In the 1971 Formula 1 season Ronnie Peterson drove a total of 11 races. Peterson was a driver for March-Alfa Romeo where he entered a total of 1 races and March-Ford with 10 races. From the total of 11 races, Ronnie managed to finish on the podium 5 times. With the best result a 2nd place during the Monaco Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Peterson didn't finish, this happend in 2 occasions.
Ronnie Peterson finished the season on 2nd place in the driver championship with a total of 33 points.
Peterson vs. Galli March-Alfa Romeo 1971
4
Race
0
Peterson vs. Barber March-Ford 1971
4
Race
0
Peterson vs. Beuttler March-Ford 1971
5
Race
0
Peterson vs. Galli March-Ford 1971
4
Race
0
Peterson vs. Jarier March-Ford 1971
1
Race
0
Peterson vs. Lauda March-Ford 1971
1
Race
0
Peterson vs. Love March-Ford 1971
1
Race
0
Peterson vs. Pescarolo March-Ford 1971
7
Race
1
Peterson vs. Soler-Roig March-Ford 1971
3
Race
0
1971 races
South African GP
Mar 6th, 1971
10th
Spanish GP
Apr 18th, 1971
DNF
Monaco GP
May 23rd, 1971
2nd
Dutch GP
Jun 20th, 1971
4th
French GP
Jul 4th, 1971
DNF
British GP
Jul 17th, 1971
2nd
German GP
Aug 1st, 1971
5th
Austrian GP
Aug 15th, 1971
8th
Italian GP
Sep 5th, 1971
2nd
Canadian GP
Sep 19th, 1971
2nd
United States GP
Oct 3rd, 1971
3rd
1971 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
5
Finishes in top 5
7
Finishes in points
7
Position
2nd
High/low position
2nd/16th
Points
33
DNF's
2
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
2nd/20th
Average finish result
6.91
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
3
Top 5 streak
3
Points streak
6
Finish streak
6
1971 Standings progression
1971 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South African GP | 10th | +2 Laps | 13th | |||
| 2 | Spanish GP | DNF | DNF (Ignition) | 13th | |||
| 3 | Monaco GP | 2nd | + 25.6 | 6th | |||
| 4 | Dutch GP | 4th | +2 Laps | 13th | |||
| 5 | French GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 12th | |||
| 6 | British GP | 2nd | +36.1 | 5th | |||
| 7 | German GP | 5th | +2:29.1 | 3rd | |||
| 8 | Austrian GP | 8th | +1 Lap | 11th | |||
| 9 | Italian GP | 2nd | +0.01 | 6th | |||
| 10 | Canadian GP | 2nd | +38.3 | 6th | |||
| 11 | United States GP | 3rd | +44.070 | 11th |