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Jody Scheckter won the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix

Jody Scheckter won the 1976 Swedish Grand Prix for Tyrrell, ahead of Patrick Depailler and Niki Lauda at Anderstorp Raceway.

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Race recap

Winner
Jody Scheckter
Team
Tyrrell
Top listed
Jody Scheckter, Patrick Depailler, and Niki Lauda
Race date
June 13, 1976
Pole
Jody Scheckter
Fastest lap
Mario Andretti
Classified drivers
27
Circuit
Anderstorp Raceway

The decisive result

Jody Scheckter finished first for Tyrrell. Patrick Depailler is listed 2 for Tyrrell, with Niki Lauda 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Brett Lunger from P24 to P15 (+9), Clay Regazzoni from P11 to P6 (+5), and Vittorio Brambilla from P15 to P10 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jody Scheckter started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 Finished, 6 Engine, 5 +1 lap, 4 Accident, and 1 +2 laps. Mario Andretti holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.002 on lap 11. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jody ScheckterTyrrell1:46:53.7299
2Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1:47:13.4996
3Niki LaudaFerrari1:47:27.5994
4Jacques LaffiteLigier1:47:49.5493
5James HuntMcLaren1:47:53.2092
6Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:47:54.0991
7Ronnie PetersonMarch1:47:57.2190
8Carlos PaceBrabham1:48:05.3390
9Tom PryceShadow+1 lap0
10Vittorio BrambillaMarch+1 lap0
11Jochen MassMcLaren+1 lap0
12Jean-Pierre JarierShadow+1 lap0
13Alan JonesSurtees+1 lap0
14Arturo MerzarioMarchEngine0
15Brett LungerSurtees+2 laps0
DNFHarald ErtlHeskethSpun off0
DNFHans-Joachim StuckMarchEngine0
DNFMario AndrettiTeam LotusEngine0
DNFChris AmonEnsignAccident0
DNFMichel LeclèreWolf-WilliamsEngine0