1978 Spanish Grand Prix
- Date
- 4 Jun 1978
- Circuit
- Jarama, Madrid, Spain
- Round
- 7 of 16
- Winner
- Mario Andretti (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 75 | 1:41:47.06 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 75 | +19.56 | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 75 | +37.24 | 4 | |
| 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | 75 | +1:00.06 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | 75 | +1:05.93 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 16 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 18 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 17 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 19 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 22 | 67 | Fuel pipe | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 21 | 64 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 62 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | 57 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 | 56 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 51 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 24 | 45 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | 21 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 20 | 21 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 16 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 28 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Alberto Colombo | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | 36 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 26 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 23 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 5 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 4 | 45 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | Brabham | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Ligier | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Wolf | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Shadow | 0 | 2 |