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| « 1976 |
| Nationality: | Swedish |
| Date of Birth: | Saturday, 20 November 1948 |
| Place of birth: | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Date of death: | Friday, 20 October 1978 |
| Age at death: | 29 years, 331 days (11 months, 0 days) |
| Debut: | 1976 South African Grand Prix |
| Active years: | 1976 – 1977 (2) |
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| Rd | Date | Grand Prix | Constructor | Car | Grid | Race | Points | Champ. Points | Rank |
| 1 | 9 Jan | Argentina | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 10 | DNS | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2 | 23 Jan | Brazil | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 5 Mar | South Africa | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 Apr | United States West | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | 8 May | Spain | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 22 May | Monaco | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 13 | Ret | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 5 Jun | Belgium | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 5 |
| 8 | 19 Jun | Sweden | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 Jul | France | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 5 |
| 10 | 17 Jul | Great Britain | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 6 |
| 11 | 31 Jul | Germany | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 9 | Ret | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| 12 | 14 Aug | Austria | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 16 | Ret | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| 13 | 28 Aug | Netherlands | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 5 | Ret | 0 | 20 | 6 |
| 14 | 11 Sep | Italy | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 19 | Ret | 0 | 20 | 7 |
| 15 | 2 Oct | United States | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 12 | Ret | 0 | 20 | 7 |
| 16 | 9 Oct | Canada | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 4 | Ret | 0 | 20 | 7 |
| 17 | 23 Oct | Japan | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 78 | 14 | Ret | 0 | 20 | 8 |