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Driver Portrait Gunnar Nilsson
Swedish Team Lotus

Gunnar Nilsson

Swedish
2 Seasons in F1
Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.

Profile

Gunnar Nilsson

Gunnar Nilsson was a Swedish Formula 1 driver who competed between 1976 and 1977. across 32 races, taking 1 wins, 4 podiums and 0 pole positions for Team Lotus.

Number
-
Nationality
Swedish
Team
Team Lotus
Career
1976–1977

Career Stats

Seasons
2
Races
32
Wins
1
Podiums
4
Poles
0
Fastest Laps
0
WDC
0

Teammate Duels

Gunnar Nilsson
Career vs all teammates qualifying + race
Nilsson 4 Qualifying 26 Teammate
13%
87%
4–26 across 30 weekends
Nilsson 3 Race 6 Teammate
33%
67%
3–6 across 9 weekends
By teammate
vs Mario Andretti 1976–1977
Q
4–25
R
3–6
vs Bob Evans 1976
Q
0–1

Qualifying head-to-head by grid slot; race by classified finish. Only weekends where both cars were classified count.

Career Mosaic

Every start as a tile 32 tiles

One square per race across the whole career. Sort by outcome for the block of gold wins tapering to the red corner of retirements, or by chronological order to read the career start-to-finish.

Sort by
Key
Win 1 Podium 3 Points 5 Finished 5 DNF · mech 12 DNF · crash 6

Every tile is a clickable link — select one to open that race.

Season Outcomes

Outcome mix by season 100% stacked

Every season's races stacked into one bar, split by outcome — newest first. Gold and silver mark the strong years; red flags the retirements.

Win 1 Podium 3 Points 5 Finished 5 DNF · mech 12 DNF · crash 6
1977 Team Lotus
1976 Team Lotus

Season by Season

Year Pos Team Points Wins Races Best
1977
8
 Team Lotus 20 1 17 P1
1976
10
 Team Lotus 11 0 15 P3
Career2 seasons
Wins
1
Races
17
Best
P1
Team Lotus
Finished P8
1977 standings →
Wins
0
Races
15
Best
P3
Team Lotus
Finished P10
1976 standings →

Race by Race · All Seasons

Year Race Team Grid Finish Pts Status
1977 Japanese Grand Prix Japanese Grand Prix Team Lotus 14 R 0 Gearbox
1977 Canadian Grand Prix Canadian Grand Prix Team Lotus 4 R 0 Accident
1977 United States Grand Prix United States Grand Prix Team Lotus 12 R 0 Accident
1977 Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix Team Lotus 22 R 0 Suspension
1977 Dutch Grand Prix Dutch Grand Prix Team Lotus 5 R 0 Accident
1977 Austrian Grand Prix Austrian Grand Prix Team Lotus 16 R 0 Engine
1977 German Grand Prix German Grand Prix Team Lotus 9 R 0 Engine
1977 British Grand Prix British Grand Prix Team Lotus 5
3
 4 Finished
1977 French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Team Lotus 3
4
 3 Finished
1977 Swedish Grand Prix Swedish Grand Prix Team Lotus 7
19
 0 Wheel bearing
1977 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Team Lotus 3
1
 9 Finished
1977 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Grand Prix Team Lotus 13 R 0 Gearbox
1977 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish Grand Prix Team Lotus 12
5
 2 Finished
1977 United States Grand Prix West United States Grand Prix West Team Lotus 16
8
 0 +1 Lap
1977 South African Grand Prix South African Grand Prix Team Lotus 10
12
 0 +1 Lap
1977 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazilian Grand Prix Team Lotus 10
5
 2 +1 Lap
1977 Argentine Grand Prix Argentine Grand Prix Team Lotus 10 W 0 Withdrew
1976 Japanese Grand Prix Japanese Grand Prix Team Lotus 16
6
 1 +1 Lap
1976 United States Grand Prix United States Grand Prix Team Lotus 20 R 0 Engine
1976 Canadian Grand Prix Canadian Grand Prix Team Lotus 15
12
 0 +1 Lap
1976 Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix Team Lotus 12
13
 0 +1 Lap
1976 Dutch Grand Prix Dutch Grand Prix Team Lotus 13 R 0 Accident
1976 Austrian Grand Prix Austrian Grand Prix Team Lotus 4
3
 4 Finished
1976 German Grand Prix German Grand Prix Team Lotus 16
5
 2 Finished
1976 British Grand Prix British Grand Prix Team Lotus 14 R 0 Engine
1976 French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Team Lotus 12 R 0 Gearbox
1976 Swedish Grand Prix Swedish Grand Prix Team Lotus 6 R 0 Accident
1976 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Grand Prix Team Lotus 16 R 0 Engine
1976 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Team Lotus 22 R 0 Accident
1976 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish Grand Prix Team Lotus 7
3
 4 Finished
1976 United States Grand Prix West United States Grand Prix West Team Lotus 8 R 0 Suspension
1976 South African Grand Prix South African Grand Prix Team Lotus 25 R 0 Clutch
Grid
14
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Gearbox
Grid 14 → DNF
Race result →
Grid
4
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Accident
Grid 4 → DNF
Race result →
Grid
12
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Accident
Grid 12 → DNF
Race result →
Grid
22
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Suspension
Grid 22 → DNF
Race result →
Grid
5
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Accident
Grid 5 → DNF
Race result →
Grid
16
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Engine
Grid 16 → DNF
Race result →
Grid
9
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Engine
Grid 9 → DNF
Race result →
Grid
5
Finish
3
Δ Pos
+2
Points
4
Finished
Grid 5 → P3 ▲ 2
Race result →
Grid
3
Finish
4
Δ Pos
-1
Points
3
Finished
Grid 3 → P4 ▼ 1
Race result →
Grid
7
Finish
19
Δ Pos
-12
Points
0
Wheel bearing
Grid 7 → P19 ▼ 12
Race result →
Grid
3
Finish
1
Δ Pos
+2
Points
9
Finished
Grid 3 → P1 ▲ 2
Race result →
Grid
13
Finish
DNF
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Gearbox
Grid 13 → DNF
Race result →
Grid
12
Finish
5
Δ Pos
+7
Points
2
Finished
Grid 12 → P5 ▲ 7
Race result →
Grid
16
Finish
8
Δ Pos
+8
Points
0
+1 Lap
Grid 16 → P8 ▲ 8
Race result →
Grid
10
Finish
12
Δ Pos
-2
Points
0
+1 Lap
Grid 10 → P12 ▼ 2
Race result →
Grid
10
Finish
5
Δ Pos
+5
Points
2
+1 Lap
Grid 10 → P5 ▲ 5
Race result →
Grid
10
Finish
WD
Δ Pos
–
Points
0
Withdrew
Grid 10 → WD
Race result →