Round 8 · 1978
Swedish Grand Prix
WinnerLAUBrabham · from P3
PoleANI
Fastest lap1:24.836Lauda · L33
Biggest gain+11Tambay P15→P4
Retirements9of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | 3 | +2 | 70 | 1:41:00.606 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Arrows | 5 | +3 | 70 | +34.020 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 4 | +1 | 70 | +34.110 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren | 15 | +11 | 69 | +1 lap | — | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni REA | Shadow | 16 | +11 | 69 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Fittipaldi | 13 | +7 | 69 | +1 lap | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 11 | +4 | 69 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 14 | +6 | 69 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Ferrari | 7 | -2 | 69 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 8 | -2 | 69 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Shadow | 20 | +9 | 68 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 12 | Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | 21 | +9 | 68 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Jochen Mass MAJ | ATS | 19 | +6 | 68 | +2 laps | — | |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen STM | Arrows | 24 | +10 | 67 | +3 laps | — | |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg ROG | ATS | 23 | +8 | 63 | +7 laps | — | |
| — | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 1 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ensign | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 12 | 42 | DNF · L42 | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Merzario | 22 | 62 | NC · L62 | — | ||
| — | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 6 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 2 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | ||
| — | Surtees | 18 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | |||
| — | Alpine | 10 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | |||
| — | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 9 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | Rupert Keegan KEE | Surtees | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 17 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 8
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti ANI | 36 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 30 | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda LAU | 25 | ▲2 |
| 4 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 23 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 22 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite LAF | 10 | |
| 7 | John Watson WAT | 9 | |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | 8 | ▲7 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Anderstorp Raceway
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Swedish Grand Prix | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 8 |
| 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 |