Sveriges Grand Prix 1978
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 70 | 1:41:00.606 | 9 | 3 | FL |
| 2 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 70 | 1:41:34.625 | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 70 | 1:41:34.711 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 69 | +1 lap | 3 | 15 | |
| 5 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 69 | +1 lap | 2 | 16 | |
| 6 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 69 | +1 lap | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 69 | +1 lap | — | 11 | |
| 8 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 69 | +1 lap | — | 14 | |
| 9 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | — | 7 | |
| 10 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | — | 8 | |
| 11 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 68 | +2 laps | — | 20 | |
| 12 | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 68 | +2 laps | — | 21 | |
| 13 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 68 | +2 laps | — | 19 | |
| 14 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 67 | +3 laps | — | 24 | |
| 15 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 63 | +7 laps | — | 23 | |
| NC | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 62 | +8 laps | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 46 | Engine | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 46 | Wheel | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 42 | Suspension | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 28 | Engine | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 19 | Spun off | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 16 | Overheating | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 8 | Accident | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 7 | Accident | — | 18 | |
| DNQ | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:22.058 |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:22.737 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:22.783 |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:23.120 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:23.369 |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:23.621 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:23.730 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:23.737 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:23.951 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:23.963 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:24.030 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:24.203 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:24.274 |
| 14 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:24.761 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:24.986 |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:25.007 |
| 17 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:25.813 |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:26.618 |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | 1:26.787 |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:27.011 |
| 21 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:27.139 |
| 22 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:27.479 |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | — | — | — | 1:27.560 |
| 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:27.812 |
| 25 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:28.282 |
| 26 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:28.388 |
| 27 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:28.400 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | — |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | — |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | — |
| 4 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 4 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | — |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | — |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | — |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | — |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | — |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | — |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | — |
| 14 | James Hunt | McLaren | 14 | — |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | — |
| 16 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | — |
| 17 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | — |
| 18 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 18 | — |
| 19 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 19 | — |
| 20 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | — |
| 21 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 21 | — |
| 22 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | — |
| 23 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 23 | — |
| 24 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 33 | 1:24.836 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 36 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 30 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | 25 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | 23 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | 22 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 7 | John Watson | 9 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | 8 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 7 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | 7 |
| 11 | Didier Pironi | 5 |
| 12 | James Hunt | 4 |
| 12 | Patrick Tambay | 4 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | 4 |
| 15 | Alan Jones | 3 |
| 15 | Gilles Villeneuve | 3 |