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This is my tribute to the best driver ever from Sweden - Ronnie Peterson. I made these pages on the internet back in 1995...
RONNIE PETERSON 
Grand Prix Contested: 123
Pole Positions: 14
Victories: 10
Fastest Laps: 9
The history says that Stirling Moss was the best driver, never to be a world champion. Ronnie Peterson must come on a very close second. He was known as a hard driver, always giving his maximum, powersliding and oppotite-locking his car to the limit and beyond. Off the racetrack he was calm and everyone liked him. He stod up for his word and everyone respekted him.
I made this page as a tribute to one of the greatest racingdrivers ever. I can still remember the start at Monza, when he crashed, with tears in my eyes. And I hope that no one never forgets him...
He started his career with carting in the early sixties. His father Bengt was building his carts and later his cars too. Then the next step was F3. He won the Swedish championship both 1968 and 1969. 1969 he was outstanding in the whole europe!
He continued with F2 and become European champion 1971. He also competed in sportscars and then of course F1... Below you can follow his F1 career step by step until the end...
F1 1971 - The fantastic runner up season
F1 1972 - The struggling season
F1 1974 - The disappointing Lotus 76
F1 1975 - The worst Lotus season
F1 1976 - The only March victory
F1 1977 - The disappointing 6-wheel season
Ronnies life - The short version
Webtip! If you would like to buy a painting of Ronnie, please follow this link...