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305th GP – Sweden 1978

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Austria Niki Lauda
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT46B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear
2 Great Britain John Watson
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT46B [4] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear
3 France Didier Pironi
Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [2-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
4 France Patrick Depailler
Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
5 United States Mario Andretti
John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson
John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
7 Great Britain James Hunt
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
8 France Patrick Tambay
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
9 Germany Jochen Mass
ATS Racing Team Germany ATS HS1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
10 Finland Keke Rosberg
ATS Racing Team Germany ATS HS1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T3 [036] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin
12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T3 [034] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin
14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Equipe Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [02] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin
16 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Villiger Shadow Great Britain Shadow DN9 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Villiger Shadow Great Britain Shadow DN9 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
18 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Durex Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS20 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Beta Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS20 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
22 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Team Tissot Ensign Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
24 Ireland Derek Daly
Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
25 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Team Rebaque Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
26 France Jacques Laffite
Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS7/JS9 [01] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear
27 Australia Alan Jones
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
30 United States Brett Lunger
Liggett Group with BS Fabrications Great Britain McLaren M26 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
31 France René Arnoux
Automobiles Martini France Martini MK23 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
32 Finland Keke Rosberg
Theodore Racing Hong Kong Hong Kong Theodore TR1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
35 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows FA1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows FA1 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
37 Italy Arturo Merzario
Team Merzario Italy Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear
39 United States Danny Ongais
Interscope Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [036] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:23.838 0
2 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Great Britain Lotus 79 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.652 0
3 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France Renault RS01 [02] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:24.859 0
4 2 Great Britain John Watson
Great Britain Brabham BT46B [4] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.900 0
5 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [034] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:24.906 0
6 5 United States Mario Andretti
Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.010 0
7 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Great Britain Wolf WR [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.306 0
8 1 Austria Niki Lauda
Great Britain Brabham BT46B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.410 0
9 8 France Patrick Tambay
Great Britain McLaren M26 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.432 0
10 7 Great Britain James Hunt
Great Britain McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.955 0
11 26 France Jacques Laffite
France Ligier JS9 [01] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.090 0
12 4 France Patrick Depailler
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.150 0
13 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.290 0
14 27 Australia Alan Jones
Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.476 0
15 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.742 0
16 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Great Britain Surtees TS20 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.856 0
17 25 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.350 0
18 37 Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.479 0
19 16 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Great Britain Shadow DN9 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.504 0
20 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Great Britain Shadow DN9 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.551 0
21 10 Finland Keke Rosberg
Germany ATS HS1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.560 0
22 36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.812 0
23 9 Germany Jochen Mass
Germany ATS HS1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.153 0
24 18 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Great Britain Surtees TS20 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.282 0
25 30 United States Brett Lunger
Great Britain McLaren M26 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.388 0
26 3 France Didier Pironi
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [2-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.790 0
27 22 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:29.438 0

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 5 United States Mario Andretti
Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.058 0
2 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Great Britain Wolf WR [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.628 0
3 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Great Britain Lotus 79 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.710 0
4 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France Renault RS01 [02] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:23.963 0
5 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [036] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:24.237 0
6 4 France Patrick Depailler
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.259 0
7 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [034] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:24.473 0
8 7 Great Britain James Hunt
Great Britain McLaren M26 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.761 0
9 1 Austria Niki Lauda
Great Britain Brabham BT46B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.833 0
10 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.196 0
11 27 Australia Alan Jones
Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.375 0
12 26 France Jacques Laffite
France Ligier JS9 [01] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.409 0
13 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.419 0
14 2 Great Britain John Watson
Great Britain Brabham BT46B [4] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.522 0
15 8 France Patrick Tambay
Great Britain McLaren M26 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.683 0
16 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Great Britain Shadow DN9 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.123 0
17 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Great Britain Surtees TS20 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.618 0
18 25 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.139 0
19 3 France Didier Pironi
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [2-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.462 0
20 37 Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.546 0
21 16 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Great Britain Shadow DN9 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.546 0
22 10 Finland Keke Rosberg
Germany ATS HS1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.677 0
23 9 Germany Jochen Mass
Germany ATS HS1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.820 0
24 18 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Great Britain Surtees TS20 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.311 0
25 36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.791 0
26 30 United States Brett Lunger
Great Britain McLaren M26 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.999 0
27 22 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:29.051 0

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 5 United States Mario Andretti
Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.158 0
2 2 Great Britain John Watson
Great Britain Brabham BT46B [4] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.737 0
3 1 Austria Niki Lauda
Great Britain Brabham BT46B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.783 0
4 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Great Britain Lotus 79 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.120 0
5 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.369 0
6 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Great Britain Wolf WR [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.621 0
7 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [034] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:23.730 0
8 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [036] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:23.737 0
9 27 Australia Alan Jones
Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.951 0
10 26 France Jacques Laffite
France Ligier JS7/JS9 [01] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.030 0
11 4 France Patrick Depailler
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.203 0
12 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.274 0
13 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France Renault RS01 [02] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:24.356 0
14 8 France Patrick Tambay
Great Britain McLaren M26 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.986 0
15 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Great Britain Shadow DN9 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.007 0
16 7 Great Britain James Hunt
Great Britain McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.575 0
17 3 France Didier Pironi
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [2-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.813 0
18 9 Germany Jochen Mass
Germany ATS HS1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.787 0
19 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Great Britain Surtees TS20 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.895 0
20 16 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Great Britain Shadow DN9 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.011 0
21 37 Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.667 0
22 36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.922 0
23 25 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.973 0
24 22 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.400 0
25 18 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Great Britain Surtees TS20 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.479 0
26 30 United States Brett Lunger
Great Britain McLaren M26 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.495 0
27 10 Finland Keke Rosberg
Germany ATS HS1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.816 0

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 5 United States Mario Andretti
Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.058 0
2 2 Great Britain John Watson
Great Britain Brabham BT46B [4] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.737 0
3 1 Austria Niki Lauda
Great Britain Brabham BT46B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:22.783 0
4 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson
Great Britain Lotus 79 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.120 0
5 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.369 0
6 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Great Britain Wolf WR [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.621 0
7 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [034] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:23.730 0
8 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Italy Ferrari 312T3 [036] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin 01:23.737 0
9 27 Australia Alan Jones
Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:23.951 0
10 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
France Renault RS01 [02] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin 01:23.963 0
11 26 France Jacques Laffite
France Ligier JS7/JS9 [01] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.030 0
12 4 France Patrick Depailler
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.203 0
13 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.274 0
14 7 Great Britain James Hunt
Great Britain McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.761 0
15 8 France Patrick Tambay
Great Britain McLaren M26 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:24.986 0
16 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Great Britain Shadow DN9 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.007 0
17 3 France Didier Pironi
Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [2-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:25.813 0
18 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Great Britain Surtees TS20 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.618 0
19 9 Germany Jochen Mass
Germany ATS HS1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:26.787 0
20 16 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Great Britain Shadow DN9 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.011 0
21 25 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.139 0
22 37 Italy Arturo Merzario
Italy Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.479 0
23 10 Finland Keke Rosberg
Germany ATS HS1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.560 0
24 36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Great Britain Arrows FA1 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:27.812 0
DNQ 18 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Great Britain Surtees TS20 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.282 0
DNQ 30 United States Brett Lunger
Great Britain McLaren M26 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.388 0
DNQ 22 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:28.400 0
Starting grid limited to 24 positions. Hunt set his best time with M26/1-2 chassis and Stommelen with FA1/1.

Official NameGrand Prix of Sweden 1978
CircuitAnderstorp
DateJune 17
PoleMario Andretti 01:22.058
Fastest LapNiki Lauda 01:24.836
Podium1st Niki Lauda (32) , 2nd Riccardo Patrese, 3rd Ronnie Peterson
GP Number 305
Round 8
Weather Sunny
Prev race Gran Premio de España June 4
Next race Grand Prix de France July 2

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 1 Austria Niki Lauda
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT46B [6] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear 01:41:00.606 70
01:24.836
32
3
9
2 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows FA1 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41:34.625 70
01:25.897
0
5
6
3 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson
John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear 01:41:34.711 70
01:25.397
0
4
4
4 8 France Patrick Tambay
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 69
01:27.164
0
15
3
5 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Villiger Shadow Great Britain Shadow DN9 [4A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 69
01:27.164
0
16
2
6 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 69
01:26.819
0
13
1
7 26 France Jacques Laffite
Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS7/JS9 [01] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 69
01:27.337
0
11
0
8 7 Great Britain James Hunt
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +1 lap 69
01:27.271
0
14
0
9 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T3 [034] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin +1 lap 69
01:25.665
0
7
0
10 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T3 [036] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin +1 lap 69
01:26.118
0
8
0
11 16 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
Villiger Shadow Great Britain Shadow DN9 [1A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 68
01:28.511
0
20
0
12 25 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Team Rebaque Great Britain Lotus 78 [4] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 68
01:28.552
0
21
0
13 9 Germany Jochen Mass
ATS Racing Team Germany ATS HS1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +2 laps 68
01:28.670
0
19
0
14 36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows FA1 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +3 laps 67
01:29.354
0
24
0
15 10 Finland Keke Rosberg
ATS Racing Team Germany ATS HS1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +7 laps 63
01:29.714
0
23
0
NC 37 Italy Arturo Merzario
Team Merzario Italy Merzario A1 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear +8 laps 62
01:29.034
0
22
0
DNF 5 United States Mario Andretti
John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 79 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Engine 46
01:25.064
38
1
0
DNF 27 Australia Alan Jones
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Great Britain Williams FW06 [001] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Wheel 46
01:26.213
0
9
0
DNF 4 France Patrick Depailler
Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Suspension 42
01:26.898
0
12
0
DNF 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Equipe Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [02] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Engine 28
01:26.549
0
10
0
DNF 2 Great Britain John Watson
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT46B [4] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear Spun off 19
01:25.874
0
2
0
DNF 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Overheating 16
01:27.303
0
6
0
DNF 3 France Didier Pironi
Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [2-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 8
01:28.131
0
17
0
DNF 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla
Beta Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS20 [01] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Accident 7
01:28.174
0
18
0
DNQ 18 Great Britain Rupert Keegan
Durex Team Surtees Great Britain Surtees TS20 [02] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 30 United States Brett Lunger
Liggett Group with BS Fabrications Great Britain McLaren M26 [6] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
DNQ 22 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Team Tissot Ensign Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN08] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNQ 0

0

0
T 1 Austria Niki Lauda
Parmalat Racing Great Britain Brabham BT46 [5] Alfa Romeo 115-12 F12 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 7 Great Britain James Hunt
Marlboro Team McLaren Great Britain McLaren M26 [1-2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 15 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Equipe Renault Elf France Renault RS01 [03] Renault EF1 V6T 1.5 Michelin Practice 0

0

0
T 22 Belgium Jacky Ickx
Team Tissot Ensign Great Britain Ensign N177 [MN06] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 26 France Jacques Laffite
Ligier Gitanes France Ligier JS9 [01] Matra MS76 V12 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 27 Australia Alan Jones
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Great Britain Williams FW06 [002] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 30 United States Brett Lunger
Liggett Group with BS Fabrications Great Britain McLaren M23 [11] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
T 36 Germany Rolf Stommelen
Warsteiner Arrows Racing Team Great Britain Arrows FA1 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Practice 0

0

0
S R - -
Elf Team Tyrrell Great Britain Tyrrell 008 [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S 5 United States Mario Andretti
John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson
John Player Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 78 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S R - -
ATS Racing Team Germany ATS HS1 [3] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S R - -
Ferrari SEFAC Italy Ferrari 312T3 [035] Ferrari 015 F12 3.0 Michelin Spare car 0

0

0
S 14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi Automotive Brazil Fittipaldi F5A [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S 20 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Walter Wolf Racing Great Britain Wolf WR [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
S 25 Mexico Hector Rebaque
Team Rebaque Great Britain Lotus 78 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear Spare car 0

0

0
DNA 24 Ireland Derek Daly
Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing Great Britain Hesketh 308E [5] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNA 0

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Automobiles Martini France Martini MK23 [1] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNA 0

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DNA 32 Finland Keke Rosberg
Theodore Racing Hong Kong Hong Kong Theodore TR1 [2] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNA 0

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DNA 39 United States Danny Ongais
Interscope Shadow Racing Great Britain Shadow DN9 [3A] Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Goodyear DNA 0

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Formula 1 1978 World Championship
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 United States Mario Andretti Lotus 36
2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus 30
3 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham 25
4 France Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 23
5 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 22
6 France Jacques Laffite Ligier 10
7 Great Britain John Watson Brabham 9
8 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows 8
9 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 7
10 South Africa Jody Scheckter Wolf 7
11 France Didier Pironi Tyrrell 5
12 France Patrick Tambay McLaren 4
13 Great Britain James Hunt McLaren 4
14 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Shadow 4
15 Australia Alan Jones Williams 3
16 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 3
17 Germany Jochen Mass ATS 0
18 United States Brett Lunger McLaren 0
19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 0
20 France Jean-Pierre Jarier ATS 0
21 Italy Bruno Giacomelli McLaren 0
22 Germany Rolf Stommelen Arrows 0
23 France René Arnoux Martini 0
24 Mexico Hector Rebaque Lotus 0
25 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 0
26 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 0
27 Great Britain Rupert Keegan Surtees 0
28 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ensign 0
29 Finland Keke Rosberg ATS 0
30 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario 0
31 United States Danny Ongais Ensign 0
32 Italy Lamberto Leoni Ensign 0
33 United States Eddie Cheever Hesketh 0

Formula 1 1978 World Championship
Pos Team Engine Pts
1 Great Britain Lotus Ford Cosworth 49
2 Great Britain Brabham Alfa Romeo 31
3 Great Britain Tyrrell Ford Cosworth 25
4 Italy Ferrari Ferrari 22
5 France Ligier Matra 10
6 Great Britain Arrows Ford Cosworth 8
7 Brazil Fittipaldi Ford Cosworth 7
8 Great Britain Wolf Ford Cosworth 7
9 Great Britain McLaren Ford Cosworth 7
10 Great Britain Shadow Ford Cosworth 4
11 Great Britain Williams Ford Cosworth 3
12 Germany ATS Ford Cosworth 0
13 Great Britain Surtees Ford Cosworth 0
14 France Martini Ford Cosworth 0
15 France Renault Renault 0
16 Great Britain Ensign Ford Cosworth 0
17 Italy Merzario Ford Cosworth 0
18 Hong Kong Theodore Ford Cosworth 0
19 Great Britain Hesketh Ford Cosworth 0
20 Great Britain March Ford Cosworth 0

Year Official Name Circuit Date Winning Driver Team Laps Time Formula
1978 Grand Prix of Sweden 1978 Anderstorp June 17 Austria Niki Lauda
Great Britain Brabham 70
01:41:00.606 F1
1977 Gislaved Grand Prix of Sweden 1977 Anderstorp June 19 France Jacques Laffite
France Ligier 72
01:46:55.520 F1
1976 Gislaved Grand Prix of Sweden 1976 Anderstorp June 13 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Great Britain Tyrrell 72
01:46:53.729 F1
1975 Polar Grand Prix of Sweden 1975 Anderstorp June 8 Austria Niki Lauda
Italy Ferrari 80
01:59:18.319 F1
1974 Texaco Grand Prix of Sweden 1974 Anderstorp June 9 South Africa Jody Scheckter
Great Britain Tyrrell 80
01:58:31.391 F1
1973 Hitachi Grand Prix of Sweden 1973 Anderstorp June 17 New Zealand Denny Hulme
Great Britain McLaren 80
01:56:46.049 F1

Driver Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Austria Niki Lauda 6 2 0 1 3 0 2 7.7 8.8 22
2 South Africa Jody Scheckter 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 4.2 10.8 18
3 France Jacques Laffite 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.7 4.0 12
4 New Zealand Denny Hulme 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 9.0 8.0 9
5 France Patrick Depailler 5 0 2 0 2 1 1 5.0 7.8 15
6 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 9.2 10.2 13
7 Sweden Ronnie Peterson 6 0 1 1 2 1 0 6.3 11.0 10
8 Italy Riccardo Patrese 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.0 2.0 6
9 Germany Jochen Mass 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.4 13.2 6
10 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 11.5 8.2 7
11 Great Britain James Hunt 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 8.8 10.6 6
12 France François Cevert 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2.0 3.0 4
13 United States Mario Andretti 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.8 11.3 4
14 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.7 11.7 4
15 France Patrick Tambay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 4.0 3
16 Great Britain Jackie Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 5.0 2
17 United States Mark Donohue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 5.0 2
18 Great Britain John Watson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.0 15.8 2
19 France Jean-Pierre Jarier 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.4 13.0 2
20 Great Britain Tony Brise 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 6.0 1
21 Great Britain Graham Hill 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.5 12.5 1
22 Belgium Jacky Ickx 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 13.0 1
23 Germany Rolf Stommelen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.0 14.0 0
24 Sweden Reine Wisell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 14.0 0
25 Canada Gilles Villeneuve 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 9.0 0
26 New Zealand Howden Ganley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 11.0 0
27 Liechtenstein Rikky von Opel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.0 9.0 0
28 Great Britain Damien Magee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.0 14.0 0
29 Great Britain David Purley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.0 14.0 0
30 Great Britain Guy Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.0 7.0 0
31 United States Peter Revson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 7.0 0
32 Australia Larry Perkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.0 21.0 0
33 New Zealand Chris Amon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 19.0 0
34 Sweden Bertil Roos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 25.0 0
35 France Didier Pironi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 23.0 0
36 Finland Keke Rosberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 15.0 0
37 United States George Follmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.0 14.0 0
38 Mexico Hector Rebaque 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.0 12.0 0
39 Italy Lella Lombardi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.0 26.0 0
40 Belgium Patrick Nève 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.0 15.0 0
41 Denmark Tom Belsø 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.0 8.0 0
42 Great Britain Bob Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 13.0 0
43 Great Britain Mike Beuttler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.0 8.0 0
44 Great Britain Rupert Keegan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.0 13.0 0
45 Sweden Torsten Palm 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.0 10.0 0
46 Switzerland Loris Kessel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.0 23.0 0
47 France Michel Leclère 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.0 20.0 0
48 France Henri Pescarolo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.0 26.0 0
49 Finland Leo Kinnunen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.0 22.0 0
50 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 20.0 0
51 United States Brett Lunger 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 13.0 0
52 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0 19.5 0
53 South Africa Ian Scheckter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.5 19.5 0
54 Sweden Gunnar Nilsson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.5 21.5 0
55 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.0 18.5 0
56 Austria Harald Ertl 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.0 16.0 0
57 Great Britain Jackie Oliver 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.5 12.5 0
58 Italy Arturo Merzario 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.5 15.0 0
59 Australia Vern Schuppan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.0 16.0 0
60 Great Britain Tom Pryce 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.5 13.5 0
61 Great Britain Mike Hailwood 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.5 20.0 0
62 Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 12.7 0
63 Australia Alan Jones 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.3 14.8 0
64 Brazil Carlos Pace 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.0 14.8 0
65 Italy Vittorio Brambilla 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 12.8 17.6 0

Team Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Avg Grid Avg Pos Points
1 Great Britain Tyrrell 6 2 2 1 3 2 1 5.7 8.6 39
2 Great Britain McLaren 6 1 1 0 2 0 1 11.0 9.6 23
3 Great Britain Brabham 6 1 1 0 2 0 1 9.7 12.6 20
4 Italy Ferrari 6 1 0 3 3 0 1 8.2 8.6 23
5 France Ligier 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.7 4.0 12
6 Great Britain Lotus 6 0 1 1 2 3 2 6.6 13.5 11
7 Great Britain Arrows 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.5 8.0 6
8 Great Britain Hesketh 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 18.4 13.4 4
9 Great Britain Shadow 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.2 14.0 4
10 United States Parnelli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.0 4.0 3
11 United States Penske 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.7 13.0 2
12 Great Britain Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.5 13.0 1
13 Great Britain Lola 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.5 6.5 1
14 Brazil Fittipaldi 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.3 15.8 1
15 Great Britain LEC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.0 14.0 0
16 Germany ATS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.0 14.0 0
17 Netherlands Boro 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.0 21.0 0
18 France Renault 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 20.0 0
19 Italy Merzario 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.0 16.0 0
20 Great Britain Wolf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 22.5 0
21 Great Britain Iso Marlboro 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.0 9.5 0
22 Great Britain Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.0 17.8 0
23 Great Britain BRM 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.2 16.7 0
24 Great Britain March 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 16.9 15.2 0
25 Great Britain Surtees 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.0 17.4 0
26 Great Britain Ensign 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.3 12.7 0

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