1978 Sveriges Grand Prix
Anderstorp Raceway · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Lauda | 3 | 24 | 34.019 | 70 | 282.2 | Niki Lauda |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 70 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 70 | +34.019s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Ford | 70 | +34.105s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 15 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Ford | 69 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Ford | 69 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 69 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 69 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 14 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford | 69 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 8 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 20 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Ford | 68 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 21 | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | Ford | 68 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 19 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 68 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 24 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Ford | 67 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 23 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 63 | +7 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 22 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Ford | 62 | +8 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 46 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 9 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 46 | — | Wheel | ||
| — | 12 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 42 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 28 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 2 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 19 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 6 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Ford | 16 | — | Overheating | ||
| — | 17 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Ford | 8 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 18 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Ford | 7 | — | Accident | ||
| — | — | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | Ford | — | Not classified |