1977 Swedish Grand Prix

1977 Swedish Grand Prix
Race 8 of 17 in the 1977 Formula One season
Race details
Date 19 June 1977
Location Scandinavian Raceway, Anderstorp
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.018[1] km (2.497 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 289.296 km (179.760 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Ford
Time 1:25.404
Fastest lap
Driver United States Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford
Time 1:27.607
Podium
First Ligier-Matra
Second McLaren-Ford
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1977 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Scandinavian Raceway on 19 June 1977. It was the eighth race of the 1977 Formula One season.

The 72-lap race was won by Frenchman Jacques Laffite, driving a Ligier-Matra. This is generally considered to have been the first all-French victory in the Formula One World Championship[2] as well as the first Formula One victory for a French-licensed team[3] and a French engine.

German driver Jochen Mass finished second in a McLaren-Ford, with Argentinian Carlos Reutemann third in a Ferrari.

  1. ^ Jenkinson, Denis (July 1977). "The Swedish Grand Prix: A very good race". Motor Sport. pp. 795–796. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ Team, car, engine and driver were French. The gearbox was British (Hewland) and the tyres American (Goodyear). Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Renault achieved victory at the 1979 French Grand Prix with an all-Renault car and Michelin tyres.
  3. ^ Jackie Stewart achieved victory at the 1968 Dutch Grand Prix with the French Matra MS10 car, but the car was entered by the British privateer team Matra International.

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