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Swedish Grand Prix

The Swedish Grand Prix was a round of the Formula One World Championship from 1973 to 1978. It took place at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp (Gislaved Municipality), about 30km from Jönköping, in Småland, Sweden.

In the first Swedish Grand Prix, local hero Ronnie Peterson came close to winning the race for Lotus, but suffered a puncture on the last lap to allow New Zealander Denny Hulme through to win. That was as close as any Swede came to winning on home soil, and the deaths in 1978 of both Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson contributed to the demise of this round of the world championship.

Swedish Grand Prix winners, pole positions and fastest laps

Year Winner Pole position Fastest lap
1973 Denny Hulme (McLaren) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) Denny Hulme (McLaren)
1974 Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell)
1975 Niki Lauda (Ferrari) Vittorio Brambilla (March) Niki Lauda (Ferrari)
1976 Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) Jody Scheckter (Tyrrell) Mario Andretti (Lotus)
1977 Jacques Lafitte (Ligier) Mario Andretti (Lotus) Mario Andretti (Lotus)
1978 Niki Lauda (Brabham) Mario Andretti (Lotus) Niki Lauda (Brabham)

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