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Bengt Ronnie Peterson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔ̌nːɪ ˈpêtːɛˌʂɔn]; 14 February 1944 – 11 September 1978) was a Swedish racing driver. Known by the nickname 'SuperSwede', [1] [2] he was a two-time runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship.
Many stories and myths circulate the tragic circumstances in which the young and promising driver Ronnie Peterson had lost his life. Ewan Tytler investigates the facts of the matter, and...
Sep 11, 2018 · Forty years ago, Formula 1 lost one of its very best and brightest. This is the story of the inconceivably talented Ronnie Peterson, who lost his life following a crash at the start of the 1978...
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Sep 11, 2018 · The handsome blonde Swede made his F1 debut in Colin Crabbe’s yellow and brown Antique Automobiles March 701 in 1970, the season in which Jochen Rindt posthumously won the World Championship in the innovative Lotus 72. And in so many ways, Ronnie was the Austrian’s natural successor.
Ronnie Peterson was killed in September 1978 in a startline crash in the Italian Grand Prix. Just weeks before his fatal crash, the Swedish ace spoke to Autosport...
Sep 11, 2017 · Thirty-nine years ago today, Formula One lost the inimitable Ronnie Peterson, who was killed during the 1978 Italian Grand Prix. One of the most highly-regarded drivers of the 1970’s, the “Superswede” recorded 10 wins and 14 pole positions in his nine years in the sport, but his reputation extends far beyond the numbers.
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Ronnie Peterson was an impressive talent who met a tragic end too early in his career, having secured a second-place finish in the drivers’ world championship during only his second F1 season.
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