Gunnar Nilsson

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Gunnar Nilsson
Nationality	Swedish
World Championship Career
Active years	1976 - 1977
Team(s)	Lotus
Races	32
Championships	0
Wins	1
Podium finishes	4
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	1
First race	1976 South African Grand Prix
First win	1977 Belgian Grand Prix

Last race	1977 Japanese Grand Prix

Gunnar Nilsson (November 20, 1948 in Helsingborg – October 20, 1978 in London) was a well known and talented Swedish racing driver. He won the 1975 British Formula Three Championship.

Gunnar Nilsson 1976

Nilsson entered 32 Formula One Grand Prix races, qualifying for all of them. He won once, at the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix. For 1978, he signed for Arrows, but was never well enough to drive the car. He did compete in three International Race of Champions (IROC) races in 1978. He had two sixth place finishes and a fifth place finish. ^[1]

He died of testicular cancer and after his death, his mother Elisabeth Nilsson created the Gunnar Nilsson's Cancer Foundation [1].

[edit] Complete Formula One Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Team	WDC	Points
1976	Lotus	BRA	RSA Ret	USAW Ret	ESP 3	BEL Ret	MON Ret	SWE Ret	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER 5	AUT 3	DUT Ret	ITA 13	CAN 12	USA Ret	JPN 6		Lotus	10th	11
1977	Lotus	ARG DNS	BRA 5	SAF 12	USAW 8	ESP 5	MON Ret	BEL 1	SWE 19	FRA 4	GBR 3	GER Ret	AUT Ret	DUT Ret	ITA Ret	USA Ret	CAN Ret	JPN Ret	Lotus	8th	20