John Watson vs Ronnie Peterson, 1975
Teammates at Lotus-Borgward — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →
Qualifying6–7 (ahead)of 13 compared
Race finishes1–4 (ahead)of 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.
Race by racequalifying 6–7 · race 1–4 after 13 shared rounds
| Race | Grid | Finish | Quali | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Watson | Ronnie Peterson | John Watson | Ronnie Peterson | running | running | |
| R1Argentine | 15 | 11 (ahead) | — | — | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| R2Brazilian | 13 (ahead) | 16 | P10 (ahead) | P15 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| R3South African | 10 | 8 (ahead) | — | P10 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| R4Spanish | 6 (ahead) | 12 | P8 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| R5Monaco | 6 | 4 (ahead) | — | P4 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| R6Belgian | 18 | 14 (ahead) | P10 | — | 2–4 | 1–0 |
| R7Swedish | 10 | 9 (ahead) | P16 | P9 (ahead) | 2–5 | 1–1 |
| R8Dutch | 14 (ahead) | 16 | — | P15 | 3–5 | 1–1 |
| R9French | 14 (ahead) | 17 | P13 | P10 (ahead) | 4–5 | 1–2 |
| R10British | 18 | 16 (ahead) | P11 | — | 4–6 | 1–2 |
| R11German | 14 (ahead) | 18 | — | — | 5–6 | 1–2 |
| R12Austrian | 18 | 13 (ahead) | P10 | P5 (ahead) | 5–7 | 1–3 |
| R14United States | 12 (ahead) | 14 | P9 | P5 (ahead) | 6–7 | 1–4 |
Watson aheadPeterson ahead
A dash means there was nothing to compare — one of them retired, or started from the pit lane with no grid slot recorded. Those races score for neither driver, which is why the running totals can stand still.
