Formula 1 Grand Prix of Sweden 1979, Scandinavian Raceway Anderstorp. This race was canceled three weeks before the race was due to take place due to financial reasons. 1978 was the end of the Swedish Formula 1 saga on the world-famous bog Scandinavian Raceway. Ronnie Peterson who tragically died on September 11th after the injuries he sustained on the Monza track in Italy and Gunnar Nilsson who died a few months after Ronnie from cancer.