RACING DRIVER

Ronnie Peterson

1944 - 1978

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Bengt Ronnie Peterson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔ̌nːɪ ˈpêtːɛˌʂɔn]; 14 February 1944 – 11 September 1978) was a Swedish racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1970 to 1978. Nicknamed "Superswede", Peterson twice finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1971 and 1978, and won 10 Grands Prix across nine seasons. Peterson began his motor racing career in kart racing, traditionally the discipline where the majority of race drivers begin their careers in open-wheel racing. After winning a number of karting titles, including two Swedish titles in 1963 and 1964, he moved on to Formula Three, where he won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race for the 1969 Grand Prix. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ronnie Peterson is the 21st most popular racing driver (down from 18th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Racing Driver.

Ronnie Peterson was a Swedish Formula One racing driver who competed in the 1970s and 1980s. He is most famous for being killed in a crash at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ronnie Peterson ranks 21 out of 1,080. Before him are Ken Miles, Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Roland Ratzenberger, Jim Clark, and Jacky Ickx. After him are Jack Brabham, Graham Hill, Bruce McLaren, Helmut Marko, Clay Regazzoni, and Giacomo Agostini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ronnie Peterson ranks 51. Before him are Ibrahim Rugova, O Yeong-su, Dietrich Mateschitz, Diana Ross, Helmut Berger, and G. W. Bailey. After him are Makoto Kobayashi, Robert Kardashian, Nick Mason, George Graham, Erwin Neher, and Jean-Pierre Léaud. Among people deceased in 1978, Ronnie Peterson ranks 25. Before him are Ricardo Zamora, Umberto Nobile, Margaret Mead, John Cazale, Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, and Kurt Student. After him are Willy Messerschmitt, Jomo Kenyatta, Houari Boumédiène, Hasso von Manteuffel, Sisavang Vatthana, and Charles Best.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Ronnie Peterson ranks 101 out of 1,879. Before him are Folke Bernadotte (1895), Louise of Sweden (1851), Ulf von Euler (1905), Birger Jarl (1210), Bengt I. Samuelsson (1934), and Bertil Ohlin (1899). After him are Ermanaric (400), Arvid Carlsson (1923), Stieg Larsson (1954), Axel Munthe (1857), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), and Bibi Andersson (1935).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Sweden

Among racing drivers born in Sweden, Ronnie Peterson ranks 2. Before him are Keke Rosberg (1948). After him are Jo Bonnier (1930), Björn Waldegård (1943), Stig Blomqvist (1946), Stefan Johansson (1956), Reine Wisell (1941), Gunnar Nilsson (1948), Ove Andersson (1938), Conny Andersson (1939), Slim Borgudd (1946), and Kent Andersson (1942).

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