Ku qor sii socodka faqradan - Kadib markii uu qandaraaskiisii saddexda sano ahaa ee bishii Maarso, Peterson wuxuu ku biiray kooxda Colin Chapman ee Lotus xilli ciyaareedkii 1973, isagoo la shaqeynaya horyaalkii difaacayay Emerson Fittipaldi. Intii lagu guda jiray labadiisii xilli ciyaareed ee ugu horreeyay ee Lotus, Peterson wuxuu qaatay toddobo guulood, isagoo dhaliyay 52 dhibcood oo xirfadiisa ugu fiican ah 1973. Kadib xilli ciyaareedkii 1975kii, Peterson wuxuu dib ugu soo laabtay March wuxuuna kooxdiisa u dhaliyay guushii ugu dambeysay ee kooxda ee 1976 Italian Grand Prix. Kadib markii uu la qaatay xilli ciyaareedkii 1977 Tyrrell, wuxuu dib ugu soo laabtay Lotus xilli ciyaareedkii 1978 isagoo ahaa darawalkii labaad ee Mario Andretti. Peterson ayaa laba guul ka gaaray tartanka Koonfur Afrika
iyo tartamada Grand Prix-ka Austria, wuxuuna ku dhammeeyay kaalinta labaad ee tartanka wadayaasha, inkastoo uu shil ku dhintay wareegga koowaad ee Monza intii lagu jiray Grand Prix-ka Talyaaniga.