40 years ago today, the world lost one of the greatest Swedish racing drivers ever. Here he is
Swedish Formula One drivers. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Formula One drivers from Sweden. This category includes all Swedish drivers who have participated in (or attempted to participate in): an FIA World Championship race (not all of which were Formula One races).
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1973 Swedish Grand Prix. 1978 Swedish Grand Prix. Most wins (driver) Jody Scheckter. Niki Lauda. Most wins (constructor) ← →. GP Racing Stats is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula 1 companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One.
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Stefan Johansson. Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson (born 8 September 1956) is a Swedish racing driver who drove in Formula One for both Ferrari and McLaren, among other teams. Since leaving Formula One he has won the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans and raced in a number of categories, including CART, various kinds of Sports car racing and Grand Prix Masters .
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Though, eleven Swedish drivers have entered. Erik Lundgren was the first-ever driver from Sweden to enter a Formula One race, in the 1951 German Grand Prix, but he later withdrew.
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David Coulthard, 13-time Formula One Grand Prix winner - RONNIE PETERSON For the size of population, Sweden has over-delivered in motorsport, so there are plenty of names to choose from.
Retro Brit Swedish Formula 1 Driver Ronnie Peterson and my Memory of his Passing.
Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson (born 8 September 1956) is a Swedish racing driver who drove in Formula One for both Ferrari and McLaren, among other teams. Since leaving Formula One he has won the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans and raced in a number of categories, including CART, various kinds of Sports car racing and Grand Prix Masters.
Swedish drivers for the National Day of Sweden 1.... Legends of Racing
Bengt Ronnie Peterson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔ̌nːɪ ˈpêtːɛˌʂɔn]; 14 February 1944 - 11 September 1978) was a Swedish racing driver.Known by the nickname 'SuperSwede', he was a two-time runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. Peterson began his motor racing career in kart racing, traditionally the discipline where the majority of race drivers begin their.
Swedish Formula One driver Marcus Ericsson of Sauber F1 Team steers the new C34 during the
Marcus Ericsson became Formula One's first Swedish driver for 23 years when he lined up on the grid in Australia; the first Swede to do so since Stefan Johansson at the. 1991 British Grand Prix.
Famous Swedish F1 Drivers
Naturally, there are many famous Swedish motorsports racers, but some of the most well-known include Ronnie Peterson, Gunnar Nilsson, and Björn Waldegård. Ronnie Peterson was a Formula One driver who raced for teams like Lotus and March. He won 10 Grand Prix races during his career and was known for his aggressive driving style.
Formula 1 Sauber's 2018 drivers poised for success in 2019
There have been 11 Formula One drivers from Sweden who have entered a Formula One Grand Prix of whom 10 have started a race. [1] Erik Lundgren was the first Swedish driver to enter a Formula One race when he entered the 1951 German Grand Prix, however he would later withdraw. Bonnier driving for Porsche at the 1962 German Grand Prix.
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In the 1970s racing drivers did everything later in life than they do nowadays — and, with the tragic exception of dying of cancer at the devastatingly tender age of 29, almost exactly 45 years ago, on October 20, 1978, Gunnar Nilsson was typical of his time. Having driven a few minor races in his native Sweden in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Nilsson made his first serious foray into.
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The 11 Swedish drivers to enter an F1 Grand Prix were Erik Lundgren (who entered one event but didn't start), Jo Bonnier, Reine Wisell, Ronnie Peterson, Bertil Roos, Torsten Palm, Conny Andersson, Gunnar Nilsson, Stefan Johansson, Slim Borgudd, and Marcus Ericsson. Ericsson, who's now driving in Indycar, was the most recent Swedish driver to.
Best Swedish drivers, with Ronnie Peterson Red Bull
This category includes all Swedish drivers who have participated in (or attempted to participate in): a Formula One race, or. an FIA World Championship race (not all of which were Formula One races). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Formula One drivers from Sweden.
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Best Swedish drivers, with Ronnie Peterson Red Bull
Red-flagged races. Grand Prix Drivers' Association. Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. [2]
Niki Lauda and Mario Andretti, F1 Swedish GP, 1978 print by Motorsport Images Posterlounge
Sweden's most successful Formula One driver was Ronnie Peterson. In a career that spanned 9 seasons he won 10 Grands Prix and came close to winning the championship on multiple occasions. He was an in-demand driver who was signed by teams such as March, Tyrrell and Lotus. Peterson was killed as a result of medical complications following a.