Emerson Fittipaldi vs Ronnie Peterson, 1973

Teammates at Lotus-Borgward — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1973 season, Emerson Fittipaldi and Ronnie Peterson competed as teammates at Lotus-Borgward over 15 races. Peterson outqualified Fittipaldi 11 times and finished ahead of him 3 times, while Fittipaldi finished ahead 2 times. Fittipaldi earned 55 championship points and won 3 Grands Prix, while Peterson secured 52 points and won 4 races. They had 5 races classified for direct comparison.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
411Qualifyingof 15 compared
23Race finishesof 5 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.

1973 season
15
Races together
15
55
Points
52
3
Wins
4
8
Podiums
7
P1
Best finish
P1
5.5
Average grid
1.9
3.5
Average finish
3.7
4
Did not finish
6
Other seasons together:19781977197619751974197219711970