Round 7 of 16 · Madrid · 4 June 1978, Sunday
Spanish Grand Prix
Key highlights
Andretti
pole position
75
laps
15
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1:41:47.06 | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | +19.56 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +37.24 | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +1:00.06 | 3 |
| 5 | John Watson | Brabham | +1:05.93 | 2 |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +4 Laps | |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +4 Laps | |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | +4 Laps | |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Fuel pipe | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | Engine | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Throttle | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Accident | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Engine | |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Engine | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Suspension | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Engine | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Exhaust | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Spun off | |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Alberto Colombo | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | Did not prequalify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify