Vittorio Brambilla vs Ronnie Peterson

1976·

Ronnie Peterson edged Vittorio Brambilla 9–6 in the races and 11–4 in qualifying at March in 1976. Ronnie Peterson scored 10 points to 1.

Vittorio BrambillaRonnie Peterson

4Qualifying11

15 shared races

6Race day9

15 shared races

1Points10

in shared races, as awarded at the time

19Points (today’s rules)42

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 0/1
Poles: 0/1
Retirements: 10/9
Best finish: P6/P1
Avg. grid: 9.8/7.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Vittorio Brambilla and Ronnie Peterson
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Vittorio Brambilla	Ronnie Peterson	Points
2	2South African Grand Prix	5/13	P8	Accident	0 / 0
3	3United States Grand Prix West	20/6	Accident	P10	0 / 0
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	6/16	Suspension	Transmission	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	5/10	Halfshaft	Accident	0 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	9/3	Suspension	Accident	0 / 0
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	15/9	P10	P7	0 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	11/6	Oil pressure	P19▼	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	10/7	Accident	Fuel system	0 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	13/11	Accident	Accident	0 / 0
11	11Austrian Grand Prix	7/3	Accident	P6	0 / 1
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	7/1	P6	Oil pressure	1 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	16/8	P7	P1▲	0 / 9
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	3/2	P14▼	P9	0 / 0
15	15United States Grand Prix	12/3	Tyre	Suspension	0 / 0
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	8/9	Electrical	Engine	0 / 0
	Average finish		P9.0	P8.7

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Vittorio Brambilla / 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.

Other March battles in 1976

Other March teammate battles in 1976
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Vittorio Brambilla vs Hans-Joachim Stuck	6–5	7–4	1–8
Ronnie Peterson vs Hans-Joachim Stuck	8–2	5–4	10–5
Arturo Merzario vs Hans-Joachim Stuck	2–3	3–2	0–0

Vittorio Brambilla’s career Ronnie Peterson’s career March 1976 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.