1978 season/ Round 8
Swedish Grand Prix
Scandinavian Raceway, Anderstorp, Sweden. Sat, 17 Jun 1978. 70 laps.
Sweden- Winner
- BRLAUBrabham
- Pole
- LOANDTeam Lotus
- Fastest lap
- BRLAU1:24.836
Weekend
Race
- Riccardo PatreseARArrows+34.0192
- Niki LaudaBRBrabham1:41:00.6061
- Ronnie PetersonLOTeam Lotus+34.1053
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
TAM
+11 places, P15 to P4
Beat our forecast
–
No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
–
No pit stop data
Fastest lap
BRLAU
1:24.836, lap 33
DNFs
9
MER, AND, JON, DEP, JAB, WAT, SCH, PIR, BRA
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRLAU | BRBrabham | 3+2 | 1:41:00.606 | 9 |
| 2 | ARPAT | ARArrows | 5+3 | +34.019 | 6 |
| 3 | LOPET | LOTeam Lotus | 4+1 | +34.105 | 4 |
| 4 | TAM | McLaren | 15+11 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | SHREG | SHShadow | 16+11 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 13+7 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | LILAF | LILigier | 11+4 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | HUN | McLaren | 14+6 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 |  VIL | Ferrari | 7-2 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | REU | Ferrari | 8-2 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | SHSTU | SHShadow | 20+9 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | LOREB | LOTeam Lotus | 21+9 | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | ATMAS | ATATS | 19+6 | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | ARSTO | ARArrows | 24+10 | +3 Laps | |
| 15 | ATROS | ATATS | 23+8 | +7 Laps | |
| DNF | MEMER | MEMerzario | 22 | +8 Laps | |
| DNF | LOAND | LOTeam Lotus | 1 | Engine | |
| DNF |  JON | Williams | 9 | Wheel | |
| DNF | TYDEP | TYTyrrell | 12 | Suspension | |
| DNF | REJAB | RERenault | 10 | Engine | |
| DNF | BRWAT | BRBrabham | 2 | Spun off | |
| DNF | WOSCH | WOWolf | 6 | Overheating | |
| DNF | TYPIR | TYTyrrell | 17 | Accident | |
| DNF | SUBRA | SUSurtees | 18 | Accident |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRNiki Lauda | 1:24.836 |