Gunnar Nilsson
born 20 Nov 1948 · raced 1976–1977
Gunnar Nilsson was a Swedish driver who raced for Lotus in 1976 and 1977. In his second season he won the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder in the wet, and he scored 4 podiums in just 31 Grands Prix. Nilsson finished eighth in the 1977 championship and was set to move to Arrows before he fell seriously ill. He died of cancer in 1978, aged 29, and the Gunnar Nilsson Cancer Foundation was created in his memory.
Top Teams
Team | Wins | Pod.Podiums | PtsPoints (as awarded) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Lotus | 1 | 4 | 31 |
Top Circuits
Circuit | Wins | Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No matches for “”. | |||
Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.
Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.
- Mario Andretti28 shared races · Compare with Mario Andretti (1977)
| Season | Team | Matchup | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Team Lotus | Andretti vs NilssonMario Andretti vs Gunnar Nilsson | 9–7 |
| 1976 | Team Lotus | Andretti vs NilssonMario Andretti vs Gunnar Nilsson | 7–5 |
197717 races, 1 winTeam Lotus▾
| Grand Prix | Grid | Result | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| 4 | Accident | 0 | |
| 12 | Accident | 0 | |
| 22 | Suspension | 0 | |
| 5 | Accident | 0 | |
| 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| 9 | Engine | 0 | |
| 5 | P34 places better than season average (P7.1) | 4 | |
| 3 | P4 | 3 | |
| 7 | P1912 places worse than season average (P7.1) | 0 | |
| 3 | P16 places better than season average (P7.1) | 9 | |
| 13 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| 12 | P5 | 2 | |
| 16 | P8 | 0 | |
| 10 | P125 places worse than season average (P7.1) | 0 | |
| 10 | P5 | 2 | |
| 10 | Withdrew | 0 |
▲/▼ a finish at least 4 places better/worse than Gunnar Nilsson’s average finish in 1977 (P7.1, retirements excluded).
Earlier seasons1976 (1 season)▾
197615 racesTeam Lotus▾
| Grand Prix | Grid | Result | PtsPoints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | P6 | 1 | |
| 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| 15 | P125 places worse than season average (P7.0) | 0 | |
| 12 | P136 places worse than season average (P7.0) | 0 | |
| 13 | Accident | 0 | |
| 4 | P34 places better than season average (P7.0) | 4 | |
| 16 | P5 | 2 | |
| 14 | Engine | 0 | |
| 12 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| 6 | Accident | 0 | |
| 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| 22 | Accident | 0 | |
| 7 | P34 places better than season average (P7.0) | 4 | |
| 8 | Suspension | 0 | |
| 25 | Clutch | 0 |
▲/▼ a finish at least 4 places better/worse than Gunnar Nilsson’s average finish in 1976 (P7.0, retirements excluded).