Pit Lane F1
1978 Season - Round 8 - 1978-06-17
Niki Lauda won the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix for Brabham, with Riccardo Patrese (Arrows) second and Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Patrick Tambay (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P15 on the grid to P4 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Patrick Tambay |
| McLaren |
| 15 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 24 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 23 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | Wheel | 0 |
| 19 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | Overheating | 0 |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 18 | Accident | 0 |
