Swedish Grand Prix facts for kids

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Swedish Grand Prix
	Scandinavian Raceway
Race information
Number of times held	14
First held	1933
Last held	1978
Most wins (drivers)	Jody Scheckter (2) ; Niki Lauda (2)
Most wins (constructors)	Tyrrell (2)
Circuit length	4.031 km
Race length	282.170 km
Laps	70
Last race (1978)
Pole position
	Mario Andretti; Lotus-Ford; 1:22.058;
Podium
	1. N. Lauda; Brabham-Alfa Romeo; 1:41:00.606; ; 2. R. Patrese; Arrows-Ford; +34.019; ; 3. R. Peterson; Lotus-Ford; +34.105; ;
Fastest lap
	Niki Lauda; Brabham-Alfa Romeo; 1:24.836;

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 30 km from Jönköping, in Småland, Sweden.

Brabham BT46B at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2001

1978 saw the only race appearance of the Brabham BT46B. This car was also known at the Fan car. This race car had a large fan in the back of the car. Brabham said the fan was for cooling the car. But the fan also pulled air form underneath the car, creating an large amount of downforce. Niki Lauda won the race in the Fan car.

The deaths in 1978 of both Ronnie Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson contributed to dropping the Swedish GP from the world championship. Interest for Formula One in Sweden fell following the death of these two Swedish racers.

Winners

The races before 1956 were formally called the Swedish Summer Grand Prix.
A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.

Repeat winners (drivers)

Wins	Driver	Years won
2	Niki Lauda	1975, 1978
2	Jody Scheckter	1974, 1976

Repeat winners (constructors)

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Wins	Constructor	Years won
2	Ferrari	1956, 1975
	Tyrrell	1974, 1976
	Maserati	1949, 1957

Repeat winners (engine manufacturers)

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Wins	Manufacturer	Years won
3	Ford \|1973, 1974, 1976
2	Alfa Romeo	1933, 1978
	Ferrari	1956, 1975
	Maserati	1949, 1957

* Built by Cosworth

List of winners by year

A map of all the locations of the Swedish Grand Prix

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Year	Driver	Constructor	Location	Report
1933	Antonio Brivio	Alfa Romeo	Norra Vram	Report
1934 – 1948	Not held
1949	B. Bira	Maserati	Skarpnäck	Report
1950 – 1954	Not held
1955	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes-Benz	Kristianstad	Report
1956	Phil Hill Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari		Report
1957	Jean Behra Stirling Moss	Maserati		Report
1958 – 1966	Not held
1967	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Cosworth	Karlskoga	Report
1968 – 1972	Not held
1973	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	Anderstorp	Report
1974	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford		Report
1975	Niki Lauda	Ferrari		Report
1976	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford		Report
1977	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra		Report
1978	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo		Report