Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 78
- Longevity
- 54
- Honours
- 58
- Statistics
- 68
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4 | |
| 1971 | 33 | |
| 1972 | 12 | |
| 1973 | 52 | |
| 1974 | 35 | |
| 1975 | 6 | |
| 1976 | 10 | |
| 1977 | 7 | |
| 1978 | 51 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ronnie Peterson ranks #68 in Formula 1
Ronnie Peterson ranks 68th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 1037th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 64.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 78, Longevity 54, Honours 58, Statistics 68. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1970–1978 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1973, which sets the Peak component at 78. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 78 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand prix wins 10, podiums 26, pole positions 14, fastest laps 9.
Immediately ahead sits Gilles Villeneuve on 71.1, a gap of 6.4 points. Directly behind is Oscar Piastri on 60.0. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Ronnie Peterson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Peterson stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak78/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1973. Scored 78/100.
- Longevity54/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 54/100.
- Honours58/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 58/100.
- Statistics68/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 68/100.
Top Peterson comparisons
Ronnie Peterson — frequently asked
- Is Ronnie Peterson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ronnie Peterson ranks 68th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 64.7, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Ronnie Peterson's GOAT Score?
- 64.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 78 (20%), Longevity 54 (20%), Honours 58 (20%), Statistics 68 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ronnie Peterson rank all time?
- 1037th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 68th within Formula 1.
- Ronnie Peterson vs Gilles Villeneuve: who ranks higher?
- Gilles Villeneuve, on 71.1 against Ronnie Peterson's 64.7 — a margin of 6.4 points.