1978 · Round 7
Spanish Grand Prix
Jarama · Madrid, Spain
Pole position
Andretti
Converted to the win
Biggest climber
▲12
Rupert Keegan
Finishers
14/24
10 did not finish
Classification
Spanish GP result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus | 1 | • | 75 | 1:41:47.060 | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie PetersonTeam Lotus | 2 | • | 75 | +19.560 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques LaffiteLigier | 10 | ▲7 | 75 | +37.240 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody ScheckterWolf | 9 | ▲5 | 75 | +1:00.060 | 3 |
| 5 | John WatsonBrabham | 7 | ▲2 | 75 | +1:05.930 | 2 |
| 6 | James HuntMcLaren | 4 | ▼2 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Vittorio BrambillaSurtees | 16 | ▲9 | 74 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Alan JonesWilliams | 18 | ▲10 | 74 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Jochen MassATS | 17 | ▲8 | 74 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Gilles VilleneuveFerrari | 5 | ▼5 | 74 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Rupert KeeganSurtees | 23 | ▲12 | 73 | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Didier PironiTyrrell | 13 | ▲1 | 71 | +4 Laps | |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault | 11 | ▼2 | 71 | +4 Laps | |
| 14 | Rolf StommelenArrows | 19 | ▲5 | 71 | +4 Laps | |
| 15 | Clay RegazzoniShadow | 22 | ▲7 | 67 | Fuel pipe | |
| DNF | Jacky IckxEnsign | 21 | 64 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi | 15 | 62 | Throttle | ||
| DNF | Carlos ReutemannFerrari | 3 | 57 | Accident | ||
| DNF | Niki LaudaBrabham | 6 | 56 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Patrick DepaillerTyrrell | 12 | 51 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Hans-Joachim StuckShadow | 24 | 45 | Suspension | ||
| DNF | Riccardo PatreseArrows | 8 | 21 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Hector RebaqueTeam Lotus | 20 | 21 | Exhaust | ||
| DNF | Patrick TambayMcLaren | 14 | 16 | Spun off |