Carlos Pace vs Ronnie Peterson, 1972
Teammates at March — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →
In the 1972 season, Carlos Pace and Ronnie Peterson were teammates at March, competing in 11 races together. Peterson outqualified Pace 8 times and finished ahead of him in 2 races, while Pace managed to finish ahead once. Peterson scored 12 championship points compared to Pace's 3, with both drivers having no race wins, but Peterson achieved 1 podium finish.
Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.3–8Qualifyingof 11 compared
1–2Race finishesof 3 compared
Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.
1972 season
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