Peterson in Örebro, by Richard Brixel. The official Ronnie Peterson museum is scheduled to open in Örebro on 31st May 2008.
Complete World Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
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The 1973 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Zolder on May 20, 1973. The 1973 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on June 3, 1973. The 1973 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Scandinavian Raceway on June 17, 1973. The 1973 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Paul Ricard Circuit on July 1, 1973. The 1973 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Silverstone on July 14, 1973. The 1973 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One held at Zandvoort on July 29, 1973. The 1973 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on August 5, 1973. The 1973 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Österreichring on August 19, 1973. The 1973 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monza on September 9, 1973. The 1973 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mosport Park on September 23, 1973. 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The 1977 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 2, 1977 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course The 1977 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 9 October 1977 at Mosport Park. The 1977 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 23 October 1977 at Fuji. The 1978 Formula One season included the 29th FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on January 15, 1978, and ended on October John Player & Sons, known simply as Player's, was a Tobacco and Cigarette manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. 1950s Colin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. 1950s Colin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. The Lotus 78 'wing car' was a formula one racing car used on the 1977 and 1978 seasons The DFV was an Engine produced by Cosworth originally for Formula One motor racing A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other The 1978 Argentine Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 15 January 1978 at Buenos Aires. The 1978 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 29 January 1978 at Jacarepagua. The 1978 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 March 1978 at Kyalami. The 1978 United States Grand Prix West was a Formula One race held on April 2, 1978 at Long Beach California. The 1978 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 7 May 1978 at Monaco. The 1978 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 21 May 1978 at Zolder. The 1978 Italian Grand Prix was the 14th race of the 1978 Formula One season. 1950s Colin Chapman established Lotus Engineering Ltd in 1952 at Hornsey, UK. The Lotus 79 was a Formula One car designed in late 1977 by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie, Tony Rudd and Peter Wright of Lotus The 1978 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 June 1978 at Jarama. The 1978 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 17, 1978 at the Scandinavian Raceway; it was the eighth race of the 1978 The 1978 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 2 July 1978 at Paul Ricard. The 1978 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 16 July 1978 at Brands Hatch. The 1978 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 30 July 1978 at Hockenheimring. The 1978 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 13 August 1978 at Österreichring. The 1978 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 27 August 1978 at Zandvoort. The 1978 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 1, 1978 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course The 1978 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 8 October 1978 at Montreal. p. 36 ISBN 0-946627-24-X
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Nyberg, R. & Diepraam, M. 2000. Super Swede. 8W, January 2000.
External links
- Ronnie Peterson - Grand Prix
- The Official Ronnie Peterson Website
- Full GP results at gpracing.net
- Ronnie Peterson at Find A Grave
- Ronnie Peterson Video Tribute
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| Preceded by Reine Wisell | Swedish Formula Three Champion 1968-1969 | Succeeded by Torsten Palm |
| Preceded by Clay Regazzoni | European Formula Two Champion 1971 | Succeeded by Mike Hailwood |
| Preceded by Tom Pryce | Formula One fatal accidents Sept. Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records Reine Wisell (born September 30, 1941) is a former Racing driver from Sweden. Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. Torsten Palm (born July 23, 1947 in Kristinehamn) is a former Racing driver from Sweden. Personal and early life Gianclaudio Regazzoni was born in Mendrisio, Switzerland on September 5 1939 a few days after the start of the Second World War Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, was a type of Formula racing. Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood MBE, GM ( April 2 1940 &ndash March 23 1981) was a British Grand Thomas Maldwyn Pryce (11 June 1949 &ndash 5 March 1977 was a British Racing driver from Ruthin, Wales. By circuit 10, 1978 | Succeeded by Patrick Depailler |
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