The 1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the

1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season The 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 30th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Season summary There was an air of excitement at the start of the 1978 Grand Prix season. The popularity of defending champion Barry Sheene ...

. It took place on 23 July 1978 at

Karlskoga Motorstadion Karlskoga Motorstadion, also known as Gelleråsen Arena, is the oldest permanent motorsport race track in Sweden. The circuit is located north of Karlskoga. The layout is such that the whole track can be seen from all spectator areas. It is c ...

. This was the 300th race to contribute to the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.

500cc classification

350 cc classification

250 cc classification

125 cc classification

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Swedish Grand Prix The Swedish Grand Prix (Swedish: Sveriges Grand Prix) was a round of the Formula One World Championship from 1973 to 1978. It took place at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp (Gislaved Municipality), about from Jönköping, in Småland, S ...

, Year_of_race = 1978 , Previous_race_in_season = 1978 Belgian Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1978 Finnish Grand Prix , Previous_year's_race = 1977 Swedish Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1979 Swedish Grand Prix Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

Motorcycle Grand Prix Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start ...