Round 8 · 1978
Swedish Grand Prix
Scandinavian Raceway, Sweden · Sat 17 Jun · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 1:41:00.606 | 9 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | +34.019 | 6 |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Borgward | 4 | +34.105 | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus-Borgward | 21 | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 19 | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 24 | +3 Laps | |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 23 | +7 Laps | |
| — | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | +8 Laps | |
| — | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Borgward | 1 | Engine | |
| — | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | Wheel | |
| — | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | Suspension | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 10 | Engine | |
| — | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | Spun off | |
| — | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 6 | Overheating | |
| — | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | Accident | |
| — | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 18 | Accident |