1978 Spanish Grand Prix
| 1978 Spanish Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 June 1978 | ||
| Official name | XXIV Gran Premio de España | ||
| Location | Jarama, Spain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.404 km (2.115 miles) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 255.3 km (158.625 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:16.39 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | |
| Time | 1:20.06 on lap 5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Second | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Third | Ligier-Matra | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
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.