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🇸🇪 Gunnar Nilsson

Racing driver from Sweden. Formula 1, Team Lotus.
Driver facts
Full name
Gunnar Nilsson
Born
20 November 1948(b. 1948)
Nationality
Sweden
Current team
Team Lotus
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
4
Career starts
32
Career DNFs
18
Racer Rating
5,897
Gunnar Nilsson
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,897
Rank 322 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Gunnar Nilsson is a racing driver from Sweden who last raced in Formula 1 for Team Lotus. Nilsson has recorded 1 win and 4 podiums from 32 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,897 ranks Nilsson 322th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1977 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFCANUSAJPNARGBRASOUUSAESPMONBELSWEFRAGBRGERAUTNEDITAUSACANJPN
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1977-10-23FujiFormula 1DNF+6
1977-10-09MosportFormula 1DNF−92
1977-10-02Watkins Glen InternationalFormula 1DNF−82
1977-09-11Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaFormula 1DNF−124
1977-08-28ZandvoortFormula 1DNF−32
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+157Jarama 1976Formula 1P3
+155Zolder 1977Formula 1P1
+149Red Bull Ring 1976Formula 1P3
+142Nürburgring 1976Formula 1P5
+126Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1977Formula 1P5
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1977▸Formula 1Team Lotus17129020P8+245,897
1976▸Formula 1Team Lotus15029011P9+4,5235,873
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Nilsson finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇿🇦 Jody Scheckter6,3913282425%
🇸🇪 Ronnie Peterson6,24232191359%
🇬🇧 John Watson6,23832151747%
🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite6,09932151747%
🇩🇪 Jochen Mass6,09832141844%
🇫🇷 Patrick Depailler6,04032131941%
🇬🇧 James Hunt5,9123272522%
🇮🇹 Vittorio Brambilla5,81332151747%
🇺🇸 Mario Andretti6,05331121939%
🇩🇪 Hans-Joachim StuckFIA Bronze5,27230161453%
🇦🇷 Carlos ReutemannHigher-rated6,55229111838%
🇮🇹 Riccardo PatreseFIA Bronze6,41793633%
🇦🇹 Niki LaudaHigher-rated, 3× champion6,2742862221%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
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Gunnar Nilsson is a racing driver from Sweden who last raced in Formula 1 for Team Lotus. Nilsson has recorded 1 win and 4 podiums from 32 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,897 ranks Nilsson 322th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
The Saga of Gunnar Nilsson[1]
Supercars.net
28 Jan 2025
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Motorsport Moment – The Gunnar Nilsson Trophy[2]
Supercars.net
28 Jan 2025
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1977 Belgian Grand Prix F1 Final Results[3]
ESPN
2 Nov 2024
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