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1978 Spanish Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountrySpain
Flag_suffix1977
Grand PrixSpanish
ImageCircuito Permanente del Jarama 1980.svg
Official nameXXIV Gran Premio de España
Date4 June
Year1978
Race_No7
Season_No16
LocationJarama, Spain
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.115
Course_km3.404
Distance_laps75
Distance_mi158.625
Distance_km255.3
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverMario Andretti
Pole_CountryUSA
Pole_TeamLotus-Ford
Pole_Time1:16.39
Fast_DriverMario Andretti
Fast_CountryUSA
Fast_TeamLotus-Ford
Fast_Time1:20.06
Fast_Lap5
First_DriverMario Andretti
First_CountryUSA
First_TeamLotus-Ford
Second_DriverRonnie Peterson
Second_CountrySweden
Second_TeamLotus-Ford
Third_DriverJacques Laffite
Third_CountryFrance
Third_flag_suffix1974
Third_TeamLigier-Matra
Lapchart

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

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.

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.DriverConstructorTime/Gap12345
MEX Héctor RebaqueLotus–Ford1:19.84
FRG Rolf StommelenArrows–Ford+0.13
ITA Arturo MerzarioMerzario–Ford+0.19
USA Brett LungerMcLaren–Ford+0.35
FIN Keke RosbergTheodore–Ford+1.41

*Positions in red indicate entries that failed to pre-qualify.

Qualifying

Pos.DriverConstructorTime/Gap12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728Source:
USA Mario AndrettiLotus–Ford1:16.39
SWE Ronnie PetersonLotus–Ford+0.29
ARG Carlos ReutemannFerrari+1.01
GBR James HuntMcLaren–Ford+1.27
CAN Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+1.40
AUT Niki LaudaBrabham–Alfa Romeo+1.55
GBR John WatsonBrabham–Alfa Romeo+1.59
ITA Riccardo PatreseArrows–Ford+1.75
RSA Jody ScheckterWolf–Ford+1.85
FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier–Matra+2.03
FRA Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault+2.60
FRA Patrick DepaillerTyrrell–Ford+2.67
FRA Didier PironiTyrrell–Ford+2.72
FRA Patrick TambayMcLaren–Ford+2.89
BRA Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi–Ford+2.94
ITA Vittorio BrambillaSurtees–Ford+3.32
FRG Jochen MassATS–Ford+3.59
AUS Alan JonesWilliams–Ford+3.60
FRG Rolf StommelenArrows–Ford+3.64
MEX Héctor RebaqueLotus–Ford+3.82
BEL Jacky IckxEnsign–Ford+3.97
SUI Clay RegazzoniShadow–Ford+4.28
GBR Rupert KeeganSurtees–Ford+4.38
FRG Hans-Joachim StuckShadow–Ford+4.48
ITA Arturo MerzarioMerzario–Ford+4.52
USA Brett LungerMcLaren–Ford+4.78
ESP Emilio de VillotaMcLaren–Ford+5.16
ITA Alberto ColomboATS–Ford+5.20

*Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNPQ
5US **Mario Andretti****Lotus-Ford**751:41:47.061**9**
6Sweden **Ronnie Peterson****Lotus-Ford**75+ 19.562**6**
26France **Jacques Laffite****Ligier-Matra**75+ 37.2410**4**
20South Africa **Jody Scheckter****Wolf-Ford**75+ 1:00.069**3**
2UK **John Watson****Brabham-Alfa Romeo**75+ 1:05.937**2**
7UK **James Hunt****McLaren-Ford**74+ 1 Lap4**1**
19Italy Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford74+ 1 Lap16
27Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford74+ 1 Lap18
9FRG Jochen MassATS-Ford74+ 1 Lap17
12Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari74+ 1 Lap5
18UK Rupert KeeganSurtees-Ford73+ 2 Laps23
3France Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford71+ 4 Laps13
15France Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault71+ 4 Laps11
36FRG Rolf StommelenArrows-Ford71+ 4 Laps19
17Switzerland Clay RegazzoniShadow-Ford67Fuel Pipe22
22Belgium Jacky IckxEnsign-Ford64Engine21
14Brazil Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford62Throttle15
11Argentina Carlos ReutemannFerrari57Accident3
1Austria Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo56Engine6
4France Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford51Engine12
16FRG Hans-Joachim StuckShadow-Ford45Suspension24
35Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford21Engine8
25Mexico Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford21Exhaust20
8France Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford16Spun Off14
37Italy Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford
30US Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford
28Spain Emilio de VillotaMcLaren-Ford
10Italy Alberto ColomboATS-Ford
32Finland Keke RosbergTheodore-Ford

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

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1USA Mario Andretti36
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 22SWE Ronnie Peterson26
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 13FRA Patrick Depailler23
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 14ARG Carlos Reutemann22
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5AUT Niki Lauda16

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1UK Lotus-Ford45
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK Tyrrell-Ford25
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3ITA Ferrari22
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4UK Brabham-Alfa Romeo22
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 15FRA Ligier-Matra10
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1977 Spanish Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1979 Spanish Grand Prix

References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1978". The Programme Covers Project.
  2. Jenkinson, Denis. (2014-07-07). "1978 Spanish Grand Prix race report".
  3. "Formula One 1978 Spanish Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats".
  4. "1978 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  5. (4 June 1978). "1978 Spanish Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  6. "Spain 1978 - Championship • STATS F1".
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