1978 Spanish Grand Prix

F1 Spain 1977 Spanish Circuito Permanente del Jarama 1980.svg XXIV Gran Premio de EspañaMotor Racing Programme Covers: 1978 http://www.progcovers.com/motor/jarama78.jpg The Programme Covers Project 29 October 2017 4 June 1978 7 16 Jarama, Spain Permanent racing facility 2.115 3.404 75 158.625 255.3 Dry Mario Andretti USA Lotus-Ford 1:16.39 Mario Andretti USA Lotus-Ford 1:20.06 5 Mario Andretti USA Lotus-Ford Ronnie Peterson Sweden Lotus-Ford Jacques Laffite France 1974 Ligier-Matra ESP The 1978 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 4 June 1978 at Jarama. It was the seventh race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors. The 75-lap race was won from pole position by Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford, with teammate Ronnie Peterson second and Jacques Laffite third in a Ligier-Matra. Report July 2021 Once again the new Lotus 79 demonstrated its speed, with Mario Andretti on pole and Ronnie Peterson alongside him on the front row, the Swede driving the 79 for the first time. Carlos Reutemann was third in his Ferrari, with James Hunt fourth in his McLaren.Jenkinson Denis 2014-07-07 1978 Spanish Grand Prix race report https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1978/60/the-spanish-grand-prix-6/ 2025-10-16 Motor Sport Magazine en-GB On race day, Hunt made a fast start to lead into the first corner from Andretti and Reutemann, with Peterson dropping to ninth. Andretti re-passed Hunt on lap 6 and then started to pull away. Reutemann ran third until he had to pit for tyres, and so John Watson inherited third until he was passed by Jacques Laffite, but soon the recovering Peterson passed both of them. Hunt now suffered from tyre problems and he also began to drop back, and so Peterson moved into second with Laffite third. This was how it stayed to the end, Andretti winning from Peterson in another Lotus 1–2, and Laffite taking the final spot on the podium. Reutemann had a huge accident on lap 58 when his Ferrari flew 8 feet in the air, cleared the barrier and landed in the debris fencing. Classification Pre-qualifying Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 MEX Héctor Rebaque Lotus–Ford 1:19.84 2 FRG Rolf Stommelen Arrows–Ford +0.13 3 ITA Arturo Merzario Merzario–Ford +0.19 4 USA Brett Lunger McLaren–Ford +0.35 5 FIN Keke Rosberg Theodore–Ford +1.41 *Positions in red indicate entries that failed to pre-qualify. Qualifying Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Gap 1 USA Mario Andretti Lotus–Ford 1:16.39 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus–Ford +0.29 3 ARG Carlos Reutemann Ferrari +1.01 4 GBR James Hunt McLaren–Ford +1.27 5 CAN Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari +1.40 6 AUT Niki Lauda Brabham–Alfa Romeo +1.55 7 GBR John Watson Brabham–Alfa Romeo +1.59 8 ITA Riccardo Patrese Arrows–Ford +1.75 9 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf–Ford +1.85 10 FRA 1974 Jacques Laffite Ligier–Matra +2.03 11 FRA 1974 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault +2.60 12 FRA 1974 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell–Ford +2.67 13 FRA 1974 Didier Pironi Tyrrell–Ford +2.72 14 FRA 1974 Patrick Tambay McLaren–Ford +2.89 15 BRA 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi–Ford +2.94 16 ITA Vittorio Brambilla Surtees–Ford +3.32 17 FRG Jochen Mass ATS–Ford +3.59 18 AUS Alan Jones Williams–Ford +3.60 19 FRG Rolf Stommelen Arrows–Ford +3.64 20 MEX Héctor Rebaque Lotus–Ford +3.82 21 BEL Jacky Ickx Ensign–Ford +3.97 22 SUI Clay Regazzoni Shadow–Ford +4.28 23 GBR Rupert Keegan Surtees–Ford +4.38 24 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow–Ford +4.48 25 ITA Arturo Merzario Merzario–Ford +4.52 26 USA Brett Lunger McLaren–Ford +4.78 27 ESP 1977 Emilio de Villota McLaren–Ford +5.16 28 ITA Alberto Colombo ATS–Ford +5.20 Source:https://motorsportstats.com/results/formula-one/1978/spanish-grand-prix/classification/qualifying Formula One 1978 Spanish Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats *Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 US Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford Goodyear 75 1:41:47.06 1 9 2 6 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Goodyear 75 + 19.56 2 6 3 26 France 1974 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra Goodyear 75 + 37.24 10 4 4 20 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford Goodyear 75 + 1:00.06 9 3 5 2 UK John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 75 + 1:05.93 7 2 6 7 UK James Hunt McLaren-Ford Goodyear 74 + 1 Lap 4 1 7 19 Italy Vittorio Brambilla Surtees-Ford Goodyear 74 + 1 Lap 16 8 27 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 74 + 1 Lap 18 9 9 FRG Jochen Mass ATS-Ford Goodyear 74 + 1 Lap 17 10 12 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 74 + 1 Lap 5 11 18 UK Rupert Keegan Surtees-Ford Goodyear 73 + 2 Laps 23 12 3 France 1974 Didier Pironi Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 71 + 4 Laps 13 13 15 France 1974 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault Michelin 71 + 4 Laps 11 14 36 FRG Rolf Stommelen Arrows-Ford Goodyear 71 + 4 Laps 19 15 17 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Shadow-Ford Goodyear 67 Fuel Pipe 22 Ret Retired 22 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ensign-Ford Goodyear 64 Engine 21 Ret Retired 14 Brazil 1968 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford Goodyear 62 Throttle 15 Ret Retired 11 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari Michelin 57 Accident 3 Ret Retired 1 Austria Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo Goodyear 56 Engine 6 Ret Retired 4 France 1974 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 51 Engine 12 Ret Retired 16 FRG Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford Goodyear 45 Suspension 24 Ret Retired 35 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Goodyear 21 Engine 8 Ret Retired 25 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Lotus-Ford Goodyear 21 Exhaust 20 Ret Retired 8 France 1974 Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford Goodyear 16 Spun Off 14 DNQ Did not qualify 37 Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 30 US Brett Lunger McLaren-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 28 Spain 1977 Emilio de Villota McLaren-Ford Goodyear DNQ Did not qualify 10 Italy Alberto Colombo ATS-Ford Goodyear DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 32 Finland Keke Rosberg Theodore-Ford Goodyear Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/415/ 1978 Spanish Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903035158/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1978/415// 3 September 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1978-spanish-grand-prix/ 1978 Spanish Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 4 June 1978 5 November 2021 Notes This was the 5th win of the Spanish Grand Prix for Lotus and the 10th Spanish Grand Prix win for a Ford-powered car. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 USA Mario Andretti 36 10px 2 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson 26 10px 1 3 FRA 1974 Patrick Depailler 23 10px 1 4 ARG Carlos Reutemann 22 10px 5 AUT Niki Lauda 16Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1978/espagne/championnat.aspx Spain 1978 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford 45 10px 2 UK Tyrrell-Ford 25 10px 3 ITA Ferrari 22 10px 4 UK Brabham-Alfa Romeo 22 10px 1 5 FRA 1974 Ligier-Matra 10Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Spanish Grand Prix 1978 1978 Belgian Grand Prix 1978 Swedish Grand Prix 1977 Spanish Grand Prix 1979 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish Grand Prix Category:Spanish Grand Prix Grand Prix Spanish Grand Prix