Round 7 · 4 June 1978
1978 Spanish Grand Prix: results
Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) won the 1978 Spanish Grand Prix, round 7 of the championship, held on 4 June 1978 at Jarama (Spain), starting from position 1. Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 1:41:47.060 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | +19.560 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | +37.240 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | +60.060 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | +65.930 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Williams | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 19 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 22 | — | — | Fuel pipe |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 21 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | — | — | Throttle |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 24 | — | — | Suspension |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 20 | — | — | Exhaust |
| 24 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | — | — | Spun off |