Gunnar Nilsson

Tags: Formula One Racer, Motorsport Racer, Racing Driver.

Gunnar Nilsson (20 November 1948 – 20 October 1978) was a Swedish racing driver born in Helsingborg. Before entering Formula One he won the 1975 British Formula Three Championship.Nilsson entered 32 Formula One Grand Prix races qualifying for all of them. He won once the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder while driving for Team Lotus. 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.

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birth date

1948-11-20

death date

1978-10-20

fastest lap

1

first race

1976 South African Grand Prix

first win

1977 Belgian Grand Prix

last race

1977 Japanese Grand Prix

last win

1977 Belgian Grand Prix

nationality

Sweden

podiums

4

races

32

wins

1