Gunnar Nilsson
Race car driver, Olympic athlete
1948 – 1978
Who was Gunnar Nilsson?
Gunnar Nilsson was a Swedish racing driver, born in Helsingborg. Before entering Formula One, he won the 1975 British Formula Three Championship.
Nilsson entered 32 Formula One Grand Prix races, qualifying for all of them. He won once, at the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix. For 1978, he signed for Arrows, but was never well enough to drive the car. He did compete in three International Race of Champions races in 1978. He had two sixth place finishes and a fifth place finish.
He died of testicular cancer in London in 1978. After his death, his mother, Elisabeth Nilsson, created the Gunnar Nilsson Cancer Foundation.
Gunnar Nilsson is buried in Pålsjö cemetery in Helsingborg, Sweden, close to his parents Arvid and Elisabeth Nilsson.
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- Born
- Nov 20, 1948
Helsingborg - Nationality
- Sweden
- Profession
- Lived in
- Helsingborg
- Died
- Oct 20, 1978
London
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on July 23, 2013
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