Swedish Grand Prix
Sveriges Grand Prix 1978
Podium
PATArrows
2
LAUBrabham
1
PETLotus
3
Key facts
WinnerLAU1:41:00.606 from P3
PoleAND1:22.058
Fastest lapLAU1:24.836 on lap 33
Finishers15 / 24classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAUNiki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | ▲2 | 70 | 1:41:00.606 | 9 | 1:24.836 |
| 2 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | ▲3 | 70 | +34.019s | 6 | – |
| 3 | PETRonnie Peterson | Lotus | 4 | ▲1 | 70 | +34.105s | 4 | – |
| 4 | TAMPatrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | ▲11 | 69 | +1 lap | 3 | – |
| 5 | REGClay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | ▲11 | 69 | +1 lap | 2 | – |
| 6 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | ▲7 | 69 | +1 lap | 1 | – |
| 7 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | ▲4 | 69 | +1 lap | – | |
| 8 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 14 | ▲6 | 69 | +1 lap | – | |
| 9 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | ▼2 | 69 | +1 lap | – | |
| 10 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | ▼2 | 69 | +1 lap | – | |
| 11 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | ▲9 | 68 | +2 laps | – | |
| 12 | REBHéctor Rebaque | Lotus | 21 | ▲9 | 68 | +2 laps | – | |
| 13 | MASJochen Mass | ATS | 19 | ▲6 | 68 | +2 laps | – | |
| 14 | STORolf Stommelen | Arrows | 24 | ▲10 | 67 | +3 laps | – | |
| 15 | ROSKeke Rosberg | ATS | 23 | ▲8 | 63 | +7 laps | – | |
| NC | MERArturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 62 | Not classified | – | ||
| DNF | ANDMario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | 46 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 9 | 46 | Wheel | – | ||
| DNF | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 42 | Suspension | – | ||
| DNF | JABJean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 10 | 28 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | WATJohn Watson | Brabham | 2 | 19 | Spun off | – | ||
| DNF | SCHJody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | 16 | Overheating | – | ||
| DNF | PIRDidier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | 8 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | BRAVittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 18 | 7 | Accident | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANDMario Andretti | Lotus | 1:22.058 | |
| 2 | WATJohn Watson | Brabham | 1:22.737 | +0.679s |
| 3 | LAUNiki Lauda | Brabham | 1:22.783 | +0.725s |
| 4 | PETRonnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:23.120 | +1.062s |
| 5 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:23.369 | +1.311s |
| 6 | SCHJody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:23.621 | +1.563s |
| 7 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:23.730 | +1.672s |
| 8 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:23.737 | +1.679s |
| 9 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 1:23.951 | +1.893s |
| 10 | JABJean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:23.963 | +1.905s |
| 11 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:24.030 | +1.972s |
| 12 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:24.203 | +2.145s |
| 13 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:24.274 | +2.216s |
| 14 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 1:24.761 | +2.703s |
| 15 | TAMPatrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:24.986 | +2.928s |
| 16 | REGClay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:25.007 | +2.949s |
| 17 | PIRDidier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:25.813 | +3.755s |
| 18 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:26.618 | +4.560s |
| 19 | MASJochen Mass | ATS | 1:26.787 | +4.729s |
| 20 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:27.011 | +4.953s |
| 21 | REBHéctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:27.139 | +5.081s |
| 22 | MERArturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:27.479 | +5.421s |
| 23 | ROSKeke Rosberg | ATS | 1:27.560 | +5.502s |
| 24 | STORolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:27.812 | +5.754s |
| 25 | KEERupert Keegan | Surtees | 1:28.282 | +6.224s |
| 26 | LUNBrett Lunger | McLaren | 1:28.388 | +6.330s |
| 27 | ICKJacky Ickx | Ensign | 1:28.400 | +6.342s |
Anderstorp Raceway
Previous winners here
| 1977 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier |
| 1976 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 1975 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1974 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 1973 | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
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