Driver · 1976–1977

Gunnar Nilsson

Swedish · 1948-11-20 (age 77) · Wikipedia ↗
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Starts
32
Grands Prix entered
Wins
1
Wins
Podiums
4
Podiums
Poles
0
Pole Position
Fastest Laps
0
Fastest Lap
Points
31
Career points
Titles
0
World Championship
Win Rate
3.1%
Win rate
Career Trajectory · championship position by season
1 5 10 1976 · 11pt · share of the leader 17% 1977 · 20pt · share of the leader 29% 1976 · Team Lotus · P10 · 11pt 1977 · Team Lotus · P8 · 1 win · 20pt 1976 1977
title season line = championship position (1 at the top), colour = team · bar = points as a share of that season leader
SeasonTeamStartsWinsPodiumsPointsFinal position
1977 Team Lotus 17 1 2 20 8
1976 Team Lotus 15 0 2 11 10
TeamPeriodStartsWinsPodiumsPoints
Team Lotus 1976–1977 32 1 4 31
Grand PrixStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Belgian Grand Prix 2 1 1 P1 9
Dutch Grand Prix 2 0 0 P16 0
British Grand Prix 2 0 1 P3 4
Monaco Grand Prix 2 0 0 P13 0
United States Grand Prix West 2 0 0 P8 0
Japanese Grand Prix 2 0 0 P6 1
Italian Grand Prix 2 0 0 P13 0
German Grand Prix 2 0 0 P5 2
Swedish Grand Prix 2 0 0 P19 0
Spanish Grand Prix 2 0 1 P3 6
Canadian Grand Prix 2 0 0 P12 0
Austrian Grand Prix 2 0 1 P3 4
French Grand Prix 2 0 0 P4 3
South African Grand Prix 2 0 0 P12 0
United States Grand Prix 2 0 0 P21 0
Argentine Grand Prix 1 0 0 P21 0
Brazilian Grand Prix 1 0 0 P5 2
First / Last
Debut1976 South African Grand Prix
First win1977 Belgian Grand Prix
Last win1977 Belgian Grand Prix
First pole —
Most wins in a season1 (1977)
Streaks · Longest streaks
Win streak1
Podium streak1
Points streak2
Pole streak0
Age Records
Debut age27y 107d
Age at first win28y 197d
youngest winner everP53
All-Time Rankings · All-time rank
Wins
P83
1 Wins
Podiums
P105
4 Podiums
Pole Position
—
0 Pole Position
Points
P132
31 Points
Starts
P207
32 Starts
Titles
—
0 Titles
Pit Stops & Laps · Data range: pit stops 2012+, lap times 1996+
Pit Stops
0
Recorded pit stops
Best Stop
—
Best pit-lane transit (not stationary)
Laps Recorded
0
Laps on record
Penalties
No penalties in the collected range (2023+ race control).
FIA Documents
No documents for this driver in the collected range (2019+).
Tyres
OpenF1 No race stints in the collected range (2023+).
TeammatePeriodRaces togetheraheadbehindH2H rate
Mario Andretti 1976–1977 29 12 17 41% compare →
Bob Evans 1976 1 0 1 0% compare →
Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).
CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Zolder · Belgium 2 1 1 P1 9
Circuit Park Zandvoort · Netherlands 2 0 0 P16 0
Circuit de Monaco · Monaco 2 0 0 P13 0
Long Beach · USA 2 0 0 P8 0
Fuji Speedway · Japan 2 0 0 P6 1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Italy 2 0 0 P13 0
Scandinavian Raceway · Sweden 2 0 0 P19 0
Jarama · Spain 2 0 1 P3 6
Mosport International Raceway · Canada 2 0 0 P12 0
Red Bull Ring · Austria 2 0 1 P3 4
Kyalami · South Africa 2 0 0 P12 0
Watkins Glen · USA 2 0 0 P21 0
Brands Hatch · UK 1 0 0 P11 0
Dijon-Prenois · France 1 0 0 P4 3
Nürburgring · Germany 1 0 0 P5 2
Silverstone Circuit · UK 1 0 1 P3 4
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Argentina 1 0 0 P21 0
Circuit Paul Ricard · France 1 0 0 P26 0
Hockenheimring · Germany 1 0 0 P14 0
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil 1 0 0 P5 2
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Scope: World Championship races(1950–, Indianapolis 500 1950–1960 included) · Pole Position = based on grid P1 (qualifying session data 2003+) · fastest-lap counts 2004+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · ongoing season excluded from title counts · shared drives follow source data(Jolpica) notation
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-09-05 14:15