Scandinavian Raceway opened in 1968 and used an airfield runway as its exceptionally long back straight. It hosted six Swedish Grands Prix from 1973 to 1978, but disappeared from the calendar after the deaths of Swedish stars Ronnie Peterson and Gunnar Nilsson.
The 1978 race became famous for Niki Lauda's victory in the Brabham BT46B 'fan car'. The controversial machine raced only once before Brabham voluntarily withdrew it.
Across 4.031 km, its 8 corners create a distinct rhythm between braking, precision and acceleration. As a permanent racing circuit, it asks drivers and teams to adapt setup, tyre management and race strategy to the venue's particular constraints, while its clockwise direction shapes the sequence of its most demanding sectors.
