Ronnie Peterson

Ronnie Peterson

Nation:	Sweden
Automobile world championship
First start:	1970 Monaco Grand Prix
Last start:	1978 Italian Grand Prix
Constructors
1970–1972 March  • 1973–1976 Lotus  • 1976 March  • 1977 Tyrrell  • 1978 Lotus
statistics
World Cup balance:	Vice World Champion ( 1971 , 1978 )
Starts Victories Poles SR 123 10 14th 9
World Cup points :	206
Podiums :	26th
Leadership laps :	707 over 3313.4 km

Bengt Ronald "Ronnie" Peterson ( listen ^{? / I} ) (born February 14, 1944 in Örebro , † September 11, 1978 in Milan , Italy ) was a Swedish automobile racing driver .

Peterson's motorsport career began in karting in 1962 . In 1968 and 1969 he won the Swedish Formula 3 Championship . In 1970 he made his debut in Formula 1 . At the same time, Peterson competed in the Formula 2 European Championship , which he won in 1971. In total, Peterson competed in 123 Formula 1 Grand Prix from 1970 to 1978. In 1971 and 1978 he finished second in the drivers' world championship (1978 posthumously ). At the start of the Italian Grand Prix in 1978 , through no fault of his own, he got into a pile-up in which he suffered several leg fractures. During the subsequent operation there were complications, as a result of which Peterson died. In addition to the single-seater racing Peterson drove many sports car and touring car races and rallies .

Personal

family

Ronnie Peterson was born in 1944 as the son of the baker Bengt Peterson (1913-1999) and his wife May-Britt (1919-2000), who married in the same year. He had a brother two years his junior. Since 1969 he was in a relationship with his future wife Barbro Edwardsson (1947-1987). She also came from Örebro and worked as a secretary and later as a model. During the seasons she often accompanied and supported her husband to his races. The couple married in April 1975. Their daughter was born that same year.

After the death of her husband, Barbro Peterson suffered from depression . In 1987 she committed suicide . Their daughter grew up with Peterson's parents.

Driver and private person

The Peterson helmet design with the typical yellow visor attached. The choice of colors reflected the national colors of Sweden.

Peterson was tall and looked casual. His boyish face and blond hair made him look timid. Nevertheless, he was one of the best racing drivers of his time and was considered a great talent in Formula 1. His vehicle control made him very popular with fellow drivers and those interested in racing alike. He preferred a slightly oversteering racing car, which he occasionally forced brutally into corner entrances and then accelerated out again with a controlled rear end. The visually appealing but aggressive driving style cost Peterson several times better placements. In particular, Peterson lacked strategic calculation at the beginning of his Formula 1 career. Despite a relatively poor understanding of technology, Peterson proved to be a capable test driver.

Peterson is described by his companions as a complex person. He was reserved, sometimes shy and monosyllabic towards representatives of the press. He preferred a humble lifestyle. His hobbies included keeping tropical fish and horses. His favorite food was pasta. He had a close friendship with his driver colleague Tim Schenken . After his death, his net worth was estimated at about a million pounds.

Childhood and youth

In 1952, Peterson received his first racing car as a gift from his father, who was an avid amateur racing driver. He took his first driving lessons in the home garden with the vehicle, a mixture of tractor and go-kart. At the age of ten, Peterson drove his father's Formula 3 car as part of an ice race test. From then on, young Peterson was passionate about racing. He also liked to play volleyball or ice hockey; in later years golf, tennis and squash. He also achieved good results in high and long jump.

After leaving school, Peterson worked as a locksmith at a local Renault dealership to finance his participation in motorcycle races. He later decided to go karting.

Career

1962–1966: cart

In 1962, Peterson competed in the national kart championship in class D up to 200 cm³, which he finished in second place. The following year he decided this for himself. In 1964 he won the title in class A up to 100 cm³, followed by a second place in class D in 1965 and third place in class A in 1966. In 1965 he had already made his debut in the European kart championship and finished in third place overall. In 1966 he became European kart champion. He contested a total of 76 kart races with 63 victories. In those early years he worked as a fitter for an elevator manufacturer.

1966–1969: Formula 3

Also in 1966 he obtained his formal license from Reine Wisell in Karlskoga , which consisted of a theoretical and practical part. As a result, father and son constructed a Formula 3 monoposto. It was with this racing car that Peterson contested his first Formula 3 race in Karlskoga in 1966. In 1967 he reached fifth place in the Swedish Formula 3 championship on a Brabham BT18 , followed by two title wins in 1968 and 1969 on Tecno 68 and Tecno 69 . In addition, Peterson competed in Formula 3 races in France and Italy during these years and won at the Circuit de Monaco . In one of these races, on October 5, 1969 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry , Peterson had a serious accident. The monoposto overturned and caught fire because a suspension part had torn open the tank. However, Peterson was quickly freed from the wreck and got away with light burns on his arms. He won 29 of his 74 Formula 3 races.

Peterson's March 702 of the 1970 Formula 2 season		Ronnie Peterson on May 1st, 1970 during training for the Eifel race at the Nürburgring

1969–1976: Formula 2

After two Formula 2 guest starts for the Tecno - factory team in Monza (seventh place) and Roy Winkelmann Racing in Albi (5th place) signed Peterson for 1970 at Malcolm Guthrie Racing , a private team, which from March Engineering preference was supplied . This year he finished fifth overall on the newly developed, immature March 702 . In 1971 March founded a works team for Formula 2 and signed Peterson as its regular driver. He achieved four victories on March 712M with which he won the European Formula 2 Championship. From 1972 to 1976, with the exception of 1973 (Lotus), Peterson competed in all other European Formula 2 races on a March for various teams. The sporadic races took place in parallel to his Formula 1 appearances, which means that as a Formula 1 driver he was classified as a graded driver and was therefore not counted. In total, Peterson competed in 54 Formula 2 races, of which he won eleven.

Award ceremony 1000 km 1972: left Ronnie Peterson, right Tim Schenken

1969–1978: sports car racing

Peterson contested the first sports car race in July 1969 at Magny-Cours and won it on a Lola T70 . In 1970 he made his debut with Derek Bell in a Ferrari 512S for Scuderia Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans , which ended in a retirement for him. In 1971 , Peterson drove more racing. Here, together with Andrea de Adamich , he won the 6-hour race at Watkins Glen in an Alfa Romeo T33 . In 1972 he drove with Tim Schenken for Scuderia Ferrari. In a Ferrari 312PB , the duo won two races and came second three times and third twice. Outstanding are the second place in the 12-hour race at Sebring in 1972 and the overall victory in the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring in 1972 . Peterson / Schenken drove the 44 laps or 1004.740 km on the Nürburgring- Nordschleife in 6: 01.40.2 hours after Peterson had also achieved the best time in practice with 7: 56.1 minutes. From 1974 to 1978 further individual races in the sports car world championship followed.

1969–1978: rally, touring car race

In addition to his formula and touring car involvement, Peterson drove sporadic races in the Rally Sweden . In 1969 he made his debut on a VW 1600 and fell out. In the following year he drove a Porsche 911 until he retired again . In 1971 and 1973 he took part in other rally events that were not part of a championship.

Peterson made his debut in touring car racing on August 6, 1972 in a Ford Capri in a race he won at Mantorp. In 1974 he signed a contract with BMW race director Jochen Neerpasch . The first BMW victory followed in September 1974 in Knutstorp. In the races between 1975 and 1978, which were characterized by accidents and technical failures, Peterson mostly drove alongside Hans-Joachim Stuck or Harald Grohs . In November 1977 Peterson / Stuck won the 6-hour race in Kyalami. The last race in 1978, Peterson drove on September 3rd at Vallelunga together with Stuck, which ended in a retirement.

1970–1978: Formula 1

1970: Colin Crabbe Racing

Colin Crabbe (on the right) helped Ronnie Peterson make her Formula 1 debut. The picture was taken during the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix.

In 1970 , Peterson made his debut in the Antique Automobiles Racing Team founded by Colin Crabbe at the Monaco Grand Prix in Formula 1 , where he finished seventh. In the following races he also remained pointless. His driving style, however, convinced the founder of March Engineering's chassis supplier , Robin Herd , who signed a three-year contract with him in 1971 for the March factory team.

1971-1972: March

The team relied on March 711 in 1971 . Peterson's teammates were Àlex Soler-Roig , Andrea de Adamich, Niki Lauda and Mike Beuttler . After pointless opening races in South Africa and Spain , Peterson regularly scored points with this car later in the season, finishing second four times. With his third place in the season finale at the US Grand Prix , he finished second in the drivers' championship behind world champion Jackie Stewart . In 1972 , the team relied on the driver pairing Peterson / Lauda and as a racing car on the March 721 , with which Peterson was able to score points at the season opener races in Argentina and South Africa . From the races in Spain , the team drove the new March 721X (X = twisty circuits). The car turned out to be prone to failure and difficult to control, which meant that both pilots had no points with it. March was therefore forced to use the 721 again from France . In this race, Peterson was in a three-way battle with Schenken, Hailwood and Marko , with the opponents repeatedly driving over the brittle shoulder shoulder. On lap nine, Peterson's rear wheel threw up a stone, which hit the visor of Marko behind him on BRM and seriously injured his left eye. Marko lost his eye and had to end his racing career. Peterson came in fifth after this incident. In the race after next in Germany , Peterson achieved his best result of the season with third place in the race. Ahead of the Italian Grand Prix has been known that Peterson with Peter Warr a two-year contract with Lotus for 1973 / 1974 was signed. In the following race in Canada , Peterson was disqualified for seeking outside help after his mechanics had illegally pushed the car backwards through the pit lane. At the season finale in the USA , Peterson reached fourth place and finished ninth in the drivers' world championship.

1973-1975: Lotus

Peterson ahead of Stewart, Pace and Cevert at the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix

In 1973 , Peterson drove alongside reigning world champion Emerson Fittipaldi at Lotus. The Lotus 72 used that year was considered a fast vehicle, but Peterson could not benefit from it in the first third of the season. In the first five races, including three from pole position, he retired four times. It wasn't until Monaco that he picked up the first points in third place. In Sweden he achieved his fourth pole position, but was eliminated again. In France , his 40th Grand Prix, Peterson won his first Formula 1 race. In Great Britain a second place followed behind Peter Revson and in front of Denis Hulme and James Hunt after leading the field for a long time. In the races in the Netherlands and Germany , Peterson retired with engine damage before winning the races in Austria and Italy . In the last two races in Canada (failure) and the United States , Peterson started again from pole position, with a start-to-finish victory in the United States. In the final classification he lost to Fittipaldi with 52 to 55 points behind the world champion Jackie Stewart .

Peterson behind Lauda in the 1974 Race of Great Britain

1974 was Jacky Ickx teammate Peterson. The team started the world championship with a modified Lotus 72, which was later replaced by the Lotus 76 (JPS> called) with automatic clutch. The car was only able to compete to a limited extent, so Chapman turned to the Lotus 72 again. So Peterson could only show one world championship point from the first five races, which he got in Brazil with sixth place. He surprisingly won the sixth round in Monaco before again failing to score points in Sweden and at the Dutch Grand Prix . With a lane-widened Lotus 72E, Peterson won the next race in France ahead of Lauda and repeated his previous year's success. Apart from fourth place in Germany , the World Championship races in Great Britain and Austria once again did not bring any points. He achieved his third win of the season in Italy after the two Ferraris in front of him were eliminated with engine problems. It was also the last victory of a Lotus 72. After finishing third in Canada , Peterson dropped out at the season finale in the USA . In the drivers 'championship he was fifth with 35 points, while Lotus was fourth in the constructors' category.

Peterson at the 1975 British Grand Prix

Lotus' downward trend continued in 1975 . In the absence of an alternative vehicle, the outdated Lotus 72 model was used for the entire season. Chapman continued to rely on Peterson in the driver layout, while Ickx left the team after the French Grand Prix. In his place, the drivers Jim Crawford , John Watson and Brian Henton competed one after the other . The year started with a major cut in the Lotus budget by the UK tobacco industry, which resulted in a cut in Peterson's fee. At the same time, a power struggle broke out behind the scenes between Lotus and the UOP- sponsored Shadow Racing Team over the services of Peterson. Shadow convinced Peterson that his pay cut was a breach of contract that enabled him to join Shadow. However, Peterson was able to get Chapman's full salary and stayed.

Lotus was only competitive to a limited extent, so Peterson remained without points in the first four races of the season. The arguments between UOP Shadow and Lotus meanwhile continued and strained the employment relationship between Peterson and Chapman. In Monaco , Peterson got his first world championship points with fourth place and thus the best result in the 1975 season. The next five races in Belgium , Sweden and the Netherlands , where he started with Luca Cordero di Montezemolo during his pit stop , who then continued for months Dependent on crutches , as well as in France , Great Britain and Germany did not produce any noteworthy results. From the last three races in Austria , where there were only half points after the race was stopped, Italy and the USA , Peterson took three more world championship points with him. At the end of the season he finished thirteenth in the drivers' championship with six points.

1976: Lotus and March

Ronnie Peterson on his way to victory at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix

In 1976 , Peterson got a new teammate with Mario Andretti and a new racing car with the Lotus 77 . At the season opener in Brazil , he survived a serious training accident unscathed. In the race, both Lotus drivers collided with each other, which meant that Andretti was eliminated immediately and Peterson later. After this incident, the conflict between Peterson and Chapman, which had been smoldering since the previous year, broke out and led to the immediate separation of the partners. Peterson returned to March, where he replaced the racing driver Lella Lombardi .

The March 761 deployed by March proved to be unreliable. It was only at the eleventh World Championship run in Austria that Peterson was able to achieve his first World Championship point with sixth place. After another failure at the Dutch Grand Prix , in which he started from pole position, Peterson won the race in Italy . With ten points from 15 races, he finished eleventh in the drivers' standings.

1977: Tyrrell

Peterson with his "Six-Wheeler" at the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch 1977

Peterson played the 1977 season for Tyrrell , who had achieved respectable results in 1976 with the six-wheeled P34 . His teammate was Patrick Depailler . However, the P34 was not very reliable and tire wear was high. In the first six races of the season, Peterson dropped out or crossed the finish line outside of the points. Only in Belgium did he get the first four world championship points with third place. At the subsequent Grand Prix of Sweden , Peterson's 100th Grand Prix, he dropped out. In France , Peterson finished twelfth with a difficult to control car after using six front tires in the race. After failures in Great Britain and Germany , he achieved two more points in Austria with fifth place. In Italy , Peterson took sixth place, the last point of the season; in the runs in the USA-East , Canada and Japan he remained without points. In Fuji, Peterson was pushed off the track by Gilles Villeneuve at the end of the start-and-finish straight. Villeneuves, whose brakes had failed, stepped over Peterson's Tyrrell and flung behind the guardrails, where the car killed two spectators and seven others were seriously injured. In the drivers' championship, Peterson finished 14th with seven points at the end of the year.

1978: Lotus

A typical situation in the 1978 racing season: Peterson has to stay behind Mario Andretti at the Dutch Grand Prix because of his number 2 status

With the March and Tyrrell racing cars, the results had been modest. So Peterson commissioned his long-time sponsor Guggi Zanon to look for alternatives for the 1978 World Cup . Zanon then entered into unsuccessful negotiations with Lotus and Brabham . When Peterson learned during the race weekend for the Italian Grand Prix in 1977 that Nilsson would be leaving Lotus at the end of the season, he sought a conversation with Chapman. Chapman accepted a Paydriver offer with the restriction that Peterson would get contract number 2 status behind Andretti.

After the practice sessions in Argentina in the Lotus 78 , Peterson told journalists that the car was the best racing car he had ever driven and said that despite the contract clause, he saw a good chance of the title. The performance of the Lotus racing cars was reflected in the qualification results of both drivers. While Andretti achieved pole position and later victory, Peterson finished third behind Reutemann and finished fifth. In Brazil , Peterson dropped out after a collision with Villeneuve. In South Africa , Peterson won and finished second in the drivers' standings, one point behind his team-mate. After fourth place in the race in the USA West , a gearbox failure in Monaco , Peterson in Belgium , where the new Lotus 79 made its debut, and Spain, thanks to the contractual team order, two second places behind Andretti, who thus further extend his lead in the world championship could. The ground effect car proved to be almost unrivaled in the following races. The races in Sweden and France , Peterson finished third and second before retiring in both Great Britain and Germany . This increased the deficit compared to Andretti to 18 points. Both Lotus drivers dominated the training sessions for the race in Austria . Peterson secured pole position and then won the race after Andretti dropped out. The superiority of the Lotus racing cars continued in the Netherlands . Thanks to a stable order, Andretti won 0.3 seconds ahead of Peterson. It was the seventh and final one-two for Lotus this year.

1978: Accident in Monza

Ronnie Peterson 1978 during the Monza Grand Prix weekend

In the run-up to the Italian Grand Prix in Monza , Peterson had agreed with McLaren on a driver's contract for the 1979 automobile world championship as the number 1 driver. Peterson was to succeed James Hunt, who wanted to switch to Walter Wolf Racing in 1979 .

Before the race, Peterson was twelve points behind Andretti and could only have secured his title chances with a win. Against this background, the press demanded an immediate termination of the stall order. On Friday afternoon, an engine failure stopped Peterson's training. Since the second Lotus 79 was reserved for Andretti, Peterson had to qualify on a Lotus 78 and was fifth. During the warm-up on Sunday morning - in the meantime the engine on his Lotus 79 had been replaced - Peterson lost control of his vehicle when braking for the variant della Roggia and hit the track barriers hard. As the car was badly damaged, it had to start the race with a Lotus 78.

After the warm-up lap, race director Gianni Restelli released the race when the middle and back rows of the grid were still rolling towards the end of the field. This irritated Peterson probably accelerated his car in the wrong gear and lost important positions. Arrows pilot Riccardo Patrese, on the other hand, was one of the beneficiaries. He shot past his opponent and found himself in a chain with Hunt and Peterson. The speed of the vehicles was around 200 km / h. In this formation, the trio headed for the narrowing section of the road in front of the first braking chicane. The distance between the cars became increasingly narrow, causing Patrese to force Hunt, who was driving next to him, to the left. Hunts McLaren touched the right rear wheel of the Lotus, which then swerved to the right and hit the guardrails head-on. The tank burst and the fuel ignited. In this situation collided Surtees of Vittorio Brambilla with the burning Lotus, which was thrown by this collision in the left-side guard rails and then came to a halt on the roadway. In addition to those involved, the two shadow drivers Clay Regazzoni and Hans-Joachim Stuck , the Tyrrell drivers Didier Pironi and Patrick Depailler as well as Derek Daly and Brett Lunger were involved in the pile-up. The race was stopped immediately.

The collision point between Hunt and Peterson with the subsequent pile-up on the start-finish straight about 200 meters before the chicane

Animation of the course of the accident. Hunt (red) avoids the Patrese (yellow) coming from the right to the left and hits the right rear wheel of Peterson's (black) car, which then breaks right into the guardrail

Peterson was conscious during the accident. He managed to open his seat belt buckle. However, due to the leg fractures he suffered and the deformation of the cockpit in the foot area, he was unable to free himself from the wreck. The line marshals who rushed up immediately began to extinguish the fire. Hunt rushed to the victim and, with the help of Regazzoni and Depailler, freed him from the burning wreck within a few seconds. Sid Watkins - since the French Grand Prix of Ecclestone as a doctor for the world championship races - was prevented by Carabinieri from taking care of the victim lying on the tarmac. He only succeeded in doing this with the help of Lauda. An ambulance arrived at the scene ten minutes after the accident, and 40 minutes later, Peterson was helicoptered to the Niguarda Clinic.

According to an initial diagnosis, Peterson had broken both legs and suffered superficial burns to his left hand, arm and shoulder. According to the doctors, there was no danger to life. As the blood supply to the right leg remained critical for a while, amputation was considered, but rejected at Peterson's express request. Doctors predict Peterson should be back racing in five or six months. At 11 p.m. the medical team decided to have the procedure. Peterson was operated on for six hours. At 4:00 am on September 11, 1978, his health deteriorated rapidly. The surgical procedure developed a fat embolism , the consequences of which could not be controlled, so that Peterson died five hours later.

Peterson's funeral was held four days later in St. Nicolai's Church in his birthplace. His driver colleagues Lauda, ​​Fittipaldi, Hunt - whom Bertil of Sweden awarded the Golden Shield for his rescue act -, Nilsson as well as Scheckter and Watson carried the coffin . Also present were Tim Schenken, Teddy Mayer, Chapman, Ken Tyrrell, Frank Williams, Dave Brodie , Alan Rees, Ecclestone and hundreds of Peterson's fans and friends. The new world champion Mario Andretti did not take part because of a racing commitment in the USA.

Patrese and Restelli were charged with manslaughter by an Italian court in the legal follow-up on the case and were acquitted on October 28, 1978 for different testimonies. In contrast, Patrese was blocked by the Formula 1 security committee for the Watkins Glen race . Peterson's place at Lotus was taken over by Jean-Pierre Jarier . With 51 points, Peterson was posthumously second in the drivers' world championship. He had covered a total of 298.9 kilometers in the lead that year. Peterson was after Tom Pryce , who had a fatal accident in 1977, the 27th driver to be killed in a Formula 1 race - during training or the race itself. Peterson's death had a lasting impact on Swedish motorsport for a number of years. In particular, the withdrawal of a large part of the domestic sponsors brought up-and-coming talents like Stefan Johansson into financial distress. Chapman also drew the consequences of this incident and dismissed most of his engineers.

Peterson drove 5724 laps or 26,645 km during his Formula 1 career. In his 123 races he was canceled 51 times.

Appreciation

The bronze statue of Ronnie Peterson in Almby, Örebro, designed by the artist Richard Brixel to mark the 25th anniversary of his death, was inaugurated in 2003.

In 1979 George Harrison dedicated his song Faster to Ronnie Peterson. The multi-part DVD series Grand Prix Heroes published by DukeVideo in 2011 also covers one part of Peterson.

The Ronnie Peterson Museum , opened by Peterson's daughter in 2008, had to close in November 2009 due to a lack of public funding. In contrast, the Ronnie Peterson Memorial Foundation exists today, with the money it collects to remember the life and work of the racing driver. In addition, the Foundation is committed to promoting talented motorsport.

Ronnie Peterson was a role model for several Formula 1 drivers, including Michele Alboreto , who kept his helmet design in blue / yellow in his honor, and Gilles Villeneuve. Marcus Ericsson also wore his helmet design to mark the 40th anniversary of Peterson's first win at the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix .

statistics

Career stations

1962–1967: karting 1967: Swedish Formula 3 (5th place) 1968: Swedish Formula 3 (champions) 1969: French Formula 3 1969: Italian Formula 3 1969: Swedish Formula 3 (champions) 1970 : Formula 2 (5th place) 1970 : Formula 1 1970: World Sports Car Championship, S5.0

1970: Interserie (5th place) 1971 : Formula 1 (2nd place) 1971 : Formula 2 (champions) 1971: Brazilian Formula 2 (5th place) 1971: Sports car world championship, P2.0 1972 : Formula 1 (9th place) 1972: British Formula 2 (2nd place) 1972: Brazilian Formula 2 1972: Sports car world championship, S3.0

1973 : Formula 1 (3rd place) 1974 : Formula 1 (5th place) 1975 : Formula 1 (13th place) 1976 : Formula 1 (11th place) 1977 : Formula 1 (14th place) 1977: DRM 1978 : Formula 1 (2nd place)

Individual results in the Swedish Formula 3 championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	Points	rank
1966	Karlskoga MK	SWVBB	KNU	SKA	KAR	SKE	SKA	BEN	KAR	0	-
									DNF
1967	Karlskoga MK	Brabham BT18	KNU	SKA	KAR	SKE	BEN	FAL	SKA	13	5.
				7th	4th	4th	4th	3	DNF
1968	Karlskoga MK	Tecno 68	KAR	STO	BEN	FAL				21st	1.
			DNF	1	1	1
1969	Karlskoga MK	Tecno 69	KAR	AND	FAL	BEN				21st	1.
			1	1	1	1

Remarks

1. ↑ Only the three first results of the championship were evaluated.

Individual results in the Formula 2 European Championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	Points	rank
1969	Roy Winkelmann Racing	Lotus 59B	THR	HOC	ONLY	JAR	TLC	BY	VAL											0	-
									DNA
1970	Malcolm Guthrie Racing	March 702	THR	HOC	MON	CPC	BY	TLC	IMO	HOC										14th	5.
			DNA	DNF	DNF	DNF		5	4th	3
1971	SMOG March Engineering	March 712M	HOC	THR	ONLY	JAR	CPC	ROU	MAN	TLC	ALB	VAL	VAL							54	1.
			DNF	2	DNF	DNF	3	1	1	1	6th	1
1972	STP March Engineering	March 722	TIMES	THR	HOC	PAU	CPC	HOC	ROU	ÖSR	IMO	MAN	BY	SBR	ALB	HOC				0	-
			DNF	1				3				DNA		DNF		3
1973	Texaco Team Lotus	Lotus 74	TIMES	HOC	THR	ONLY	PAU	KKR	NIV	HOC	ROU	MON	MAN	KAR	BY	SBR	NOR	ALB	VAL	0	-
					DNA		DNA		DNF		DNS			5	7th	DNA		DQ	DNF
1974	March engineering	March 742	BAR	HOC	PAU	SBR	HOC	MUG	KAR	BY	HOC	VAL								0	-
									1
1975	Project Three Racing	March 752	EST	THR	HOC	ONLY	PAU	HOC	SBR	ROU	MUG	BY	SIL	ZOL	NOG	VAL				0	-
				DNF
1976	March Engineering BMW Motorsport	March 752 BMW - Rosche	HOC	THR	VAL	SBR	PAU	HOC	ROU	MUG	BY	EST	NOG	HOC						0	-
			DNF

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Ronnie Peterson was classified as a graded driver and was not rated in the championship.

Statistics in the automobile world championship

These statistics include all of the driver's participations in the World Automobile Championship, which is now known as the Formula 1 World Championship .

Grand Prix victories

1973:  France  ( Le Castellet ) 1973:  Austria  ( Spielberg ) 1973:  Italy  ( Monza ) 1973:  USA  ( Watkins Glen )

1974:  Monaco  ( Monte Carlo ) 1974:  France  ( Dijon-Prenois ) 1974:  Italy  (Monza) 1976:  Italy  (Monza)

1978:  South Africa  ( Kyalami ) 1978:  Austria  (Spielberg)

general overview

season	team	chassis	engine	run	Victories	Second	Third	Poles	nice Race laps	Points	WM-Pos.
1970	Antique Automobiles Racing Team	March 701	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1971	March	March 711	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	11	-	4th	1	-	-	33	2.
1972	March	March 721G	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	12	-	-	1	-	-	12	9.
1973	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72 D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	15th	4th	2	1	9	3	52	3.
1974	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72 E Lotus 76	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	15th	3	-	1	1	1	35	5.
1975	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 72 E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	14th	-	-	-	-	-	6th	13.
1976	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 77	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	11.
	March	March 761	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	15th	1	-	-	1	1	10
1977	Eleven Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell P34	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	17th	-	-	1	-	1	7th	14th
1978	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	14th	2	4th	1	3	3	51	2.
total				123	10	10	6th	14th	9	206

Single results

season	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th
1970
			7th	NC	9	DNF	9	DNF		DNF	NC	11
1971
	10	DNF	2	4th	DNF	2	5	8th	2	2	3
1972
	6th	5	DNF	11	9	5	7 *	3	12	9	DSQ	4th
1973
	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	DNF	3	2	1	2	11 *	DNF	1	1	DNF	1
1974
	13	6th	DNF	DNF	DNF	1	DNF	8th	1	10	4th	DNF	1	3	DNF
1975
	DNF	15th	10	DNF	4th	DNF	9	15 *	10	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	5
1976
	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	7th	19 *	DNF	DNF	6th	DNF	1	9	DNF	DNF
1977
	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	8th	DNF	3	DNF	12	DNF	9 *	5	DNF	6th	16	DNF	DNF
1978
	5	DNF	1	4th	DNF	2	2	3	2	DNF	DNF	1	2	DNF

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1970	Ferrari SEFAC Spa	Ferrari 512S	Derek Bell	failure	Valve damage

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1972	Ferrari	Ferrari 312PB	Tim donation	Rank 2

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th
1970	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 512S	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	SPA	ONLY	LEM	WAT	ZEL
										DNF
1971	Scuderia Filipinetti Autodelta	Lola T212 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33	BUA	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	ZEL	WAT
			12										1
1972	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 312PB	BUA	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	ZEL	WAT
			1	2	2	2	3	DNF		1		3	2
1974	BMW Motorsport	BMW 3.0 CSL	MON	SPA	ONLY	IMO	LEM	ZEL	WAT	LEC	BRH	KYA
												DNF
1975	BMW Motorsport	BMW 3.0 CSL	DAY	MUG	DIJ	MON	SPA	BY	ONLY	ZEL	WAT
			50								DNF
1976	BMW Motorsport	BMW 3.5 CSL	MUG	VAL	ONLY	MON	SIL	IMO	ONLY	ZEL	BY	WAT	MOS	DIJ	DIJ	SAL
							DNF			DNF		4th		4th
1977	BMW North America Falz McLaren North America	BMW 320i	DAY	MUG	DIJ	MON	SIL	ONLY	VAL	BY	WAT	EST	LEC	MOS	IMO	SAL	BRH	HOK	VAL
			40				4th				DNF			8th			DNF
1978	McLaren North America	BMW 320i	DAY	SEB	MUG	VALLEY	DIJ	SIL	ONLY	LEM	MIS	DAY	WAT	VAL	ROD
			60					DNF	7th				DNF	DNF

Fonts

• Ronnie Peterson: Ronnie! : boken om segrarna, krascherna, konkurrenterna, vännerna. , Malmö Sports Promotion 1971

literature

• Martine Camus: Ronnie Peterson - La Race des Seigneurs. , La Societe Internationale de Presse et d'Edition, Paris 1978
• Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede. revised Edition. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X
• Rune Månzon: RONNIE - racerföraren. , Förlags AB Marieberg, Stockholm 1978
• Fredrik Petersens: The Viking Drivers. Ronnie Peterson, Gunnar Nilsson. , 1st edition William Kimber & Co. Limited London 1979, ISBN 0-7183-0366-0
• Joakim Thedin, Tomas Hägg, Ingrid Eng: Memories of Ronnie Peterson: friends, associates and fans remember racing legend Ronnie Peterson. , Göteborg 2008, ISBN 978-9-163332-56-2
• Quentin Spurring: Ronnie Peterson: a photographic portrait. , Haynes Publishing 2009, ISBN 978-1-84425-548-1
• Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. , 1st edition Coterie Press Limited London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0

Web links

Commons : Ronnie Peterson  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Ronnie Peterson in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Official Ronnie Peterson website (English, Flash required)
• Career statistics of Ronnie Peterson (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fredrik Petersens: The Viking Drivers. Ronnie Peterson, Gunnar Nilsson. First ed.William Kimber & Co. Limited, London 1979, ISBN 0-7183-0366-0 , pp. 34 .
2. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 22 .
3. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 218 .
4. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 196 .
5. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 9-13 .
6. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 13-23 .
7. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 25-26 .
8. ^ Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede . Revised ed. 1978. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X , pp. 13-17 .
9. ↑ Fredrik Petersens: The Viking Drivers. Ronnie Peterson, Gunnar Nilsson. First ed.William Kimber & Co. Limited, London 1979, ISBN 0-7183-0366-0 , pp. 16 .
10. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 26-29 .
11. ↑ ^{a b c d} Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 209 .
12. ^ ^{A b} Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 29 .
13. ↑ Fredrik Petersens: The Viking Drivers. Ronnie Peterson, Gunnar Nilsson. First ed.William Kimber & Co. Limited, London 1979, ISBN 0-7183-0366-0 , pp. 16-17 .
14. ^ Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede . Revised ed. 1978. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X , pp. 17-19 .
15. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 30-41 .
16. ^ Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede . Revised ed. 1978. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X , pp. 22-24 .
17. ↑ Fredrik Petersens: The Viking Drivers. Ronnie Peterson, Gunnar Nilsson. First ed.William Kimber & Co. Limited, London 1979, ISBN 0-7183-0366-0 , pp. 18-19 .
18. ^ XI Gran Premio della Lotteria di Monza 1969. formula2.net, accessed on March 31, 2015 . 
19. ↑ XXVIII Grand Prix d'Albi 1969. formula2.net, accessed on March 31, 2015 . 
20. ↑ Mike Lawrence: March, The Rise and Fall of a Motor Racing Legend , MRP, Orpington 2001, ISBN 1-899870-54-7 , p. 38.
21. ^ David Hodges: Racing Cars from A – Z after 1945, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-613-01477-7 , p. 159.
22. ^ Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede . Revised ed. 1978. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X , pp. 69-71 .
23. ^ Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede . Revised ed. 1978. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X , pp. 71-87 .
24. ↑ Fredrik Petersens: The Viking Drivers. Ronnie Peterson, Gunnar Nilsson. First ed.William Kimber & Co. Limited, London 1979, ISBN 0-7183-0366-0 , pp. 38-39 .
25. ^ Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede . Revised ed. 1978. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X , pp. 88-92 .
26. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 55 .
27. ^ Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede . Revised ed. 1978. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X , pp. 194-195 .
28. ^ Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede . Revised ed. 1978. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X , pp. 195-196 .
29. ↑ Michael Behrndt, Jörg-Thomas Födisch, Matthias Behrndt: ADAC 1000 km race . Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2008, ISBN 978-3-89880-903-0 , p. 80 u. 226.
30. ↑ 20th KAK Rallyt 1969. ewrc-results.com, accessed on December 20, 2016 . 
31. ↑ 21st International Swedish Rally 1970. ewrc-results.com, accessed on December 20, 2016 . 
32. ^ Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede . Revised ed. 1978. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X , pp. 200 .
33. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 51-55 .
34. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1970 automobile world championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1970, p. 48-152 .
35. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1971 automobile world championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1971, p. 37-134 .
36. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1972 World Automobile Championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1972, ISBN 3-87943-266-X , p. 20, 31, 41 .
37. ↑ Niki Lauda: Protocol. My years with Ferrari . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-85368-843-8 , p. 250-251 .
38. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1972 World Automobile Championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1972, ISBN 3-87943-266-X , p. 43, 64, 77 .
39. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1972 World Automobile Championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1972, ISBN 3-87943-266-X , p. 84, 88 .
40. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1972 World Automobile Championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1972, ISBN 3-87943-266-X , p. 104, 117, 119 .
41. ^ Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede . Revised ed. 1978. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X , pp. 67 .
42. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1972 World Automobile Championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1972, ISBN 3-87943-266-X , p. 147-149, 159-160 .
43. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1973 automobile world championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 3-87943-304-6 , p. 8, 30, 77, 81-83, 92-93 .
44. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1973 automobile world championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 3-87943-304-6 , p. 98-104, 117, 124, 133, 143 .
45. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1973 automobile world championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 3-87943-304-6 , p. 148, 151, 154, 159, 160 .
46. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The 1974 automobile world championship races . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 3-87943-356-9 , p. 20, 25, 32, 39, 41, 43, 48, 77, 78, 83, 94 .
47. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The 1974 automobile world championship races . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 3-87943-356-9 , p. 103, 123, 131-132, 140-141 .
48. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The 1974 automobile world championship races . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 3-87943-356-9 , p. 153, 159 160 .
49. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1975 automobile world championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-87943-388-7 , p. 34 .
50. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1975 automobile world championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-87943-388-7 , p. 41-44, 58, 70 .
51. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1975 automobile world championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-87943-388-7 , p. 85, 93, 105, 113, 115, 124, 136, 147 .
52. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1975 automobile world championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-87943-388-7 , p. 156, 166, 175, 136, 147, 176 .
53. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1976 Automobile World Championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-87943-476-X , p. 24, 27, 31, 34, 36 .
54. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1976 Automobile World Championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-87943-476-X , p. 152, 184 .
55. ^ Ulrich Schwab: Grand Prix. The races for the 1977 automobile world championship . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-87943-526-X , p. 35, 41, 48, 54, 65, 74 .
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59. ^ Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede . Revised ed. 1978. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X , pp. 170 .
60. ^ Heinz Prüller: Grand Prix Story 78. Andretti number 1 . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-85368-848-9 , p. 9-10 .
61. ^ Heinz Prüller: Grand Prix Story 78. Andretti number 1 . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-85368-848-9 , p. 19, 20 .
62. ^ Heinz Prüller: Grand Prix Story 78. Andretti number 1 . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-85368-848-9 , p. 35 .
63. ^ Heinz Prüller: Grand Prix Story 78. Andretti number 1 . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-85368-848-9 , p. 46-47, 54, 64, 70, 89 .
64. ^ Heinz Prüller: Grand Prix Story 78. Andretti number 1 . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-85368-848-9 , p. 145, 152 .
65. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 199 .
66. ^ ^{A b} Heinz Prüller: Grand Prix Story 78. Andretti number 1 . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-85368-848-9 , p. 169 .
67. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 200 .
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71. ^ Heinz Prüller: Grand Prix Story 78. Andretti number 1 . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-85368-848-9 , p. 167 .
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75. ^ Alan Henry: Ronnie Peterson SuperSwede . Revised ed. 1978. Haynes Publishing Group, Sparford, Yeovil 1978, ISBN 0-85429-175-X , pp. 186 .
76. ^ Heinz Prüller: Grand Prix Story 78. Andretti number 1 . 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-85368-848-9 , p. 174, 175 .
77. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 215, 222 .
78. ^ Ronnie Peterson Museum closes. pitpass.com, accessed March 30, 2015 . 
79. ^ The Ronnie Peterson Memorial Foundation. (No longer available online.) Ronniepeterson.se, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; accessed on March 30, 2015 . 
80. ↑ Marcus Ericsson's Retro Tribute Helmet Includes Ronnie Peterson's Actual Helmet Bag. wtf1.co.uk, May 22, 2014, accessed March 30, 2015 . 
81. ↑ Formula 3 - 1966. formula2.net, accessed on 2 March 2015 . 
82. ↑ Formula 3 - 1967. formula2.net, accessed on 2 March 2015 . 
83. ^ Johnny Tipler: Ronnie Peterson. Formula 1 Super Swede. First British ed. Coterie Press Ltd, London 2003, ISBN 978-1-902351-07-0 , pp. 225 .
84. ↑ Formula 3 - 1969. formula2.net, accessed on 2 March 2015 . 
85. ↑ Formula 2 - 1969. formula2.net, accessed on 20 December 2016 . 
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91. ↑ Formula 2 - 1975. formula2.net, accessed on 20 December 2016 . 
92. ↑ Formula 2 - 1976. formula2.net, accessed on 20 December 2016 .