1978 Swedish Grand Prix
| Date | 17.06.1978 | Category | Formula 1 |
| Circuit | Anderstorp Raceway | Championship | World Drivers Championship |
| Race title | IXth Swedish Grand Prix | Round | 8 |
| Distance | 70 laps = 282.17 km | Country | Sweden |
Winner's speed: 176.845 kmh
Pole's speed: 176.845 kmh
Fastest lap speed: 171.054 kmh
| Rank | Pos. | # | Driver | Entrant | Car | Laps | Laps lead | Time | Status | Pts | FL time | FL rank | Grid | Row | Qual time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT46B Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12 | 70 | 32 | 1:41'00.606 | finished | 9 | 1'24.836 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1'22.783 |
| 2 | 2 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows FA1 Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 70 | 1:41'34.625 | finished | 6 | 1'25.897 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1'23.369 | |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 70 | 1:41'34.711 | finished | 4 | 1'25.897 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1'23.120 | |
| 17 | 5 | Mario Andretti | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 79 Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 46 | 38 | DNF, engine | 1'25.064 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1'22.058 | |||
| 21 | 2 | John Watson | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham BT46B Alfa Romeo 3.0 F12 | 19 | DNF, spun off | 1'25.874 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1'22.737 |