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1978 Spanish Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitJarama, 75 laps
Round7 of 16
Race numbers

The 1978 Spanish Grand Prix was the:

  • 304th World Championship race
  • 13th World Championship Spanish Grand Prix
  • 7th World Championship race at Jarama
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth751hr 41m 47.060s9
2 (SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth75+19.560s6
3+7(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra75+37.240s4
4+5(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth75+1m 00.060s3
5+2(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo75+1m 05.930s2
6-2(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap1
7+9(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap 
8+10(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap 
9+8(DEU) Jochen MassATS-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap 
10-5(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari74+1 lap 
11+12(GBR) Rupert KeeganSurtees-Ford Cosworth73+2 laps 
12+1(FRA) Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth71+4 laps 
13-2(FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault71+4 laps 
14+5(DEU) Rolf StommelenArrows-Ford Cosworth71+4 laps 
15+7(CHE) Clay RegazzoniShadow-Ford Cosworth67DNF 
R (BEL) Jacky IckxEnsign-Ford Cosworth64DNF 
R (BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth62DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari57DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo56DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth51DNF 
R (DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckShadow-Ford Cosworth45DNF 
R (MEX) Hector RebaqueLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)21DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford Cosworth16DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:16.390

PosDriverConstructor
1(USA) Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford Cosworth
2(SWE) Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford Cosworth
3(ARG) Carlos ReutemannFerrari
4(GBR) James HuntMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
5(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
6(AUT) Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo
7(GBR) John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo
8(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth
9(ZAF) Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford Cosworth
10(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
11(FRA) Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault
12(FRA) Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
13(FRA) Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
14(FRA) Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
15(BRA) Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
16(ITA) Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford Cosworth
17(DEU) Jochen MassATS-Ford Cosworth
18(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth
19(DEU) Rolf StommelenArrows-Ford Cosworth
20(MEX) Hector RebaqueLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
21(BEL) Jacky IckxEnsign-Ford Cosworth
22(CHE) Clay RegazzoniShadow-Ford Cosworth
23(GBR) Rupert KeeganSurtees-Ford Cosworth
24(DEU) Hans-Joachim StuckShadow-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructorReason
(ITA) Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(USA) Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)Did not qualify
(ESP) Emilio de VillotaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)Did not qualify
(ITA) Alberto ColomboATS-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(FIN) Keke RosbergTheodore-Ford CosworthDid not pre-qualify

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(USA) Mario Andretti36
2(SWE) Ronnie Peterson26
3(FRA) Patrick Depailler23
4(ARG) Carlos Reutemann22
5(AUT) Niki Lauda16
6(FRA) Jacques Laffite10
7(GBR) John Watson9
8(ZAF) Jody Scheckter7
9(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi6
10(FRA) Didier Pironi5
11(GBR) James Hunt4
12(AUS) Alan Jones3
=(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve3
14(CHE) Clay Regazzoni2
15(ITA) Riccardo Patrese2
16(FRA) Patrick Tambay1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Ford Cosworth45
2Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth25
3Ferrari22
4Brabham-Alfa Romeo22
5Ligier-Matra10
6Wolf-Ford Cosworth7
7Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth6
8McLaren-Ford Cosworth4
9Williams-Ford Cosworth3
10Shadow-Ford Cosworth2
11Arrows-Ford Cosworth2

Stats & milestones

Wins
9th for Mario Andretti
67th for Lotus
Race 1-2
6th for Lotus
Podiums
22nd for Ronnie Peterson
14th for Mario Andretti
7th for Jacques Laffite
120th & 121st for Lotus
6th for Ligier
Poles
12th for Mario Andretti
79th for Lotus
1-2 start
8th for Lotus
Fastest laps
9th for Mario Andretti
59th for Lotus
Front row starts
21st for Ronnie Peterson
15th for Mario Andretti
Pole & win
6th for Mario Andretti
Win & fastest lap
4th and last for Mario Andretti
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
2nd and last for Mario Andretti