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Ronnie Peterson 1978 statistics
Ronnie Peterson
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
3
Race
11
3
Qualifying
11
1978 statistics
2nd
Position
2/14
Wins
3/14
Pole positions
7/14
Podiums
9/14
In points
2
Wins
14.29%
Win percentage
1
Wins from pole
1
Longest win streak
3
Pole positions
7
Podiums
50.0%
Podium percentage
4
Longest podium streak
1st/5th
High/low result
2.44
Average result
1st/11th
High/low qualifying result
4.07
Average qualifying result
5
DNF
0
DNS
3
Fastest laps
721
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
51
Points
2nd
Position
2nd/7th
High/low position
1978 standings progression
1978 results
| Race | Result | Time | Grid | Fastest lap | Delta | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | 5th | +1:14.850 | 3rd | 3rd | 1:48.390 (Q) | +0.640 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | DNF | Collision | 1st | 1st | 1:40.450 (Q) | 0 | |||
| 3 | South African Grand Prix | 1st | 1:42:15.767 | 11th | 11th | 1:15.940 (Q) | +1.290 | 9 | ||
| 4 | United States Grand Prix West | 4th | +45.603 | 6th | 6th | 1:21.474 (Q) | +0.838 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Monaco Grand Prix | DNF | Gearbox | 7th | 7th | 1:29.230 (Q) | +0.890 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Belgian Grand Prix | 2nd | +9.900 | 7th | 1:23.130 | 7th | 1:22.620 (Q) | +1.720 | 6 | |
| 7 | Spanish Grand Prix | 2nd | +19.560 | 2nd | 2nd | 1:16.680 (Q) | +0.290 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Swedish Grand Prix | 3rd | +34.105 | 4th | 4th | 1:23.120 (Q) | +1.062 | 4 | ||
| 9 | French Grand Prix | 2nd | +2.930 | 5th | 5th | 1:44.980 (Q) | +0.570 | 6 | ||
| 10 | British Grand Prix | DNF | Fuel leak | 1st | 1st | 1:16.800 (Q) | 0 | |||
| 11 | German Grand Prix | DNF | Gearbox | 2nd | 1:55.620 | 2nd | 1:51.990 (Q) | +0.090 | 0 | |
| 12 | Austrian Grand Prix | 1st | 1:41:21.570 | 1st | 1:43.120 | 1st | 1:37.710 (Q) | 9 | ||
| 13 | Dutch Grand Prix | 2nd | +0.320 | 2nd | 2nd | 1:16.970 (Q) | +0.610 | 6 | ||
| 14 | Italian Grand Prix | DNF | Collision | 5th | 5th | 1:38.256 (Q) | +0.736 | 0 |
In the 1978 Formula 1 season Ronnie Peterson drove a total of 14 races for Lotus. From the total of 14 races, Ronnie managed to win 2 of them and finish on the podium 7 times. If we take a look at the races, where Peterson didn't finish, this happend in 5 occasions. During the 1978 season Ronnie started the race 3 times from pole position. Ronnie Peterson finished the season on 2nd place in the driver championship with a total of 51 points.