Formula One drivers from Sweden

[2][3] He raced sporadically across the following 15 Formula One seasons, his greatest achievement being victory in the 1959 Dutch Grand Prix with BRM.

[4] 1967 Swedish F3 champion Reine Wisell made his debut with Lotus at the 1970 United States Grand Prix.

Peterson was killed as a result of medical complications following a fiery accident at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix.

Gunnar Nilsson raced for 2 almost full seasons in Formula One, in 1976–77 – qualifying his Lotus for every Grand Prix he entered.

He retired from his last seven straight Grands Prix and was beginning to show the signs of the testicular cancer that he would eventually pass away from.

Stefan Johansson made an inauspicious start in Formula One, failing to qualify for his first two races in a Shadow at the 1980 Argentine and Brazilian Grands Prix.

Having had two pointless seasons in 2016 and 2017, as well as being outscored by over 4 times the points in 2018 by his rookie team-mate Charles Leclerc, he was dropped from a race seat at Sauber and subsequently moved across to IndyCar for 2019.

Bonnier driving for Porsche at the 1962 German Grand Prix .
Peterson driving for Lotus at the 1974 British Grand Prix .
Johansson driving for Ferrari at the 1985 European Grand Prix