| «1978-07» | Spain Grand Prix - XXIV Gran Premio de España |
| 1978-06-04 | Jarama - 75 laps × 3.404 km : 255.3 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.390 | 160.419 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.680 | +00.290 (+0.380%) | +00.290 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 01:17.400 | +01.010 (+1.322%) | +00.720 |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.660 | +01.270 (+1.663%) | +00.260 |
| 5 | 5 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:17.760 | +01.370 (+1.793%) | +00.100 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:17.940 | +01.550 (+2.029%) | +00.180 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 01:17.980 | +01.590 (+2.081%) | +00.040 |
| 8 | 8 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.140 | +01.750 (+2.291%) | +00.160 |
| 9 | 9 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.240 | +01.850 (+2.422%) | +00.100 |
| 10 | 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:18.420 | +02.030 (+2.657%) | +00.180 |
| 11 | 11 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 01:18.990 | +02.600 (+3.404%) | +00.570 |
| 12 | 12 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.060 | +02.670 (+3.495%) | +00.070 |
| 13 | 13 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.110 | +02.720 (+3.561%) | +00.050 |
| 14 | 14 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.280 | +02.890 (+3.783%) | +00.170 |
| 15 | 15 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.330 | +02.940 (+3.849%) | +00.050 |
| 16 | 16 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.710 | +03.320 (+4.346%) | +00.380 |
| 17 | 17 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.980 | +03.590 (+4.700%) | +00.270 |
| 18 | 18 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.990 | +03.600 (+4.713%) | +00.010 |
| 19 | 19 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.030 | +03.640 (+4.765%) | +00.040 |
| 20 | 20 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.210 | +03.820 (+5.001%) | +00.180 |
| 21 | 21 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.360 | +03.970 (+5.197%) | +00.150 |
| 22 | 22 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.670 | +04.280 (+5.603%) | +00.310 |
| 23 | 23 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.770 | +04.380 (+5.734%) | +00.100 |
| 24 | 24 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.870 | +04.480 (+5.865%) | +00.100 |
| 25 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.910 | +04.520 (+5.917%) | +00.040 | |
| 26 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.170 | +04.780 (+6.257%) | +00.260 | |
| 27 | 28 | Emilio de Villota | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.550 | +05.160 (+6.755%) | +00.380 | |
| 28 | 10 | Alberto Colombo | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.590 | +05.200 (+6.807%) | +00.040 | |
| 29 | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore • Ford Cosworth |