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VI Kvällspostens Newsrace

Ring Knutstorp, Kagerod, Sweden

Date: 6/8/1978
Track length: 2.200 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Peterson
Fastest lap: Peterson in 1.00,4

Distance:
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Standard Racing, Special Racing
Car info: 1978 Cars

 

Ronnie Peterson once again was out of luck in his home race; the gearbox of his BMW 320 stuck in first gear, and after the pit stop he could only manage fastest lap.


Klass I Standard Racing
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1      
Ford Escort
Ulf Larsson, S
  L4 Standard Racing          
2      
Opel Kadett GT/E
Sven-Erik Edlund, S
1979 L4 Standard Racing          
3      
Volvo
Hans Andersson, S
  L4 Standard Racing          
4      
Volvo
Bo Edvinsson, S
  L4 Standard Racing          
5      
Volvo
Jörgen Johannesson, S
  L4 Standard Racing          
6      
BMW 2002
Klaus Wunderlich, S
1990 L4 Standard Racing          

Klass II Special Racing
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1   24  
Porsche 935
Jan Lundgårdh, S
2857 tc B6 Special Racing          
2      
Ford Capri
Thomas Stenlund, S
    Special Racing          
3      
Ford Escort
Christer Johansson, S
  L4 Special Racing          
4      
Ford Escort
Thomas Lindström, S
1588 L4 Special Racing          
5      
Opel Ascona
Ingemar Aas, S
  L4 Special Racing          
6      
Volvo
L.E. Pettersson, S
  L4 Special Racing          
    1 Sansui Stereo High Fidelity
Ford Escort II RS
Leif Nilsson, S
1975 L4 Special Racing          
    40 Faltz-Alpina Essen
BMW 320
Ronnie Peterson, S
1990 L4 Special Racing       1.00,4 Stuck in first gear, pit stop
DNF   41 BMW Sweden
BMW 320
Bo Emanuelsson, S
1990 L4 Special Racing       1.00,5 Engine