1978 - Swedish Grand Prix

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1978 - Swedish Grand Prix

Race Name - Swedish Grand Prix
Date - 6/17/1978
Race Track - Scandinavia Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 70
Pole Winner Mario Andretti
Average Race Speed - 167.609 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Mario Andretti
Race Number - 8

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	3	Niki Lauda	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
2	5	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows FA1	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	4	Ronnie Peterson	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	15	Patrick Tambay	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	16	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS9	Matra MS76
8	14	James Hunt	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	7	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
10	8	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015
11	20	HansJoachim Stuck	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	21	Hctor Rebaque	Team Rebaque	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	19	Jochen Mass	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	24	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows FA1	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	23	Keke Rosberg	ATS Racing Team	ATS HS1	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	22	Arturo Merzario	Team Merzario	Merzario A1	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	1	Mario Andretti	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	9	Alan Jones	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	12	Patrick Depailler	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	10	JeanPierre Jabouille	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1
21	2	John Watson	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260
22	6	Jody Scheckter	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR5	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	17	Didier Pironi	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	18	Vittorio Brambilla	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS20	Ford Cosworth DFV