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Encyclopedia > Gunnar Nilsson
Gunnar Nilsson – F1 record
Nationality Swedish
Active years 1976 - 1977
Team(s) Lotus
Race starts 32
Championships 0
Wins 1
Podium finishes    4
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 1
First Grand Prix 1976 South African Grand Prix
First win 1977 Belgian Grand Prix
Last win
Last Grand Prix 1977 Japanese Grand Prix

Gunnar Nilsson (November 20, 1948 РOctober 20, 1978) was a well known Swedish racing driver. He won the 1975 British Formula Three Championship. Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports cars and racing cars based in East Anglia and formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. ... The Formula One World Drivers Championship (WDC) is awarded by the F̩d̩ration Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Results from the 1976 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at Kyalami on March 6, 1976 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Niki Lauda 117. ... The South African Grand Prix was an event on the Formula 1 calendar. ... Results from the 1977 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Zolder on June 5, 1977 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Gunnar Nilsson 127. ... The Belgian Grand Prix is an automobile race, part of the Formula One World Championship. ... Results from the 1977 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix held at Fuji on October 23, 1977 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Jody Scheckter 114. ... Since its first inclusion in the Formula One Championship, the Japanese Grand Prix has become synonymous with excitement and controversy. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... The British Formula Three Championship is an annual series of motor races. ...


Nilsson entered 32 Formula One Grand Prix races, qualifying for 31. He won once, at the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix. Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Georges Boillot winning the 1912 French Grand Prix in Dieppe, France Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organized automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. ... Results from the 1977 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Zolder on June 5, 1977 Classification Notes Fastest Lap: Gunnar Nilsson 127. ...


He died of testicular cancer and after his death his mother (Elisabeth Nilsson) created the Gunnar Nilsson's Cancer Foundation [1]. Testicular cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. ...


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8W - Who? - Gunnar Nilsson (428 words)
Gunnar Nilsson's death in 1978 had none of these 'qualities' but the tragedy of his passing away was felt all the more throughout the paddock.
Gunnar Nilsson's final appearance on the F1 scene, at Fuji, saw him drive an Imperial-liveried car (Imperial Tobacco being the parent company of the John Player Special brand), the only occasion in the mid-seventies that a Lotus didn't wear JPS fl.
Nilsson's last race was a lacklustre performance, however, and with Peterson signed for 1978, Gunnar was on his way out at Lotus.
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