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1978 Spanish Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 1978
Event recurring_sporting_event_edition Q171801
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Summary

1978 Spanish Grand Prix is a recurring sporting event edition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of recurring sporting event edition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (119 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: Mario Andretti[3], Team Lotus[4], Cosworth[5]
  • Country: Spain[6]
  • Follows: 1977 Spanish Grand Prix[7]
  • Followed by: 1979 Spanish Grand Prix[8]
  • Location: Jarama Circuit[9], Spain[10]
  • Part of: 1978 Formula One season[11]
  • Edition number: 24[12]
  • Point in time: June 4, 1978[13]
  • Sport: auto racing[14]
  • Official name: XXIV Gran Premio de España[15]
  • Native label: 26o Gran Premio de Espana[16]
  • Event distance: 75 lap[17]
  • Sports season of league or competition: Spanish Grand Prix[18]
  • Pole position: Mario Andretti[19]
  • Fastest lap: Mario Andretti[20]

Why It Matters

1978 Spanish Grand Prix has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

What awards did 1978 Spanish Grand Prix receive?

Honors received include Mario Andretti[3], Team Lotus[4], and Cosworth[5].

Related Entities

Mario Andretti Spain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · TheaAlvaro · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edition number → 24
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl',
    Sitelink count → 23
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Edition number: 24, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290282|batch #290282]]"
  2. 13w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → 1979 Spanish Grand Prix
    Follows → 1977 Spanish Grand Prix
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Follows: 1977 Spanish Grand Prix"
  3. 23w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → recurring sporting event edition
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Instance of: recurring sporting event edition, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778535598869"
  4. 23w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Event distance → {'unit': 'Q26484625', 'amount': '+75'}
    Part of → —
    Instance of → —
    Fastest lap → Mario Andretti
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Instance of to Sports season of league or competition"
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