Spanish Grand Prix 1978
4 June 1978
Jarama, Spain
- Location
- Madrid, Spain
- Laps
- 75
- Previous winners
- 1981Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
- 1979Patrick DepaillerLigier
- 1977Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus
- 1976James HuntMcLaren
- 1974Niki LaudaFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
No time set
- 3
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 4
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 5
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 6
Niki Lauda
Brabham
No time set
- 7
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 8
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 9
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 10
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 11
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 12
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 13
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 14
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 15
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 16
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
No time set
- 17
Jochen Mass
ATS
No time set
- 18
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 19
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
No time set
- 20
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
- 21
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
No time set
- 22
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
No time set
- 23
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
No time set
- 24
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
- PIT
Brett Lunger
McLaren
No time set
- PIT
Emilio de Villota
McLaren
No time set
- PIT
Alberto Colombo
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Keke Rosberg
Theodore
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 75 laps | 1:41:47.06 | 9pts |
| 2 | 0 | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | 75 laps | +19.56 | 6pts |
| 3 | +7 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 75 laps | +37.24 | 4pts |
| 4 | +5 | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 75 laps | +1:00.06 | 3pts |
| 5 | +2 | John Watson Brabham | 75 laps | +1:05.93 | 2pts |
| 6 | -2 | James Hunt McLaren | 74 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +9 | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | 74 laps | ||
| 8 | +10 | Alan Jones Williams | 74 laps | ||
| 9 | +8 | Jochen Mass ATS | 74 laps | ||
| 10 | -5 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 74 laps | ||
| 11 | +12 | Rupert Keegan Surtees | 73 laps | ||
| 12 | +1 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 71 laps | ||
| 13 | -2 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 71 laps | ||
| 14 | +5 | Rolf Stommelen Arrows | 71 laps | ||
| 15 | +7 | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 67 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacky Ickx Ensign | 64 laps | ||
| R | - | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 62 laps | ||
| R | - | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 57 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda Brabham | 56 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 51 laps | ||
| R | - | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 16 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Brett Lunger McLaren | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Emilio de Villota McLaren | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Alberto Colombo ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Keke Rosberg Theodore | 0 laps |