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Bengt Ronnie Peterson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔ̌nːɪ ˈpêtːɛˌʂɔn]; 14 February 1944 – 11 September 1978) was a Swedish racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1970 to 1978. Nicknamed " Superswede ", [ a ] Peterson twice finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1971 and 1978 , and won 10 Grands ...
Ronnie's wife Barbro was in Monaco and she was contacted by Team Lotus boss Colin Chapman an hour after the crash. Once Peterson arrived at Niguarda hospital, Svenby was consulted by the doctors on how Peterson should be operated on and then phoned Watkins, three Swedish doctors and other Italian doctors for advice.
Ronnie Peterson had been killed following a multiple car pile-up at the Italian Grand Prix. Following the race, the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) had a meeting centering on Riccardo Patrese, who the GPDA blamed for the crash. The GPDA filed an injunction to bar Patrese from participating in the 1978 United States Grand Prix weekend ...
The 1978 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 27 August 1978. It was the 13th race of the 1978 Formula One season.It was the final career victory for Mario Andretti, who went on to win the championship after Ronnie Peterson's fatal crash at Monza.
Ronnie Peterson (SWE) [note 17] September 10, 1978: 34 Italian Grand Prix: Autodromo Nazionale di Monza: Lotus 78: Race [45] Patrick Depailler (FRA) August 1, 1980: 35 Test‡ Hockenheimring: Alfa Romeo 179: Test [46] Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) May 8, 1982: 32 Belgian Grand Prix: Circuit Zolder: Ferrari 126C2: Qualifying [47] Riccardo Paletti (ITA ...
Crash involving Ronnie Peterson, Riccardo Patrese, James Hunt, Vittorio Brambilla, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Patrick Depailler, Didier Pironi, Derek Daly, Clay Regazzoni and Brett Lunger. The race was shortened to 40 laps from the scheduled 52 due to the concerns over darkness. Ronnie Peterson: Fatal crash [28] Vittorio Brambilla Hans-Joachim Stuck ...
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The decisive victory came at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix, but the race also saw the death of teammate Ronnie Peterson after a crash at the start. [8] [9] Andretti drove for three more seasons, but achieved only one more podium finish and was at best 12th in the championship.