1978 Spanish Grand Prix
- Round
- 7 of 1978
- Circuit
- Circuito del Jarama
- Location
- Madrid, Spain
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Mario Andretti
- Constructor
- Team Lotus
- Entrant
- Lotus-Ford
- Pole position
- Mario Andretti
- Fastest lap
- Mario Andretti
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 75 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 75 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 75 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Jody Scheckter | Walter Wolf Racing | 9 | 75 | 3 | — |
| 5 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | 75 | 2 | — |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | 74 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 16 | 74 | — | — |
| 8 | Alan Jones | Williams | 18 | 74 | — | — |
| 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 17 | 74 | — | — |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 5 | 74 | — | — |
| 11 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | 73 | — | — |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | 71 | — | — |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | 71 | — | — |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 19 | 71 | — | — |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 22 | 67 | — | Fuel pipe |
| DNQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Brett Lunger | McLaren | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Emilio de Villota | McLaren | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Alberto Colombo | ATS | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNPQ | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | — | — | — | DNPQ |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | 57 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 6 | 56 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 8 | 21 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 12 | 51 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 14 | 16 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 62 | — | Throttle |
| DNF | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | 20 | 21 | — | Exhaust |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 21 | 64 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 24 | 45 | — | Suspension |