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1978 Radio 210 European Trophy
1978 Belgian GP
1977 Spanish GP

1978 Spanish GP

1978 Swedish GP
1979 Spanish GP
 XXIV  Gran Premio de Espaņa

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 4 June 1978
Start time14:00
Event Spanish GP
Circuit Jarama
Event FormatRace of 75 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#7 of 16 in 1978
#304 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps75
Circuit Perimeter3404 m
Race Distance3404 × 75 = 255.300 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries29
Qualifiers24
Finishers15
Debutants
Wolf WR5 (Car Model),    Centro Asegurador F1 (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 9 – 200th Race Entry (Car Number)
Records Broken 1. Most Failures to Qualify Arturo Merzario (9)
Records Extended 1. Most Retirements Lotus (338),
2. Most Race Entries Lotus (793),
3. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Ferrari (74),
4. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (73)

World Championship standings
1  Mario Andretti 36 
2  Ronnie Peterson 26 up
3  Patrick Depailler 23 up
4  Carlos Reutemann 22 up
5  Niki Lauda 16 
6  Jacques Laffite 10 up
7  John Watson 9 up
8  Jody Scheckter 7 up
9  Emerson Fittipaldi 6 up
10  Didier Pironi 5 up
11  James Hunt 4 
12  Alan Jones 3 up
  Gilles Villeneuve 3 up
14  Clay Regazzoni 2 
15  Riccardo Patrese 2 
16  Patrick Tambay 1 
1  Lotus / Ford 45 
2  Tyrrell / Ford 25 
3  Ferrari / Ferrari 22 
4  Brabham / Alfa Romeo 22 
5  Ligier / Matra 10 up
6  Wolf / Ford 7 up
7  Fittipaldi / Ford 6 up
8  McLaren / Ford 4 
9  Williams / Ford 3 up
10  Shadow / Ford 2 
11  Arrows / Ford 2 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 5Car 5Car 5
EntrantJohn Player Team LotusJohn Player Team LotusJohn Player Team Lotus
Driver Mario Andretti Mario Andretti Mario Andretti
Car Lotus 79 Lotus 79 Lotus 79
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time1:41'47.061'16.391'20.06
Speed150.495 km/h160.419 km/h153.065 km/h