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1978 Grand Prix of Spain Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 7 of 16 Sunday, June 4, 1978 at Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Madrid, Spain 75 laps on a 3.404 kilometer road course (255.300 kilometers) Time of race: 1:41:47.06 Average speed: 150.509 kph Pole time: 76.39 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 19.56 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1978 Formula One results   /   1978 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 1 5   Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 75 1:41:47.06 70 9 2 2 6   Ronnie Peterson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 75 +19.56 0 6 3 10 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS9 / Matra MS76 75 +37.24 0 4 4 9 20   Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 / Ford Cosworth DFV 75 +60.06 0 3 5 7 2   John Watson Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 75 +65.93 0 2 6 4 7   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 74 +1 lap 5 1 7 16 19   Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS20 / Ford Cosworth DFV 74 +1 lap 0 0 8 18 27   Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV 74 +1 lap 0 0 9 17 9   Jochen Mass ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 74 +1 lap 0 0 10 5 12   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 74 +1 lap 0 0 11 23 18   Rupert Keegan Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS20 / Ford Cosworth DFV 73 +2 laps 0 0 12 13 3   Didier Pironi Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 71 +4 laps 0 0 13 11 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1 71 +4 laps 0 0 14 19 36   Rolf Stommelen Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 71 +4 laps 0 0 ret 22 17   Clay Regazzoni Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV 67 fuel pipe 0 0 ret 21 22   Jacky Ickx Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV 64 engine 0 0 ret 15 14   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV 62 throttle 0 0 ret 3 11   Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 57 crash 0 0 ret 6 1   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 56 engine 0 0 ret 12 4   Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 51 engine 0 0 ret 24 16   Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV 45 suspension 0 0 ret 8 35   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 21 engine 0 0 ret 20 25   Hector Rebaque Team Rebaque Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 21 exhaust 0 0 ret 14 8   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 16 spun off 0 0

Fastest Lap: 153.065 kph by Mario Andretti Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Arturo Merzario 37 Team Merzario 26 Brett Lunger 30 Liggett Group/BS Fabrications 27 Emilio de Villota 28 Centro Asegurador 28 Alberto Colombo 10 ATS Racing Team 29 Keke Rosberg 32 Theodore Racing Hong Kong Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   James Hunt 1 5 5   Mario Andretti 6 75 70 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mario Andretti 36     2   Ronnie Peterson 26   -10   3   Patrick Depailler 23   -13   4   Carlos Reutemann 22   -14   5   Niki Lauda 16   -20   6   Jacques Laffite 10   -26   7   John Watson 9   -27   8   Jody Scheckter 7   -29   9   Emerson Fittipaldi 6   -30   10   Didier Pironi 5   -31   11   James Hunt 4   -32   12   Alan Jones 3   -33   12   Gilles Villeneuve 3   -33   14   Riccardo Patrese 2   -34   14   Clay Regazzoni 2   -34   16   Patrick Tambay 1   -35