1976 Season - Round 7 - 1976-06-13
Jody Scheckter won the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix from pole position, leading Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) and Niki Lauda (Ferrari) home for Tyrrell.
Brett Lunger (Surtees) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P15 at the flag — a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix, completing round 7 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jacques Laffite |
| Ligier |
| 7 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | James Hunt | McLaren | 8 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 11 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | March | 9 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Pace | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 10 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Tom Pryce | Shadow | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Vittorio Brambilla | March | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Jochen Mass | McLaren | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Surtees | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Arturo Merzario | March | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Brett Lunger | Surtees | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Harald Ertl | Hesketh | 23 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | March | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Chris Amon | Ensign | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Michel Leclère | Wolf | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Larry Perkins | Boro | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 21 | Handling | 0 |
| 23 | Loris Kessel | Brabham-Ford | 26 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Gunnar Nilsson | Team Lotus | 6 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | John Watson | Penske | 17 | Accident | 0 |