RACING DRIVER

Ronnie Peterson

1944 - 1978

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Bengt Ronnie Peterson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔ̌nːɪ ˈpêtːɛˌʂɔn]; 14 February 1944 – 11 September 1978) was a Swedish racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1970 to 1978. Nicknamed "Superswede", Peterson twice finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1971 and 1978, and won 10 Grands Prix across nine seasons. Peterson began his motor racing career in kart racing, traditionally the discipline where the majority of race drivers begin their careers in open-wheel racing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronnie Peterson has received more than 1,277,983 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Ronnie Peterson is the 18th most popular racing driver (down from 17th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 69th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Racing Driver.

Ronnie Peterson was a Swedish Formula One racing driver who competed in the 1970s and 1980s. He is most famous for being killed in a crash at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ronnie Peterson ranks 18 out of 1,080. Before him are Nelson Piquet, Carroll Shelby, Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Gilles Villeneuve, and Bruce McLaren. After him are Helmut Marko, Keke Rosberg, Jacky Ickx, Mario Andretti, Jim Clark, and Clay Regazzoni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Ronnie Peterson ranks 46. Before him are Ibrahim Rugova, Robert Kardashian, Rajiv Gandhi, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Harold Ramis, and John Rhys-Davies. After him are Abdul Latif Rashid, Nick Mason, Gennady Zyuganov, Kunishige Kamamoto, Sylvie Vartan, and Omar al-Bashir. Among people deceased in 1978, Ronnie Peterson ranks 22. Before him are John Cazale, Harry Martinson, Kurt Student, Houari Boumédiène, Margaret Mead, and Willy Messerschmitt. After him are Vincent du Vigneaud, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Hasso von Manteuffel, Jim Jones, Harold Lasswell, and Ronald George Wreyford Norrish.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Ronnie Peterson ranks 92 out of 1,879. Before him are Kurt Hamrin (1934), Birger Jarl (1210), Stieg Larsson (1954), Jenny Lind (1820), Marie Fredriksson (1958), and Ermanaric (400). After him are Axel Munthe (1857), Keke Rosberg (1948), Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700), Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), Per Teodor Cleve (1840), and Olaus Magnus (1490).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Sweden

Among racing drivers born in Sweden, Ronnie Peterson ranks 1. After him are Keke Rosberg (1948), Björn Waldegård (1943), Stig Blomqvist (1946), Jo Bonnier (1930), Reine Wisell (1941), Gunnar Nilsson (1948), Ove Andersson (1938), Slim Borgudd (1946), Stefan Johansson (1956), Kent Andersson (1942), and Conny Andersson (1939).

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