Spanish Grand Prix
Round 7 · 4 June 1978 ·Jarama, Madrid, Spain
Peterson
Team Lotus
2
Andretti
Team Lotus
1
Laffite
Ligier
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 75 | 1:41:47.06 | 9 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 75 | +19.56 | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 75 | +37.24 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 75 | +1:00.06 | 3 | |
| 5 | John Watson | Brabham | 75 | +1:05.93 | 2 | |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Williams | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 67 | Fuel pipe | 0 | |
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 64 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 62 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 57 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 56 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 51 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 45 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 21 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 21 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| R | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 16 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Alberto Colombo | ATS | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify