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Gunnar Nilsson

Sweden

Status

Retired

Active Years

1976–1977

Biography

Driver Info

Nationality

Sweden↗

Driver Number

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Date of Birth

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F1 Debut

1976 South African Grand Prix↗

Last GP

1977 Japanese Grand Prix↗

WDC

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Fastest Laps

Best WDC

1977

Most Wins In Season

1977

Teams

Seasons

Consecutive Wins

Consecutive Podiums

Consecutive results are calculated from available published GP result rows.

Race archive

Career Statistics

Grand Prix Wins

Belgian Grand Prix1977 · P1 ↗

Podium Finishes

Spanish Grand Prix1976 · P3 ↗Austrian Grand Prix1976 · P3 ↗Belgian Grand Prix1977 · P1 ↗British Grand Prix1977 · P3 ↗

Pole Positions

No published race results available.

Fastest Laps

No published race results available.

Team history

Teammate History

Head-to-head comparisons

2 teammates · Click to expand

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Only Grand Prix races actually started together for the same team count. Wins, podiums and points use those shared GPs; WDC position is season-wide.

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Mario Andretti

1976, 1977 · Team Lotus

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Click to view H2H statistics

Shared Grand Prix: 28

Race H2H

2 : 5

Qualifying H2H

4 : 24

Wins

1 : 5

Podiums

4 : 8

Points

31 : 66

WDC H2H

0 : 2

View Mario Andretti profile ↗

1976 ↗Team Lotus

Shared Grand Prix: 12

Race H2H

2 : 2

Qualifying H2H

3 : 9

Wins

0 : 1

Podiums

2 : 3

Points

11 : 21

WDC Position

P10 : P6

1977 ↗Team Lotus

Shared Grand Prix: 16

Race H2H

0 : 3

Qualifying H2H

1 : 15

Wins

1 : 4

Podiums

2 : 5

Points

20 : 45

WDC Position

P8 : P3

Left: Gunnar Nilsson · Right: Mario Andretti

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Bob Evans

1976 · Team Lotus

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Click to view H2H statistics

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Bob Evans profile ↗

1976 ↗Team Lotus

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

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Left: Gunnar Nilsson · Right: Bob Evans

Career landmarks

Career Milestones

Key moments in F1 history

First achievements, debut and latest published Grand Prix

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First GP

1976 ↗

South African Grand Prix

Team Lotus

First Points

1976 ↗

Spanish Grand Prix

Team Lotus

First Podium

1976 ↗

Spanish Grand Prix

Team Lotus

First Win

1977 ↗

Belgian Grand Prix

Team Lotus

First Pole Position

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Not available

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First Fastest Lap

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Not available

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First WDC

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Not available

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Last GP

1977 ↗

Japanese Grand Prix

Team Lotus

Milestones use published GP results. First Points means the first GP with points awarded; championship milestones use completed season standings.

Season by Season

Career Timeline

Season

Team

WDC

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Season

1977

Team Lotus

WDC

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

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Season

1976

Team Lotus

WDC

P10

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

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Career archive

Racing Record

Racing Career Summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1976	Formula One	Team Lotus	15	0	0	0	2	11	10th
1977	Formula One	Team Lotus	16	1	0	1	2	20	8th

Complete Formula One Results

Each race tile opens the Grand Prix. Bold race codes indicate pole position, italic race codes indicate fastest lap. Sprint results appear below Grand Prix results when sprint data is available.

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	WDC	PTS
1976	Team Lotus	—	RSA22	USA20	ESP3	BEL25	MON15	SWE24	FRA26	GBR11	GER5	AUT3	NED23	ITA13	CAN12	USA23	JPN6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	11
1977	Team Lotus	ARGDNS	BRA5	RSA12	USA8	ESP5	MON13	BEL1	SWE19	FRA4	GBR3	GER14	AUT21	NED16	ITA22	USA21	CAN22	JPN13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	20

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