Gran Premio de España 1978
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 75 | 1:41:47.060 | 9 | 1 | Pole FL |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 75 | 1:42:06.620 | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 75 | 1:42:24.300 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 75 | 1:42:47.120 | 3 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 75 | 1:42:52.990 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 74 | +1 lap | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 74 | +1 lap | — | 16 | |
| 8 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 74 | +1 lap | — | 18 | |
| 9 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 74 | +1 lap | — | 17 | |
| 10 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 74 | +1 lap | — | 5 | |
| 11 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 73 | +2 laps | — | 23 | |
| 12 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 71 | +4 laps | — | 13 | |
| 13 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 71 | +4 laps | — | 11 | |
| 14 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 71 | +4 laps | — | 19 | |
| 15 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 67 | Fuel pipe | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 64 | Engine | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 62 | Throttle | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 57 | Accident | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 56 | Engine | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 51 | Engine | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 45 | Suspension | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 21 | Exhaust | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 21 | Engine | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 16 | Spun off | — | 14 | |
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 28 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 10 | Alberto Colombo | ATS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:16.390 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:16.680 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:17.400 |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:17.660 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:17.760 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:17.940 |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:17.980 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:18.140 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | — | — | — | 1:18.240 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:18.420 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | — | — | — | 1:18.990 |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:19.060 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:19.110 |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:19.280 |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:19.330 |
| 16 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:19.710 |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | ATS | — | — | — | 1:19.980 |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:19.990 |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:20.030 |
| 20 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:20.210 |
| 21 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:20.360 |
| 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:20.670 |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | — | — | — | 1:20.770 |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | — | — | — | 1:20.870 |
| 25 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | 1:20.910 |
| 26 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:21.170 |
| 27 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:21.550 |
| 28 | Alberto Colombo | ATS | — | — | — | 1:21.590 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | — |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 2 | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | — |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | — |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 | — |
| 7 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | — |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | — |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | — |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | — |
| 12 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | — |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | — |
| 14 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | — |
| 15 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | — |
| 16 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 16 | — |
| 17 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 17 | — |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Williams | 18 | — |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 19 | — |
| 20 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 21 | — |
| 22 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 22 | — |
| 23 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | — |
| 24 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 5 | 1:20.060 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 36 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 26 |
| 3 | Patrick Depailler | 23 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | 22 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | 16 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 7 | John Watson | 9 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | 7 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | 5 |
| 11 | James Hunt | 4 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | 3 |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | 3 |
| 14 | Clay Regazzoni | 2 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | 2 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
