Round 7 · 1976
Swedish Grand Prix
WinnerSCKTyrrell · from P1
PoleSCK
Fastest lap1:28.002Andretti · L11
Biggest gain+9Lunger P24→P15
Retirements11of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Tyrrell | 1 | 0 | 72 | 1:46:53.729 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 4 | +2 | 72 | +19.770 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 5 | +2 | 72 | +33.870 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 7 | +3 | 72 | +55.820 | — | 3 |
| 5 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 8 | +3 | 72 | +59.480 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 11 | +5 | 72 | +1:00.370 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 9 | +2 | 72 | +1:03.490 | — | |
| 8 | Jose Carlos Pace CRL | Brabham | 10 | +2 | 72 | +1:11.610 | — | |
| 9 | Tom Pryce PRY | Shadow | 12 | +3 | 71 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | March | 15 | +5 | 71 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 11 | Jochen Mass MAJ | McLaren | 13 | +2 | 71 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | Shadow | 14 | +2 | 71 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 13 | Alan Jones JOE | Surtees | 18 | +5 | 71 | +1 lap | — | |
| 14 | Arturo Merzario MEZ | March | 19 | +5 | 70 | +2 laps | — | |
| 15 | Brett Lunger LUN | Surtees | 24 | +9 | 70 | +2 laps | — | |
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 2 | 45 | DNF · L45 FL | — | ||
| — | Chris Amon AMO | Ensign | 3 | 38 | DNF · L38 | — | ||
| — | Fittipaldi | 21 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | |||
| — | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 16 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | John Watson WAT | Penske | 17 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | March | 20 | 52 | DNF · L52 | — | |||
| — | Larry Perkins PEK | Boro | 22 | 18 | DNF · L18 | — | ||
| — | Harald Ertl ERT | Hesketh | 23 | 54 | DNF · L54 | — | ||
| — | Michel Leclere LEL | Wolf-Williams | 25 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Team Lotus | 6 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Loris Kessel KES | Brabham | 26 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Jac Nellemann NEL | Brabham | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 7
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | 52 | |
| 2 | Jody Scheckter SCK | 23 | ▲3 |
| 3 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 20 | ▲1 |
| 4 | James Hunt HUN | 17 | ▼2 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni REA | 16 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite LAF | 10 | ▲1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass MAJ | 10 | ▼1 |
| 8 | 6 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Anderstorp Raceway
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Swedish Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 5 |
| 1974 | Swedish Grand Prix | Jody Scheckter SCK | Tyrrell | 2 |
| 1973 | Swedish Grand Prix | Denny Hulme HUM | McLaren | 6 |