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Jacques Laffite won the 1977 Swedish Grand Prix

Jacques Laffite won the 1977 Swedish Grand Prix for Ligier, ahead of Jochen Mass and Carlos Reutemann at Anderstorp Raceway.

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Race recap

Winner
Jacques Laffite
Team
Ligier
Top listed
Jacques Laffite, Jochen Mass, and Carlos Reutemann
Race date
June 19, 1977
Pole
Mario Andretti
Fastest lap
Mario Andretti
Classified drivers
31
Circuit
Anderstorp Raceway

The decisive result

Jacques Laffite finished first for Ligier. Jochen Mass is listed 2 for McLaren, with Carlos Reutemann 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Brett Lunger from P22 to P11 (+11), Rupert Keegan from P24 to P13 (+11), and Carlos Reutemann from P12 to P3 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mario Andretti started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 Finished, 7 DNQ, 4 +1 lap, 1 +2 laps, and 1 +3 laps. Mario Andretti holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:27.607. 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
1Jacques LaffiteLigier1:46:55.5209
2Jochen MassMcLaren1:47:03.9696
3Carlos ReutemannFerrari1:47:09.8874
4Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1:47:11.8283
5John WatsonBrabham1:47:14.2552
6Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus1:47:20.7971
7Clay RegazzoniEnsign1:47:26.7860
8Jean-Pierre JarierPenske1:48:00.0870
9Jackie OliverShadow1:48:17.9990
10Hans-Joachim StuckBrabham+1 lap0
11Brett LungerMcLaren+1 lap0
12James HuntMcLaren+1 lap0
13Rupert KeeganHesketh+1 lap0
14David PurleyLEC+2 laps0
15Patrick NèveMarch+3 laps0
16Harald ErtlHesketh+4 laps0
17Alan JonesShadow+5 laps0
18Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+6 laps0
19Gunnar NilssonTeam LotusWheel bearing0
DNFIan ScheckterMarchTransmission0