RONNIE PETERSON Opciones

[Gilles]

Muchas gracias amigo.

Que te vaya bien.

Y ya sabes, aqui estaremos esperándote.

"The crowds loved him because he, of all the men out there, was clearly working without a net"

[Lluis Fernandez]

RONNIE PETERSON


PARTE 8


1977 - The disappointing 6-wheel season!


Tyrrel wanted to try something different, and they made this 6-wheel GP-car. It was not a great idea and they only managed one win, in Swedens GP 1976. Ronnie said after just two races: -I will never win in this car...


Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina 9:th of January 1977, Buenos Aires

Hunt on pole before Watson. Fastest Lap: Hunt 1.51.06 Leaders: Watson 1-10, 32-34, Pace 35-47; Scheckter 48-53.

Scheckter Wolf wins their first victory already in their debut race, Pace Brabham-Alfa Romeo second, Reutemann Ferrari third and Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell retired.


Grande Premio do Brasil 23:rd of January 1977, Interlagos

Hunt on pole before Reutemann. Fastest Lap: Hunt 2.34.55 Leaders: Pace 1-6; Hunt 7-22; Reutemann 23-40.

Reutemann Ferrari wins, Hunt McLaren second, Lauda Ferrari third, Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 5:th and Ronnie Tyrrell retired.


Citizen South African Grand Prix 5:th of March 1977, Kyalami

Hunt on pole before Pace. Fastest Lap: Watson 1.17.63 Leaders: Hunt 1-6; Lauda 7-78.

Lauda Ferrari wins, Scheckter Wolf second, Depailler Tyrrell third, Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 12:th and Ronnie Tyrrell retired.


United States Grand Prix West 3:rd of April 1977, Long Beach

Lauda on pole before Andretti. Fastest Lap: Lauda 1.22.753 Leaders: Scheckter 1-76; Andretti 77-80.

Andretti Lotus wins, Lauda Ferrari second, Scheckter Tyrrell third, Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 8:th and Ronnie Tyrrell retired.


Gran Premio de Espana 8:th of May 1977, Jarama

Andretti on pole before Laffite. Fastest Lap: Laffite 1.20.81 Leaders: Andretti 1-75.

Andretti Lotus wins, Reutemann Ferrari second, Scheckter Wolf third, Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 5:th and Ronnie Tyrrell 8:th.


Grand Prix de Monaco 22:nd of May 1977

Watson on pole (his first) before Scheckter. Fastest Lap: Scheckter 1.31.07 Leaders: Scheckter 1-76.

Scheckter Wolf wins, Lauda Ferrari second, Reutemann Ferrari third and Ronnie Tyrrell retired.

Grand Prix de Belgique 5:th of June 1977, Zolder

Andretti on pole before Watson. Fastest Lap: Gunnar Nilsson 1.27.36 Leaders: Scheckter 1-16; Mass 17-18; Brambilla 19-22; Lauda 23-49; Gunnar Nilsson 50-70.

Gunnar Nilsson Lotus wins his only career victory, Lauda Ferrari second, Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell third.


Gislaved Sveriges Grand Prix 19:th of June 1977, Anderstorp

Andretti on pole before Watson. Fastest Lap: Andretti 1.27.607 Leaders: Watson 1; Andretti 2-69; Laffite 70-72.

Jaques Laffite Ligier wins his and Ligiers first ever victories, Mass McLaren second, Reutemann Ferrari third and Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 19:th and Ronnie Tyrrell retired.


Grand Prix de France 3:rd of July 1977, Dijon-Prenois

Andretti on pole before Hunt. Fastest Lap: Andretti 1.13.75 Leaders: Hunt 1-4; Watson 5-79; Andretti 80.

Andretti Lotus wins, John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo second, Hunt McLaren third, Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 4:th and Ronnie Tyrrell 12:th.


John Player British Grand Prix 16:th of July 1977, Silverstone

Hunt on pole before Watson. Fastest Lap: Hunt 1.19.60 Leaders: Watson 1-49; Hunt 50-68.

Hunt McLaren wins, Lauda Ferrari second, Gunnar Nilsson Lotus third and Ronnie Tyrrell retired.


Grosser Preis von Deutschland 31:st of July 1977, Hockenheim

Scheckter on pole before Watson. Fastest Lap: Lauda 1.55.99 Leaders: Scheckter 1-12; Lauda 13-47.

Lauda Ferrari wins, Scheckter Wolf second, Hans-Joachim Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo third and Ronnie Tyrrell 9:th.


Gröbel Möbel Grosser Preis von Österreich 14:th of August 1977, Österreichring

Lauda on pole before Hunt. Fastest Lap: Watson 1.40.96 Leaders: Andretti 1-11; Hunt 12-43; Jones 44-54.

Alan Jones Shadow wins his first career victory, Lauda Ferrari second, Stuck Brabham-Alfa Romeo third and Ronnie Tyrrell 5:th.


Grote Prijs van Nederland 28:th of August 1977, Zandvoort

Andretti on pole before Laffite. Fastest Lap: Lauda 1.19.99 Leaders: Hunt 1-5; Laffite 6-19; Lauda 20-75.

Lauda Ferrari wins, Laffite Ligier second, Scheckter Wolf third and Ronnie Tyrrell retired.


Gran Premio d`Italia 11:th of September 1977, Monza

Hunt on pole before Reutemann. Fastest Lap: Andretti 1.39.10 Leaders: Scheckter 1-9; Andretti 10-52.

Andretti Lotus wins, Lauda Ferrari second, Jones Shadow third and Ronnie Tyrrell 6:th.


United States Grand Prix 2:nd of October 1977, Watkins Glen

Hunt on pole before Stuck. Fastest Lap: Ronnie 1.51.854 Leaders: Stuck 1-14; Hunt 15-59.

Hunt McLaren wins, Andretti Lotus second, Scheckter Wolf third and Ronnie Tyrrell 16:th.


Labatt´s 50 Canadian Grand Prix 9:th of October 1977, Mosport Park

Andretti on pole before Hunt. Fastest Lap: Andretti 1.13.299 Leaders: Andretti 1-60, 62-78; Hunt 60; Scheckter 79-80.

Scheckter Wolf wins, Depailler Tyrrell second, Mass McLaren third, Ronnie Tyrrell retired.


Japanese Grand Prix 23:rd of October 1977, Fuji

Andretti on pole before Hunt. Fastest Lap: Scheckter 1.14.3 Leaders: Hunt 1-73.

Hunt McLaren wins, Reutemann Ferrari second, Depailler Tyrrell third and Ronnie Tyrrell retired.



Ronnie got hit yet again by Gilles Villeneuve.


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That makes the championship look like this:

Niki Lauda Ferrari 72

Jody Scheckter Wolf 55

Mario Andretti Lotus 47

8:th Gunnar Nilsson Lotus 20

14:th Ronnie Peterson Tyrrell 7


The Manufacturers:

Ferrari 95

Lotus-Ford 62

McLaren-Ford 60