1978 Swedish Grand Prix Results

Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix.

Race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Change	Laps	Status / time	Points	Fastest lap
1	Niki Lauda	Brabham	3	+2	70	1:41:00.606Finished	9	—
2	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	5	+3	70	+34.019Finished	6	—
3	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	4	+1	70	+34.105Finished	4	—
4	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	15	+11	69	+1 Lap	3	—
5	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	16	+11	69	+1 Lap	2	—
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	13	+7	69	+1 Lap	1	—
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	11	+4	69	+1 Lap	0	—
8	James Hunt	McLaren	14	+6	69	+1 Lap	0	—
9	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	7	-2	69	+1 Lap	0	—
10	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	8	-2	69	+1 Lap	0	—
11	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	20	+9	68	+2 Laps	0	—
12	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	21	+9	68	+2 Laps	0	—
13	Jochen Mass	ATS	19	+6	68	+2 Laps	0	—
14	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	24	+10	67	+3 Laps	0	—
15	Keke Rosberg	ATS	23	+8	63	+7 Laps	0	—
R	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	22	+6	62	+8 Laps	0	—
R	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	1	-16	46	Engine	0	—
R	Alan Jones	Williams	9	-9	46	Wheel	0	—
R	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	12	-7	42	Suspension	0	—
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	10	-10	28	Engine	0	—
R	John Watson	Brabham	2	-19	19	Spun off	0	—
R	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	6	-16	16	Overheating	0	—
R	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	17	-6	8	Accident	0	—
R	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	18	-6	7	Accident	0	—

Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.

Swedish Grand Prix