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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...
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    held on 10 September 1978 at Monza. It was marred by the death of Ronnie Peterson following an accident at the start of the race. The race was won by...
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    chassis to Graham Hill's new own team Embassy Racing. Lotus signed Ronnie Peterson from March. Hill had moved from Brabham, where Andrea de Adamich took...
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    victory at the Dutch Grand Prix is also the last for an American driver. Ronnie Peterson was awarded second place in the Drivers' standings posthumously, having...
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    Scheckter was replaced by Ronnie Peterson, and the P34 was redesigned for cleaner aerodynamics, and some redesign was done on Peterson's car to accommodate his...
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    Argentina, Hunt qualified fifth and led briefly before being overtaken by Ronnie Peterson before Hunt spun off the track and eventually retired due to engine...
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    was joined for 1973 by Swede Ronnie Peterson. Peterson fell in love with the 72. In his first season with Lotus, Peterson won four races, while Fittipaldi...
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    as there was no World Champion, since Jackie Stewart had retired. Ronnie Peterson took the number 1 as he was team leader at Constructors' Champion Lotus;...
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    only entering the first race of the 1976 season. At then end of 1975, Ronnie Peterson was convinced by Colin Chapman to stay with Lotus, but after just one...
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    pits on race weekends. The car was secretly tested in late 1977 by Ronnie Peterson and proved extremely fast, but the chassis suffered early fatigue due...
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    crashed at the Glatz Kurve on the first lap, and his teammate, Swede Ronnie Peterson took victory. 1979 started to show the superiority of turbo-charged...
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    10 1973–1979 1975 Dutch Grand Prix 1977 Japanese Grand Prix  Sweden Ronnie Peterson 10 1970–1978 1973 French Grand Prix 1978 Austrian Grand Prix  South...
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    sixth position. Ronnie Peterson finished second for the Lotus team and Tyrrell driver François Cevert came in third. Ronnie Peterson's success with John...
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  • critics. In rural Centerville, police officers Cliff Robertson and Ronnie Peterson respond to a report from farmer Frank Miller regarding a missing chicken...
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    see the third close finish in four years. Briton Peter Gethin, Swede Ronnie Peterson, Frenchman François Cevert, Briton Mike Hailwood and New Zealander...
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  • Ronnie D. Peterson (born July 7, 1952) is an American Democratic politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from the 54th district...
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    despite a broken seat and tyre problems, alongside Depailler, ahead of Ronnie Peterson. Mario Andretti was sixth despite an engine failure. Other drivers...
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    Italian Grand Prix, the 23rd which was a part of the World Championship. Ronnie Peterson took the March team's last victory in Formula One, and his only with...
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  • Peterson (1908–1996), American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator Ronnie Peterson (1944–1978), Swedish racing driver Russell W. Peterson...
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    Formula One Manufacturers. The 52-lap race was won by Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson after he started from seventh position. Emerson Fittipaldi finished...
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    than half a lap. At Becketts Corner, Stewart out-braked race leader Ronnie Peterson and took the lead. As the massive pile-up at the end of the first lap...
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    featured the closest finish in Formula One history, as Peter Gethin beat Ronnie Peterson by 0.01 seconds. The top five were covered by just 0.61 seconds, with...
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    Formula One Manufacturers. The 55-lap race was won from pole position by Ronnie Peterson, driving a Lotus-Ford, with teammate Emerson Fittipaldi second and...
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    Manufacturers. The 59-lap race was won from pole position by Ronnie Peterson, driving a Lotus-Ford. Peterson held off James Hunt in the Hesketh-entered March-Ford...
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    commanding victory. Riccardo Patrese finished second in an Arrows, with Ronnie Peterson third in a Lotus. Responsible for the Brabham win was clever thinking...
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    International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Ronnie Peterson, driving a Lotus-Ford. Niki Lauda finished second in a Ferrari, having...
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    pole position by Mario Andretti, driving the new Lotus 79. Teammate Ronnie Peterson was second in the older Lotus 78, with Carlos Reutemann third in a...
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    30, 1977. p. 1. "Ronnie Peterson". ESPN UK. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. "F1's greatest drivers – 19 Ronnie Peterson". Autosport. Archived...
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    Formula One Manufacturers. The 78-lap race was won by Lotus driver Ronnie Peterson after he started from third position. Jody Scheckter finished second...
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    to Lotus. Stewart retired with immediate effect. In the race, Swede Ronnie Peterson in a Lotus beat Briton driver James Hunt in a Hesketh-entered March...
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