Ronnie Peterson, (February 14 1944 - September 11 1978) was a racing driver. He was born in Örebro and died after an accident in Italy Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Monza racetrack on September 10 1978 where he is seriously injured and died the day after.
He developed his driving style at a young age when he was competeing in karting and even when he was driving foumula 1 cars he still drove them like a kart.