Round 8 · 1977
Swedish Grand Prix
WinnerLAFLigier · from P8
PoleANI
Fastest lap1:27.607Andretti
Biggest gain+11Lunger P22→P11
Retirements5of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 8 | +7 | 72 | 1:46:55.520 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Jochen Mass MAJ | McLaren | 9 | +7 | 72 | +8.450 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 12 | +9 | 72 | +14.370 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 6 | +2 | 72 | +16.310 | — | 3 |
| 5 | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 2 | -3 | 72 | +18.740 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 1 | -5 | 72 | +25.280 FL | — | 1 |
| 7 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ensign | 14 | +7 | 72 | +31.270 | — | |
| 8 | Penske | 17 | +9 | 72 | +1:04.570 | — | ||
| 9 | Jackie Oliver OLI | Shadow | 16 | +7 | 72 | +1:22.480 | — | |
| 10 | Brabham | 5 | -5 | 71 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 11 | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | 22 | +11 | 71 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 3 | -9 | 71 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | Rupert Keegan KEE | Hesketh | 24 | +11 | 71 | +1 lap | — | |
| 14 | David Purley PUR | LEC | 19 | +5 | 70 | +2 laps | — | |
| 15 | Patrick Neve NEV | March | 20 | +5 | 69 | +3 laps | — | |
| 16 | Harald Ertl ERT | Hesketh | 23 | +7 | 68 | +4 laps | — | |
| 17 | Alan Jones JOE | Shadow | 11 | -6 | 67 | +5 laps | — | |
| 18 | Fittipaldi | 18 | 0 | 66 | +6 laps | — | ||
| 19 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | Team Lotus | 7 | -12 | 64 | +8 laps | — | |
| — | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Tyrrell | 10 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 15 | 47 | DNF · L47 | — | ||
| — | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 4 | 29 | DNF · L29 | — | ||
| — | Surtees | 13 | 52 | DNF · L52 | — | |||
| — | Ian Scheckter SCC | March | 21 | 61 | DNF · L61 | — | ||
| — | Larry Perkins PEK | Surtees | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Alex Ribeiro RIB | March | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Boy Hayje HAY | March | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Conny Andersson ANS | BRM | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | McLaren | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Hector Rebaque REB | Hesketh | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | March | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 8
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jody Scheckter SCK | 32 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda LAU | 31 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 27 | |
| 4 | Mario Andretti ANI | 23 | |
| 5 | Jochen Mass MAJ | 14 | ▲2 |
| 6 | Gunnar Nilsson NIL | 13 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 10 | ▲2 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite LAF | 9 | ▲13 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Anderstorp Raceway
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Swedish Grand Prix | Jody Scheckter SCK | Tyrrell | 1 |
| 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 |