1978 Swedish Grand Prix
- Round
- 8 of 1978
- Circuit
- Scandinavian Raceway
- Location
- Anderstorp, Sweden
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Niki Lauda
- Constructor
- Brabham
- Entrant
- Brabham-Alfa Romeo
- Pole position
- Mario Andretti
- Fastest lap
- Niki Lauda
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 70 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | 70 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 4 | 70 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 15 | 69 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 16 | 69 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | 69 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 69 | — | — |
| 8 | James Hunt | McLaren | 14 | 69 | — | — |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 69 | — | — |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 69 | — | — |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | 68 | — | — |
| 12 | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | 21 | 68 | — | — |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 19 | 68 | — | — |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 24 | 67 | — | — |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 23 | 63 | — | — |
| DNQ | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 46 | — | Engine |
| DNF | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | 19 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf Racing | 6 | 16 | — | Overheating |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | 46 | — | Wheel |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 10 | 28 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 42 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 17 | 8 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 18 | 7 | — | Accident |
| NC | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 62 | — | NC |