Gunnar Nilsson
Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=30 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying head-to-head rate
- teammate gap samples
- 0
- teammate h2h
- 4-26
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 0.0%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=21 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 8-13
- avg finish delta when both classified
- -2.333
Positions Gained
Mediumn=14 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 2.643
- expectation adjusted
- -0.393
Finishing
Highn=31 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 45.2%
- teammate classification rate
- 56.7%
- retirements
- 17
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- finish position std
- 5.091
Team Points Share
Mediumn=18 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 31
- team points
- 99
- points per start
- 1
Street Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
High-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Low-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 1976–1977 | 4–25 | 8–12 | |
Bob Evans EVA | Team Lotus | 1976 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japanese Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 14 | DNF | |
| 1977 | Canadian Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 4 | DNF | |
| 1977 | United States Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 12 | DNF | |
| 1977 | Italian Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 19 | DNF | |
| 1977 | Dutch Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 5 | DNF | |
| 1977 | Austrian Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 16 | DNF | |
| 1977 | German Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 9 | DNF | |
| 1977 | British Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 1977 | French Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 1977 | Swedish Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 7 | 19 | |
| 1977 | Belgian Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 1977 | Monaco Grand Prix | Team Lotus | — | 13 | DNF |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Team Lotus | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8th |
| 1976 | Team Lotus | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10th |