The 1978 Spanish Grand Prix started June 4th, 1978 at 02:00 on Jarama in Madrid, Spain. Mario Andretti started from pole position with Ronnie Peterson next to him. Carlos Reutemann started from third place.
After 1 hour, 41 minutes and 47 seconds Mario Andretti finished the race first. The podium was completed with Ronnie Peterson in second and Jacques Laffite in third place.
After the 1978 Spanish Grand Prix, Mario Andretti is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 36 points. Andretti is 10 points ahead of Ronnie Peterson.
After 1 hour, 41 minutes and 47 seconds Mario Andretti finished the race first. The podium was completed with Ronnie Peterson in second and Jacques Laffite in third place.
After the 1978 Spanish Grand Prix, Mario Andretti is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 36 points. Andretti is 10 points ahead of Ronnie Peterson.
Circuit
Location
Madrid, Spain
Date
June 4th, 1978 at 02:00
Round
7/16
Winner
Mario Andretti
Winning time
1:41:47.06
Pole position
Mario Andretti
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1:41:47.06 | 1 | 75 | 9 |
| 2 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | +19.56 | 2 | 75 | 6 |
| 3 7 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +37.24 | 10 | 75 | 4 |
| 4 5 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +1:00.06 | 9 | 75 | 3 |
| 5 2 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | +1:05.93 | 7 | 75 | 2 |
| 6 2 | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | +1 Lap | 4 | 74 | 1 |
| 7 9 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | +1 Lap | 16 | 74 | 0 |
| 8 10 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | +1 Lap | 18 | 74 | 0 |
| 9 8 | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | +1 Lap | 17 | 74 | 0 |
| 10 5 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 5 | 74 | 0 |
| 11 12 | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | +2 Laps | 23 | 73 | 0 |
| 12 1 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +4 Laps | 13 | 71 | 0 |
| 13 2 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +4 Laps | 11 | 71 | 0 |
| 14 5 | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | +4 Laps | 19 | 71 | 0 |
| 15 7 | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Fuel pipe | 22 | 67 | 0 |
| - | #22 Jacky Ickx | Ensign | DNF (Engine) | 21 | 64 | 0 |
| - | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | DNF (Throttle) | 15 | 62 | 0 |
| - | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| - | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | DNF (Engine) | 6 | 56 | 0 |
| - | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 12 | 51 | 0 |
| - | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | DNF (Suspension) | 24 | 45 | 0 |
| - | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 8 | 21 | 0 |
| - | #25 Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | DNF (Exhaust) | 20 | 21 | 0 |
| - | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | DNF (Spun off) | 14 | 16 | 0 |
| - | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #28 Emilio de Villota | McLaren | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #10 Alberto Colombo | ATS | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #32 Keke Rosberg | Theodore | Did not prequalify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 3 | 4 | 36 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 3 | 26 | -10 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 4 | 23 | -13 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 22 | -14 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 16 | -20 | |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 10 | -26 | |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 1 | 9 | -27 | |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1 | 7 | -29 | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1 | 6 | -30 | |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 5 | -31 | ||
| 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | -32 | ||
| 12 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | -33 | ||
| 13 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | -33 | ||
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 2 | -34 | ||
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2 | -34 | ||
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1 | -35 | ||
| 17 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 0 | -36 | ||
| 18 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 0 | -36 | ||
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 0 | -36 | ||
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 0 | -36 | ||
| 21 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 0 | -36 | ||
| 22 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 0 | -36 | ||
| 23 | René Arnoux | Martini | 0 | -36 | ||
| 24 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 0 | -36 | ||
| 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 0 | -36 | ||
| 26 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 0 | -36 | ||
| 27 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 0 | -36 | ||
| 28 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 | -36 | ||
| 29 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | -36 | ||
| 30 | Danny Ongais | Shadow | 0 | -36 | ||
| 31 | Lamberto Leoni | Ensign | 0 | -36 | ||
| 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 0 | -36 | ||
| 33 | Eddie Cheever | Hesketh | 0 | -36 | ||
| 34 | Derek Daly | Hesketh | 0 | -36 | ||
| 35 | Divina Galica | Hesketh | 0 | -36 | ||
| 36 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | 0 | -36 | ||
| 37 | Alberto Colombo | ATS | 0 | -36 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 4 | 7 | 45 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 1 | 4 | 25 | -20 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 22 | -23 |
| 4 | Brabham | 4 | 22 | -23 | |
| 5 | Ligier | 1 | 10 | -35 | |
| 6 | Wolf | 1 | 7 | -38 | |
| 7 | Fittipaldi | 1 | 6 | -39 | |
| 8 | McLaren | 4 | -41 | ||
| 9 | Williams | 3 | -42 | ||
| 10 | Shadow | 2 | -43 | ||
| 11 | Arrows | 2 | -43 | ||
| 12 | ATS | 0 | -45 | ||
| 13 | Surtees | 0 | -45 | ||
| 14 | Martini | 0 | -45 | ||
| 15 | Renault | 0 | -45 | ||
| 16 | Ensign | 0 | -45 | ||
| 17 | Merzario | 0 | -45 | ||
| 18 | Theodore | 0 | -45 | ||
| 19 | Hesketh | 0 | -45 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell | 1:16.330 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | George Russell | 1:24.108 - Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc |
| 2021 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | 1:18.149 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2020 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | 1:18.183 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:18.492 - Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:18.441 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:23.593 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #33 Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | Sebastian Vettel | 1:26.948 - Daniil Kvyat | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:28.270 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:28.918 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2013 | #3 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | 1:26.217 - Esteban Gutiérrez | Nico Rosberg |
| 2012 | #18 Pastor Maldonado | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:26.250 - Romain Grosjean | Pastor Maldonado |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Jenson Button | 1:26.727 - Lewis Hamilton | Mark Webber |
| 2010 | #6 Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:24.357 - Lewis Hamilton | Mark Webber |
| 2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Rubens Barrichello | Mark Webber | 1:22.762 - Rubens Barrichello | Jenson Button |
| 2008 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:21.670 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2007 | #5 Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | 1:22.680 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Michael Schumacher | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:16.648 - Felipe Massa | Fernando Alonso |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Jarno Trulli | 1:15.641 - Giancarlo Fisichella | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Jarno Trulli | 1:17.450 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Jacques Villeneuve | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Olivier Panis | Jean Alesi | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Jacques Villeneuve | Damon Hill | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Johnny Herbert | Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mark Blundell | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michael Schumacher | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Alessandro Nannini | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Gerhard Berger | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Alessandro Nannini | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Stefan Johansson | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1986 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1981 | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Jacques Laffite | John Watson | Jacques Laffite | |
| 1979 | #25 Patrick Depailler | Carlos Reutemann | Mario Andretti | Jacques Laffite | |
| 1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | Carlos Reutemann | Jody Scheckter | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Niki Lauda | Gunnar Nilsson | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #2 Jochen Mass | Jacky Ickx | Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #12 Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | Emerson Fittipaldi | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #1 Emerson Fittipaldi | François Cevert | George Follmer | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1972 | #5 Emerson Fittipaldi | Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | Jacky Ickx | Chris Amon | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1970 | #1 Jackie Stewart | Bruce McLaren | Mario Andretti | Jack Brabham | |
| 1969 | #7 Jackie Stewart | Bruce McLaren | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1968 | #10 Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | Brian Redman | Chris Amon | |
| 1954 | #38 Mike Hawthorn | Luigi Musso | Juan Fangio | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #22 Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Nino Farina | Alberto Ascari |