GP Sweden 1978 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Grand Prix of Sweden		Date: 17.6.1978
Track: Scandinavian Raceway Anderstorp (Sweden), 4.025 kms	Organiser: unknown
GP Sweden
Formula 1 World Championship (round 8)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	1:22.0580
2^nd	2	John Watson	Brabham BT46B Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	1:22.7370
3^rd	1	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46B Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	1:22.7830
4^th	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	1:23.1200
5^th	35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows FA1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows	1:23.3690
6^th	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR5 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	1:23.6210
7^th	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	1:23.7300
8^th	11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac	1:23.7370
9^th	27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams Grand Prix Enginering	1:23.9510
10^th	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf	1:23.9630
11^th	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9 Matra	Ligier Gitanes	1:24.0300
12^th	4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	1:24.2030
13^th	14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	1:24.2740
14^th	7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	1:24.7610
15^th	8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team Mclaren	1:24.9860
16^th	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	1:25.0070
17^th	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	1:25.8130
18^th	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS20 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	1:26.6180
19^th	9	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	Team ATS	1:26.7870
20^th	16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	1:27.0110
21^st	25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	1:27.1390
22^nd	37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario	1:27.4790
23^rd	10	Keke Rosberg	ATS HS1 Ford	Team ATS	1:27.5600
24^th	36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows FA1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows	1:27.8120
25^th	18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS20 Ford	Durex Team Surtees	1:28.2820
26^th	30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M26 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications	1:28.3880
27^th	22	Jacky Ickx	Ensign N177 Ford	Tissot Ensign	1:28.4000

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
1T	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing
7T	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren
15T	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault Elf
22T	Jacky Ickx	Ensign N177 Ford	Tissot Ensign
27T	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams Grand Prix Enginering
30T	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications
36T	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows FA1 Ford	Warsteiner Arrows
4T		Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell
5T		Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus
6T		Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus
9T		ATS HS1 Ford	Team ATS
11T		Ferrari 312 T3	Ferrari Sefac
14T		Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive
20T		Wolf WR1 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing
25T		Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque
26T		Ligier JS7/9 Matra	Ligier Gitanes

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
24	Derek Daly	Hesketh 308E Ford	Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Racing
31	René Arnoux	Martini Mk.23 Ford	Automobile Martini
32	Keke Rosberg	Theodore TR1 Ford	Theodore Racing Hong Kong
39	Danny Ongais	Shadow DN9 Ford	Interscope Shadow Racing