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David Coulthard, 13-time Formula One Grand Prix winner - RONNIE PETERSON For the size of population, Sweden has over-delivered in motorsport, so there are plenty of names to choose from.
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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', he was a two-time runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. Peterson began his motor racing career in kart racing, traditionally the discipline where the majority of race drivers begin their.
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Naturally, there are many famous Swedish motorsports racers, but some of the most well-known include Ronnie Peterson, Gunnar Nilsson, and Björn Waldegård. Ronnie Peterson was a Formula One driver who raced for teams like Lotus and March. He won 10 Grand Prix races during his career and was known for his aggressive driving style.
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In the 1970s racing drivers did everything later in life than they do nowadays — and, with the tragic exception of dying of cancer at the devastatingly tender age of 29, almost exactly 45 years ago, on October 20, 1978, Gunnar Nilsson was typical of his time. Having driven a few minor races in his native Sweden in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Nilsson made his first serious foray into.
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Swedish Formula One drivers. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Formula One drivers from Sweden. This category includes all Swedish drivers who have participated in (or attempted to participate in): an FIA World Championship race (not all of which were Formula One races).
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Sweden's most successful Formula One driver was Ronnie Peterson. In a career that spanned 9 seasons he won 10 Grands Prix and came close to winning the championship on multiple occasions. He was an in-demand driver who was signed by teams such as March, Tyrrell and Lotus. Peterson was killed as a result of medical complications following a.
Niki Lauda and Mario Andretti, F1 Swedish GP, 1978 print by Motorsport Images Posterlounge
Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson (born 8 September 1956) is a Swedish racing driver who drove in Formula One for both Ferrari and McLaren, among other teams. Since leaving Formula One he has won the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans and raced in a number of categories, including CART, various kinds of Sports car racing and Grand Prix Masters.
Swedish F1 driver Ronnie Peterson was born OnThisDay in 1944. He would have turn 75 years old
This category includes all Swedish drivers who have participated in (or attempted to participate in): a Formula One race, or. an FIA World Championship race (not all of which were Formula One races). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Formula One drivers from Sweden.
Retro Brit Swedish Formula 1 Driver Ronnie Peterson and my Memory of his Passing.
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The 11 Swedish drivers to enter an F1 Grand Prix were Erik Lundgren (who entered one event but didn't start), Jo Bonnier, Reine Wisell, Ronnie Peterson, Bertil Roos, Torsten Palm, Conny Andersson, Gunnar Nilsson, Stefan Johansson, Slim Borgudd, and Marcus Ericsson. Ericsson, who's now driving in Indycar, was the most recent Swedish driver to.
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Swedish drivers for the National Day of Sweden 1.... Legends of Racing
Marcus Ericsson became Formula One's first Swedish driver for 23 years when he lined up on the grid in Australia; the first Swede to do so since Stefan Johansson at the. 1991 British Grand Prix.
Swedish Formula One driver Marcus Ericsson of Sauber F1 Team steers the new C34 during the
Stefan Johansson. Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson (born 8 September 1956) is a Swedish racing driver who drove in Formula One for both Ferrari and McLaren, among other teams. Since leaving Formula One he has won the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans and raced in a number of categories, including CART, various kinds of Sports car racing and Grand Prix Masters .
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There have been 11 Formula One drivers from Sweden who have entered a Formula One Grand Prix of whom 10 have started a race. [1] Erik Lundgren was the first Swedish driver to enter a Formula One race when he entered the 1951 German Grand Prix, however he would later withdraw. Bonnier driving for Porsche at the 1962 German Grand Prix.
40 years ago today, the world lost one of the greatest Swedish racing drivers ever. Here he is
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