Swedish Grand Prix
1978 · Round 8 · Anderstorp, Sweden · Jun 17, 1978Race summary
Lauda won the race from 3rd on the grid, 34.0s ahead of Patrese. Tambay was the standout mover, climbing from 15th to 4th. Villeneuve lost the most ground, from 7th on the grid down to 9th (down 2 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 70 | 1:41:00.606 | 9 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | 70 | +34.019 | 6 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 4 | 70 | +34.105 | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | 69 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | 69 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | 69 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | 14 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 21 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 19 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 24 | 67 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 23 | 63 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 62 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | 46 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 42 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 10 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| – | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | 19 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | 16 | Overheating | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 18 | 7 | Accident | 0 |