Pit Lane F1
1978 Season - Round 7 - 1978-06-04
Mario Andretti won the 1978 Spanish Grand Prix from pole position, leading Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) home for Team Lotus.
Rupert Keegan (Surtees) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1978 Spanish Grand Prix, completing round 7 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Williams | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 19 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 22 | Fuel pipe | 0 |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | Throttle | 0 |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| 19 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 24 | Suspension | 0 |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 20 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 24 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
