Jacky Ickx vs Ronnie Peterson

1974·

Ronnie Peterson beat Jacky Ickx 9–6 at Team Lotus in 1974, helped by 9 retirements for Jacky Ickx. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Jacky IckxRonnie Peterson

2Qualifying13

15 shared races

6Race day9

15 shared races

12Points35

in shared races, as awarded at the time

50Points (today’s rules)115

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/3
Podiums: 2/4
Poles: 0/1
Retirements: 9/6
Best finish: P3/P1
Avg. grid: 13.1/6.7

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jacky Ickx and Ronnie Peterson
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jacky Ickx	Ronnie Peterson	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	7/1	Clutch	P13▼	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	5/4	P3	P6	4 / 1
3	3South African Grand Prix	10/16	Brakes	Collision	0 / 0
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	5/2	Brakes	Engine	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	16/5	Overheating	Fuel leak	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	19/3	Engine	P1▲	0 / 9
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	7/5	Engine	Halfshaft	0 / 0
8	8Dutch Grand Prix	18/10	P11▼	P8	0 / 0
9	9French Grand Prix	13/2	P5	P1▲	2 / 9
10	10British Grand Prix	12/2	P3	P10▼	4 / 0
11	11German Grand Prix	9/8	P5	P4	2 / 3
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	22/6	Collision	Halfshaft	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	16/7	Throttle	P1▲	0 / 9
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	21/10	P13▼	P3	0 / 4
15	15United States Grand Prix	16/19	Suspension	Fuel system	0 / 0
	Average finish		P6.7	P5.2

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jacky Ickx / Ronnie Peterson.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Jacky Ickx and Ronnie Peterson in other seasons

Other seasons in which Jacky Ickx and Ronnie Peterson were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1975	Team Lotus	Jacky Ickx vs Ronnie Peterson	1–8	4–5	3–3

Jacky Ickx’s career Ronnie Peterson’s career Team Lotus 1974 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.