Round 8 · 17 June 1978
1978 Swedish Grand Prix: results
Niki Lauda (Brabham) won the 1978 Swedish Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 17 June 1978 at Scandinavian Raceway (Sweden), starting from position 3. Riccardo Patrese (Arrows) and Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) completed the podium. Pole position went to Mario Andretti.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 1:41:00.606 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | +34.019 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 4 | +34.105 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 24 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 23 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 16 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | +8 Laps | — | +8 Laps |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | — | — | Wheel |
| 19 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | — | — | Suspension |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | — | — | Overheating |
| 23 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 18 | — | — | Accident |