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1978 Spanish GP
1977 Swedish GP
1978 Swedish GP
1978 French GP
IX
Sveriges Grand Prix
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Details
Date
Saturday 17 June 1978
Start time
14:00
Event
Swedish GP
Circuit
Anderstorp
Event Format
Race of 70 laps
Race
9 of
17
Championship race
305
Circuit
Laps
70
Circuit Perimeter
4031 m
Race Distance
4031 × 70 = 282.170 km
Grid Format
2-2-2-2
Pole Position
Right
First Corner
Right
Track Direction
Clockwise
Weather
Weather
Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries
27
Qualifiers
24
Finishers
15
Championship Debutants
Brabham BT46B
(
Car Model
),
Anderstorp (4031 m)
(
Circuit Layout
)
Milestones
Car 7
- 200th Race Entry (
Car Number
)
Beta Team Surtees
- 25th Race Entry (
Entrant
)
Brabham
- 25th Fastest Lap (
Car Manufacturer
)
Ford
- 100th Pole Position (
Engine Manufacturer
)
Michelin
- 25th Race Entry (
Tyre Manufacturer
)
Parmalat Racing Team
- 1st Win (
Entrant
)
Rupert Keegan
- 20th Race Entry (
Driver
)
Team Tissot Ensign
- 10th Race Entry (
Entrant
)
Wolf
- 25th Race Entry (
Car Manufacturer
)
Records Broken
None
Records Extended
1.
Most Retirements
–
Lotus
(
339
),
2.
Most Race Entries
–
Lotus
(
796
),
3.
Most 7th Place Qualifications
–
Ferrari
(
48
),
4.
Most 8th Place Qualifications
–
Ferrari
(
46
)
Championships
1
Mario Andretti
36
2
Ronnie Peterson
30
3
Niki Lauda
25
4
Patrick Depailler
23
5
Carlos Reutemann
22
6
Jacques Laffite
10
7
John Watson
9
8
Riccardo Patrese
8
9
Emerson Fittipaldi
7
10
Jody Scheckter
7
11
Didier Pironi
5
12
Patrick Tambay
4
James Hunt
4
14
Clay Regazzoni
4
15
Gilles Villeneuve
3
Alan Jones
3
1
Lotus
/
Ford
49
2
Brabham
/
Alfa Romeo
31
3
Tyrrell
/
Ford
25
4
Ferrari
/
Ferrari
22
5
Ligier
/
Matra
10
6
Arrows
/
Ford
8
7
Fittipaldi
/
Ford
7
8
Wolf
/
Ford
7
9
McLaren
/
Ford
7
10
Shadow
/
Ford
4
11
Williams
/
Ford
3
Results
Winner
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Car Number
Car 1
Car 5
Car 1
Entrant
Parmalat Racing Team
John Player Team Lotus
Parmalat Racing Team
Driver
Niki Lauda
Mario Andretti
Niki Lauda
Car
Brabham
BT46B
Lotus
79
Brabham
BT46B
Engine
Alfa Romeo
3.0 F12
Ford
Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Alfa Romeo
3.0 F12
Time
1:41'00.606
1'22.058
1'24.836
Speed
167.609 km/h
176.846 km/h
171.055 km/h
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