Spanish Grand Prix 1978

Jarama
Madrid
4 June 1978
75 laps
255.3 km
3.404 km a lap

Pole positionMario AndrettiLotus · 1:16.390
Fastest lapMario Andretti1:20.060 · lap 5
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Mario Andrettifastest lap	5	Lotus · Ford	1	75	1:41:47.060	9
2	Ronnie Peterson	6	Lotus · Ford	2	75	+19.560	6
3	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	10	75	+37.240	4
4	Jody Scheckter	20	Wolf · Ford	9	75	+1:00.060	3
5	John Watson	2	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	7	75	+1:05.930	2
6	James Hunt	7	McLaren · Ford	4	74	+1 lap	1
7	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Surtees · Ford	16	74	+1 lap
8	Alan Jones	27	Williams · Ford	18	74	+1 lap
9	Jochen Mass	9	ATS · Ford	17	74	+1 lap
10	Gilles Villeneuve	12	Ferrari	5	74	+1 lap
11	Rupert Keegan	18	Surtees · Ford	23	73	+2 laps
12	Didier Pironi	3	Tyrrell · Ford	13	71	+4 laps
13	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	15	Renault	11	71	+4 laps
14	Rolf Stommelen	36	Arrows · Ford	19	71	+4 laps
15	Clay Regazzoni	17	Shadow · Ford	22	67	Fuel pipe
DNF	Jacky Ickx	22	Ensign · Ford	21	64	Engine
DNF	Emerson Fittipaldi	14	Fittipaldi · Ford	15	62	Throttle
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	11	Ferrari	3	57	Accident
DNF	Niki Lauda	1	Brabham · Alfa Romeo	6	56	Engine
DNF	Patrick Depailler	4	Tyrrell · Ford	12	51	Engine
DNF	Hans-Joachim Stuck	16	Shadow · Ford	24	45	Suspension
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	25	Lotus · Ford	20	21	Exhaust
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	35	Arrows · Ford	8	21	Engine
DNF	Patrick Tambay	8	McLaren · Ford	14	16	Spun off
DNQ	Arturo Merzario	37	Merzario · Ford	–
DNQ	Brett Lunger	30	McLaren · Ford	–
DNQ	Emilio de Villota	28	McLaren · Ford	–
DNQ	Alberto Colombo	10	ATS · Ford	–
DNPQ	Keke Rosberg	32	Theodore · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:16.390
2	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:16.680	+0.290
3	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:17.400	+1.010
4	James Hunt	McLaren	1:17.660	+1.270
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:17.760	+1.370
6	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:17.940	+1.550
7	John Watson	Brabham	1:17.980	+1.590
8	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:18.140	+1.750
9	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:18.240	+1.850
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:18.420	+2.030
11	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:18.990	+2.600
12	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:19.060	+2.670
13	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	1:19.110	+2.720
14	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1:19.280	+2.890
15	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:19.330	+2.940
16	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:19.710	+3.320
17	Jochen Mass	ATS	1:19.980	+3.590
18	Alan Jones	Williams	1:19.990	+3.600
19	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	1:20.030	+3.640
20	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	1:20.210	+3.820
21	Jacky Ickx	Ensign	1:20.360	+3.970
22	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	1:20.670	+4.280
23	Rupert Keegan	Surtees	1:20.770	+4.380
24	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	1:20.870	+4.480
25	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	1:20.910	+4.520
26	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:21.170	+4.780
27	Emilio de Villota	McLaren	1:21.550	+5.160
28	Alberto Colombo	ATS	1:21.590	+5.200

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Mario Andretti	5	1:20.060

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 7. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 7
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Mario Andretti	36
2	Ronnie Peterson	26	▲2
3	Patrick Depailler	23	▼1
4	Carlos Reutemann	22	▼1
5	Niki Lauda	16
6	Jacques Laffite	10	▲2
7	John Watson	9	▼1
8	Jody Scheckter	7	▲2
9	Emerson Fittipaldi	6	▼2
10	Didier Pironi	5	▼1

Constructors' championship after round 7
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Lotus	45
2	Tyrrell	25
3	Ferrari	22
4	Brabham	22
5	Ligier	10	▲1
6	Wolf	7	▲1
7	Fittipaldi	6	▼2
8	McLaren	4
9	Williams	3
10	Shadow	2