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  1. 1ANT365 pts
  2. 2RUS242 pts
  3. 3HAM241 pts
  4. 4VER236 pts
  5. 5LEC233 pts
  6. 6NOR211 pts
  7. 7PIA144 pts
  8. 8HAD105 pts
  9. 9LAW77 pts
  10. 10GAS42 pts
  11. 11LIN38 pts
  12. 12COL27 pts
  13. 13BEA23 pts
  14. 14HUL13 pts
  15. 15BOR10 pts
  16. 16OCO7 pts
  17. 17ALO7 pts
  18. 18SAI7 pts
  19. 19ALB5 pts
  20. 20TSU1 pts
  21. 21STR0 pts
  22. 22BOT0 pts
  23. 23PER0 pts
Standings
06/17/1978 · Round 8 of 16 · 70 laps

Sweden

Pole Andretti 1:22.058Fastest lap Lauda 1:24.836 (R33)Winning time 1:41:00.606

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2Patrese+34.019
1Lauda
3Peterson+34.105
R1 ArgentinaR2 BrazilR3 South AfricaR4 United States WestR5 MonacoR6 BelgiumR7 SpainR8 SwedenR9 FranceR10 Great BritainR11 GermanyR12 AustriaR13 NetherlandsR14 ItalyR15 United StatesR16 Canada

At a glance

Results

PosDriverTeamGridLapsGapStopsEngineTyres
1Niki LaudaFastest lapBrabham3701:41:00.606Alfa RomeoGoodyear
2Riccardo PatreseArrows570+34.019FordGoodyear
3Ronnie PetersonLotus470+34.105FordGoodyear
4Patrick TambayMcLaren1569+1 lapFordGoodyear
5Clay RegazzoniShadow1669+1 lapFordGoodyear
6Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi1369+1 lapFordGoodyear
7Jacques LaffiteLigier1169+1 lapMatraGoodyear
8James HuntMcLaren1469+1 lapFordGoodyear
9Gilles VilleneuveFerrari769+1 lapFerrariMichelin
10Carlos ReutemannFerrari869+1 lapFerrariMichelin
11Hans-Joachim StuckShadow2068+2 lapsFordGoodyear
12Héctor RebaqueLotus2168+2 lapsFordGoodyear
13Jochen MassATS1968+2 lapsFordGoodyear
14Rolf StommelenArrows2467+3 lapsFordGoodyear
15Keke RosbergATS2363+7 lapsFordGoodyear
NCArturo MerzarioMerzario2262+8 lapsFordGoodyear
DNFMario AndrettiLotus146EngineFordGoodyear
DNFAlan JonesWilliams946WheelFordGoodyear
DNFPatrick DepaillerTyrrell1242SuspensionFordGoodyear
DNFJean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1028EngineRenaultMichelin
DNFJohn WatsonBrabham219Spun offAlfa RomeoGoodyear
DNFJody ScheckterWolf616OverheatingFordGoodyear
DNFDidier PironiTyrrell178AccidentFordGoodyear
DNFVittorio BrambillaSurtees187AccidentFordGoodyear
DNQRupert KeeganSurtees-FordGoodyear
DNQBrett LungerMcLaren-FordGoodyear
DNQJacky IckxEnsign-FordGoodyear

Race

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Places gained

  1. Tambay15→4+11
  2. Regazzoni16→5+11
  3. Stommelen24→14+10
  4. Stuck20→11+9
  5. Rebaque21→12+9
  6. Rosberg23→15+8
  7. Fittipaldi13→6+7
  8. Hunt14→8+6
  9. Mass19→13+6
  10. Laffite11→7+4
  11. Patrese5→2+3
  12. Lauda3→1+2
  13. Peterson4→3+1
  14. Villeneuve7→9-2
  15. Reutemann8→10-2

PL: started from the pit lane. Retired drivers are listed below.

Teammate battles

  1. BrabhamLauda 1:Watson DNF
  2. ArrowsPatrese 2:Stommelen 14
  3. LotusPeterson 3:Andretti DNF
  4. McLarenTambay 4:Hunt 8
  5. ShadowRegazzoni 5:Stuck 11
  6. FerrariVilleneuve 9:Reutemann 10
  7. ATSMass 13:Rosberg 15
  8. TyrrellDepailler DNF:Pironi DNF

Retirements

  1. AndrettiEngineLotus
  2. JonesWheelWilliams
  3. DepaillerSuspensionTyrrell
  4. JabouilleEngineRenault
  5. WatsonSpun offBrabham
  6. ScheckterOverheatingWolf
  7. PironiAccidentTyrrell
  8. BrambillaAccidentSurtees

This race in history

5 races here since 1973Won from pole: 1 of 5

Win from furthest back (P8): Jacques Laffite 1977

Most wins here

  1. 2 Jody Scheckter

Previous winners here

  1. 1977 Jacques Laffite Ligier
  2. 1976 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell
  3. 1975 Niki Lauda Ferrari
  4. 1974 Jody Scheckter Tyrrell
  5. 1973 Denny Hulme McLaren
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Statistics: F1DB by Marcel Overdijk and contributors, licence CC BY 4.0, prepared by Hotlap Delta.

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