Jacky Ickx vs Ronnie Peterson, 1974

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

In the 1974 season, Jacky Ickx and Ronnie Peterson were teammates at Lotus-Borgward, competing in 15 races together. Peterson outqualified Ickx 13 times and finished ahead of him 4 times, while Ickx managed to finish ahead 2 times. Peterson secured 35 championship points and won 3 Grands Prix, compared to Ickx's 12 points and no wins, with both drivers classified in 6 races.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
213Qualifyingof 15 compared
24Race finishesof 6 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.

1974 season
15
Races together
15
12
Points
35
0
Wins
3
2
Podiums
4
P3
Best finish
P1
13.1
Average grid
6.7
6.7
Average finish
5.2
9
Did not finish
6
Other seasons together:19781977197619751973197219711970