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Event: XXIV Gran Premio de España Formula 1			Date: 4.6.1978
Track: Circuito del Jarama (Spain), unknown length		Organiser: unknown
GP Spain
Formula 1 World Championship (round 7)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
1^st	5	Mario Andretti	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	75
2^nd	6	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus 79 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	75
3^rd	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier JS9 Matra	Equipe Ligier	75
4^th	20	Jody Scheckter	Wolf WR5 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	75
5^th	2	John Watson	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	75
6^th	7T	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	74
7^th	19	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees TS20 Ford	Beta Team Surtees	74
8^th	27	Alan Jones	Williams FW06 Ford	Williams GP Engineering	74
9^th	9	Jochen Mass	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing Team	74
10^th	12	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	74
11^th	18	Rupert Keegan	Surtees TS20 Ford	Durex Team Surtees	73
12^th	3	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	71
13^th	15	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault	71
14^th	36	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows FA1 Ford	Arrows Racing Team	71
15^th	17	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	67	Fuel union

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
22	Jacky Ickx	Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	64	Engine
14	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	62	Throttle linkage
11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	57	Throttle, accident
1	Niki Lauda	Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	56	Engine
4	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell	51	Engine
16	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow DN9 Ford	Villiger Shadow	45	Rear radius arm
35	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows FA1 Ford	Arrows Racing Team	21	Engine
25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque	21	Engine
8	Patrick Tambay	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren	16	Clutch

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
37	Arturo Merzario	Merzario A1 Ford	Team Merzario
30	Brett Lunger	McLaren M26 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications
28	Emilio de Villota	McLaren M25 Ford	Centro Asegurador F1
10	Alberto Colombo	ATS HS1 Ford	ATS Racing Team
32	Keke Rosberg	Theodore TR1 Ford	Theodore Racing	Did not pre-qualify

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	4T	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell 008 Ford	Elf Team Tyrrell		Spare car
	7	James Hunt	McLaren M26 Ford	Marlboro Team McLaren		Original race chassis, accident in practice
	14T	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi F5A Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive		Spare car
	15T	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault RS01 Turbo	Equipe Renault		Spare car
	25T	Hector Rebaque	Lotus 78 Ford	Team Rebaque		Spare car
	30T	Brett Lunger	McLaren M23 Ford	Liggett Group with BS Fabrications		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
2T		Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo	Parmalat Racing	Spare car
5T		Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	Spare car
6T		Lotus 78 Ford	John Player Team Lotus	Spare car
11T		Ferrari 312 T3	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	Spare car
20T		Wolf WR1 Ford	Walter Wolf Racing	Spare car
22T		Ensign N177 Ford	Team Tissot Ensign	Spare car
26T		Ligier JS7/9 Matra	Equipe Ligier	Spare car
27T		Williams FW06 Ford	Williams GP Engineering	Spare car
35T		Arrows FA1 Ford	Arrows Racing Team	Spare car

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