The 1978 Spanish Grand Prix was Round 7 of the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Jarama, Spain on Sunday, 4 June 1978. Mario Andretti started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and was the race winner.
1978 Spanish Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 75 | 1:41:47.06 | 1:41:47.060 | - | - | 1:20.060 | 5 | 150.510 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +19.560 | 1:42:06.620 | +19.560 | +19.560 | 1:20.400 | 150.030 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 75 | +37.240 | 1:42:24.300 | +37.240 | +17.680 | 1:21.100 | 149.600 | 10 | 4 | |
| 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1:00.060 | 1:42:47.120 | +1:00.060 | +22.820 | 1:21.330 | 149.040 | 9 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 75 | +1:05.930 | 1:42:52.990 | +1:05.930 | +5.870 | 1:21.270 | 148.900 | 7 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:20.440 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 7 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:22.440 | 16 | |||||
| 8 | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:21.870 | 18 | |||||
| 9 | 9 | Jochen Mass | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:22.040 | 17 | |||||
| 10 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:20.940 | 5 | |||||
| 11 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:23.200 | 23 | ||||
| 12 | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:21.580 | 13 | ||||
| 13 | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 71 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1:22.630 | 11 | |||||
| 14 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1:23.350 | 19 | |||||
| 15 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 67 | Fuel Pipe | 8 laps | 4 laps | 1:22.530 | 22 | ||||
| DNF | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 64 | Engine | 1:22.190 | 21 | ||||||
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 62 | Throttle | 1:22.110 | 15 | ||||||
| DNF | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Ferrari | Michelin | 57 | Accident | 1:20.780 | 3 | ||||||
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 56 | Engine | 1:20.850 | 6 | ||||||
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 51 | Engine | 1:20.840 | 12 | ||||||
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 45 | Suspension | 1:22.900 | 24 | ||||||
| DNF | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 21 | Engine | 1:21.140 | 8 | ||||||
| DNF | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 21 | Exhaust | 1:23.460 | 20 | ||||||
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Spun Off | 1:21.710 | 14 | ||||||
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 30 | Brett Lunger | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 28 | Emilio de Villota | Spain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 10 | Alberto Colombo | Italy | ATS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Theodore Ford | Goodyear |