1978 Grand Prix of Spain
4 June - Jarama: 75 laps x 3.404 km = 255.300 km
Pole Position: M Andretti Lotus 1 min:16.390s Fastest Lap: 153.065 km/h M Andretti Lotus 1 min:20.060s Results: 1 M Andretti Lotus 1 h 41m 47.060s 2 R Peierson Lotus 1 h 42m 06.620s 3 J Laffite Ligier 1 h 42m 24.300s 4 J Scheckter Wolf 1 h 42m 47.120s 5 J Watson Brabham 1 h 42m 52.980s 6 J Hunt McLaren 74 7 V Brambilla Surtees 74 8 A Jones Williams 74 9 J Mass ATS 74 10 G Villeneuve Ferrari 74 11 R Keegan Surtees 73 12 D Pironi Tyrrell 71 13 J-P Jabouille Renault 71 14 R Stommelen Arrows 71 15r C Regazzoni Shadow 67 fuel union Did Not Finish: J Ickx Ensign 64 engine E Fittipaldi Copersucar 62 throttle linkage C Reutemann Ferrari 57 drive shaft/ accident N Lauda Brabham 56 engine P Depailler Tyrrell 51 engine H-J Stuck Shadow 45 rear suspension radius rod H Rebaque Lotus 21 exhaust R Patrese Arrows 21 engine P Tambay McLaren 16 spin/ clutch Did Not Qualify: A Merzario Merzario B Lunger McLaren E de Villota McLaren A Colombo ATS Did Not PreQualify: K Rosberg Theodore Qualifying Times: 1 5 Mario Andretti Lotus/Ford 1'16.39 2 6 Ronnie Peterson Lotus/Ford 1'16.68 3 11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1'17.40 4 7 James Hunt McLaren/Ford 1'17.66 5 12 G.Villeneuve Ferrari 1'17.76 6 1 Niki Lauda Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'17.94 7 2 John Watson Brabham/Alfa Romeo 1'17.98 8 35 Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford 1'18.14 9 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf/Ford 1'18.24 10 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier/Matra 1'18.42 11 15 J.P.Jabouille Renault 1'18.99 12 4 P.Depailler Tyrrell/Ford 1'19.06 13 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell/Ford 1'19.11 14 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren/Ford 1'19.28 15 14 E.Fittipaldi Fittipaldi/Ford 1'19.33 16 19 V.Brambilla Surtees/Ford 1'19.71 17 9 Jochen Mass ATS/Ford 1'19.98 18 27 Alan Jones Williams/Ford 1'19.99 19 36 Rolf Stommelen Arrows/Ford 1'20.03 20 25 Hector Rebaque Lotus/Ford 1'20.21 21 22 Jacky Ickx Ensign/Ford 1'20.36 22 17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow/Ford 1'20.67 23 18 Rupert Keegan Surtees/Ford 1'20.77 24 16 H.J.Stuck Shadow/Ford 1'20.87 Not qualified 25 37 Arturo Merzario Merzario/Ford 1'20.91 26 30 Brett Lunger McLaren/Ford 1'21.17 27 28 E.de Villota McLaren/Ford 1'21.55 28 10 Alberto Colombo ATS/Ford 1'21.59 Not pre-qualified 29 32 Keke Rosberg Theodore/Ford