Scandinavian Raceway
Anderstorp, Sweden · 6 races held
Race History
| Year | Grand Prix | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Swedish Grand Prix | Niki Lauda | Brabham |
| 1977 | Swedish Grand Prix | Jacques Laffite | Ligier |
| 1976 | Swedish Grand Prix | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 1975 | Swedish Grand Prix | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1974 | Swedish Grand Prix | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 1973 | Swedish Grand Prix | Denny Hulme | McLaren |
About Scandinavian Raceway
The Scandinavian Raceway at Anderstorp, in southern Sweden, hosted the Swedish Grand Prix six times between 1973 and 1978. Built in the late 1960s in a remote, flat stretch of countryside, the circuit was unusual in that it shared its main straight with an adjoining airfield runway, giving it a wide-open feel unlike most European tracks of the era.
Sweden's brief flourish in Formula 1 was driven in part by the popularity of home heroes Ronnie Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson. The race attracted strong fields and produced a roll call of champions and stars as winners, including Denny Hulme, Jody Scheckter, Niki Lauda and Jacques Laffite. After Nilsson's illness and Peterson's death in 1978, much of the domestic enthusiasm faded, and the Swedish Grand Prix dropped off the calendar after that season.
Memorable Moments
- 1973: Denny Hulme won the inaugural Swedish Grand Prix for McLaren, inheriting the lead late after Ronnie Peterson's tyres faded within sight of his home victory.
- 1974: Jody Scheckter scored his first Grand Prix win for Tyrrell, leading a one-two as the team dominated in front of a big Swedish crowd.
- 1976: Scheckter won again, this time in the radical six-wheeled Tyrrell P34, the only Grand Prix victory ever achieved by the famous six-wheeler.
- 1978: Niki Lauda won in the controversial Brabham BT46B "fan car," which used a giant fan to suck the car to the track; it won on debut and was withdrawn before it could race again.
Track Character
Anderstorp was a flat, fairly tight circuit defined by its long main straight, shared with the local airfield, which funneled into a heavy braking zone and offered the best chance to overtake. The rest of the lap mixed slow and medium-speed corners that demanded good mechanical grip and traction rather than outright aerodynamic downforce. Its isolated setting and runway-flanked layout gave it a character all its own, and in just six seasons it played host to some of the most innovative and unusual machinery of 1970s Formula 1.