1978 Spanish Grand Prix

The Spanish Grand Prix 1978 was the 7th round of the 1978 F1 season, and took place at the Jarama in Madrid, Spain, on June 4th.

Mario Andretti won the race from the pole, followed by Ronnie Peterson, and Jacques Laffite completing the podium.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 14 drivers out of the original 29 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Clay Regazzoni, who had a fuel pipe issue on lap 67, Jacky Ickx, Niki Lauda, Patrick Depailler, and Riccardo Patrese, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Emerson Fittipaldi, who had a throttle issue on lap 62, Carlos Reutemann, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 57, Hans-Joachim Stuck, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 45, Hector Rebaque, who suffered from problems with the exhaust on lap 21, Patrick Tambay, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 16, and Keke Rosberg, who did not prequalify on lap 0.

Qualifying