GridpediaScandinavian Raceway
- Location
- Anderstorp, Sweden
- Races held
- 6 (1973 to 1978)
- Most wins, drivers
- Niki Lauda (2), Jody Scheckter (2), Jacques Laffite (1), Denny Hulme (1)
- Most wins, teams
- Tyrrell (2), McLaren (1), Ferrari (1), Ligier (1), Brabham (1)
- Most poles
- Mario Andretti (2), Patrick Depailler (1), Jody Scheckter (1), Vittorio Brambilla (1), Ronnie Peterson (1)
- Map
- OpenStreetMap
What is a lap of Scandinavian Raceway like?
A flat permanent circuit built on marshland near Anderstorp in southern Sweden and opened in 1968; its long Flight Straight doubles as an airfield runway, several corners are slightly banked, and unusually the pits sit halfway round the lap. The layout changed during the Formula 1 years: a chicane added at Norra in the mid-1970s cut the lap to 4.018 km, and for 1978 it was replaced by a tighter Norra corner, giving 4.031 km. It is the only Nordic circuit to have held a World Championship Grand Prix, and it gave the six-wheeled Tyrrell P34 (1976) and the Brabham BT46B 'fan car' (1978) their only wins. The Swedish Grand Prix ended after 1978, when the deaths of Ronnie Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson that year took away public and sponsor support; the circuit is still in use and hosts Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia races.
- Lap length
- 4.031 km
- Direction
- clockwise
- Altitude
- 155 m
- Layout described
- 1978 Grand Prix circuit, 4.031 km (2.505 mi): the Norra chicane removed in favour of a tighter Norra corner and a slightly re-aligned run to the last corner; used by Formula 1 in 1978 only (the layout stayed in use until 1997)
| Order | Name | Side | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Startkurvan | Right | |
| 2 | Opel | Left | |
| 3 | Hansen | Left | |
| 4 | Karusellen | Right | |
| 5 | Gislaved | ||
| 6 | Södra | Right | |
| 7 | Norra | Right | |
| 8 | Läktar | Right |
Sources for the checked facts (8)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderstorp_Raceway
- racingcircuits.info/europe/sweden/anderstorp.html
- f1.fandom.com/wiki/Scandinavian_Raceway
- lapmeta.com/en/track/variation/725
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Formula_One_circuits
- commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scandinavian_Raceway_1978.svg
- learn-atc.com/tools/aerodrome/esmp
- acukwik.com/Airport-Info/ESMP
Does pole position win at Scandinavian Raceway?
The pole sitter has won 1 of 6 races here (17%). Across all circuits since 1950 the pole sitter wins 44% of races. The winner started from the front row (P1 or P2) in 2 of 6 races (33%) and from the top three in 3 (50%). Lowest grid position to win: 8th, Jacques Laffite in 1977.
| Winner started from | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 1 | 17% |
| P2 | 1 | 17% |
| P3 | 1 | 17% |
| P5 | 1 | 17% |
| P6 | 1 | 17% |
| P8 | 1 | 17% |
Where the winner started, every race at this circuit. Pole sitter means the driver who set the fastest qualifying time (first on the grid where no qualifying data exists); a grid penalty can move the pole sitter back, and that race still counts for them. Compare every circuit.