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Event

Spanish Grand Prix

Date
Sun 4th June 1978 (UTC)
Sun 4th June 1978 (Local)

Timestamp
1978-06-04T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC (00:00:00 Local)

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League
Formula 1

Season
1978

Round
7

Status

Location
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

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Description

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.

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Result List

01	Mario Andretti	41:47.1
02	Ronnie Peterson	+0:19.56
03	Jacques Laffite	+0:37.24
05	John Watson	+1:05.93
06	James Hunt	+1 Lap
07	Vittorio Brambilla	+1 Lap
08	Alan Jones	+1 Lap
09	Jochen Mass	+1 Lap
10	Gilles Villeneuve	+1 Lap
11	Rupert Keegan	+2 Laps
12	Didier Pironi	+4 Laps
13	Jean-Christophe Boullion	+4 Laps
14	Rolf Stommelen	+4 Laps
15	Clay Regazzoni	DNF
16	Jacky Ickx	DNF
17	Emerson Fittipaldi	DNF
18	Carlos Reutemann	DNF
19	Niki Lauda	DNF
20	Patrick Depailler	DNF
21	Hans Stuck	DNF
22	Riccardo Patrese	DNF
23	Hector Rebaque	DNF
24	Patrick Tambay	DNF
25	Arturo Merzario	Did not qualify
26	Brett Lunger	Did not qualify
27	Emilio De Villota	Did not qualify
28	Alberto Colombo	Did not qualify
29	Keke Rosberg	Did not prequalify

Result Description
1 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:41:47.06
2 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford + 19.56
3 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra + 37.24
4 Jody Scheckter Wolf-Ford + 1:00.06
5 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo + 1:05.93
6 James Hunt McLaren-Ford + 1 Lap
7 Brambilla Surtees-Ford + 1 Lap
8 Alan Jones Williams-Ford + 1 Lap
9 Jochen Mass ATS-Ford + 1 Lap
10 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari + 1 Lap

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