Ronnie Peterson

Ronnie Peterson's grave in Sweden vandalised

The grave of former grand prix winner Ronnie Peterson has been desecrated, after vandals wrecked a number of tombstones at a cemetery in Sweden last weekend.

The Swedish driver, who won 10 Formula 1 races before dying after a startline crash at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix, is buried in the Almby cemetery in his home town of Orebro.

Swedish newspaper Nerikes Allehanda said the attack happened late on Sunday night, with the vandals attacking random graves rather than specifically targetting Peterson's

Church leader Brita Wennsten told the newspaper: "It's just shameful. It had nothing to do with Peterson specifically. Everything indicates that the perpetrators acted indiscriminately."

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