Scandinavian Raceway
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The Scandinavian Raceway is a 2.505-mile race circuit in Anderstorp (Gislaved Municipality), Sweden.
The track was built on marshlands in 1968 and became an extremely popular venue in the 1970s, just as Swede Ronnie Peterson was at the height of his career. It had a long straight (called Flight Straight, which was also used as an aircraft runway), as well as several banked corners, making car setup an engineering compromise.
The raceway hosted six Formula One Swedish Grand Prix events in the '70s. When Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson died during the 1978 Formula One season, public support for the event dried up and the Swedish Grand Prix came to an end. The circuit hosted Touring Car races in the 1980s, and has been a popular car club venue since the 1990s.
[edit] Formula One history
| Season | Date | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | June 17 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | Report |
| 1977 | June 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | Report |
| 1976 | June 13 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | Report |
| 1975 | June 8 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Report |
| 1974 | June 9 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell-Ford | Report |
| 1973 | June 17 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford | Report |
