| Type: | F1 |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Grand Prix: | Swedish |
| Date: | 19 June |
| Year: | 1977 |
| Race No: | 8 |
| Season No: | 17 |
| Location: | Scandinavian Raceway, Anderstorp |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 2.497 |
| Course Km: | 4.018[1] |
| Distance Laps: | 72 |
| Distance Mi: | 179.760 |
| Distance Km: | 289.296 |
| Weather: | Dry |
| Pole Driver: | Mario Andretti |
| Pole Country: | USA |
| Pole Team: | Lotus-Ford |
| Pole Time: | 1:25.404 |
| Fast Driver: | Mario Andretti |
| Fast Country: | USA |
| Fast Team: | Lotus-Ford |
| Fast Time: | 1:27.607 |
| First Driver: | Jacques Laffite |
| First Country: | France |
| First Team: | Ligier-Matra |
| Second Driver: | Jochen Mass |
| Second Country: | West Germany |
| Second Team: | McLaren-Ford |
| Third Driver: | Carlos Reutemann |
| Third Country: | Argentina |
| Third Team: | Ferrari |
The 1977 Swedish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Scandinavian Raceway on 19 June 1977. It was the eighth race of the 1977 Formula One season.
The 72-lap race was won by Frenchman Jacques Laffite, driving a Ligier-Matra. This is generally considered to have been the first all-French victory in the Formula One World Championship[2] as well as the first Formula One victory for a French-licensed team[3] and a French engine.
German driver Jochen Mass finished second in a McLaren-Ford, with Argentinian Carlos Reutemann third in a Ferrari.
The Swedish race was full of anticipation after Gunnar Nilsson's win last time out, but once again in qualifying, it was his teammate Mario Andretti leading the way from John Watson, with James Hunt heading the second row.
At the start of the race, Watson led into the first corner, followed by Jody Scheckter. Soon, however, Andretti passed both of them and opened up a lead. Watson and Scheckter battled for second until they collided, forcing Scheckter to retire and Watson to have to pit for repairs. James Hunt, who was now in second, began to drop back; he was passed by a charging Jacques Laffite and his teammate, Jochen Mass.
Andretti's dominance ended after a fuel metering problem Andretti, however, was dominant until he had to pit due to a fuel metering problem with two laps left. In doing so, he handed the lead to Laffite, who went on to take his first ever Formula One victory ahead of Mass and Carlos Reutemann.
Laffite's victory in his Gitanes-sponsored Ligier-Matra marked the first all-French victory in World Championship history.[4]
| Pos | Driver | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jody Scheckter | 32 | ||
| 2 |  Niki Lauda | 31 | ||
| 3 |  Carlos Reutemann | 27 | ||
| 4 |  Mario Andretti | 23 | ||
| 5 | Jochen Mass | 14 | ||
| Source:[5] | ||||
| Pos | Constructor | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ferrari | 50 | ||
| 2 | Lotus-Ford | 34 | ||
| 3 |  Wolf-Ford | 32 | ||
| 4 | McLaren-Ford | 21 | ||
| 5 | Tyrrell-Ford | 14 | ||
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