Round 8 of 16 · Anderstorp · 17 June 1978, Saturday
Swedish Grand Prix
Key highlights
Andretti
pole position
70
laps
15
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:41:00.606 | 9 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +34.019 | 6 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | +34.105 | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | +3 Laps | |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | +7 Laps | |
| NC | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | +8 Laps | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | Wheel | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Suspension | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Engine | |
| DNF | John Watson | Brabham | Spun off | |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Overheating | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Accident | |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Accident | |
| DNQ | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify