Ronnie Peterson

Ronnie Peterson, 1978 Silverstone 20 Hours Race. Copyright Rich Harman 2009. Used with permission.

Ronnie Peterson, 1978 Silverstone 20 Hours Race. Copyright Rich Harman 2009. Used with permission.

Born:

14 Feb 1944
Orebro

Died:

11 Sep 1978
Milan, Italy

Nationality:

Sweden

Grands Prix:

123 (1970-1978)

F2 starts:

30 (1970-1976)

Died of injuries sustained in a start-line crash in the Italian GP at Monza. Hugely pouplar, this fast and spectacular driver was brilliant in F2, before leaving us with many top ballsy drives in F1 to remember him by.

Biography last updated 11 Nov 2012