Italian Grand Prix 1978
Monza
10 September
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 01 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 40 1h07m04.54s 9 4
2 02 John Watson GBR Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 40 1h07m06.02s 6 7
3 11 Carlos Reutemann ARG Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 40 1h07m25.01s 4 11
4 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS9 Matra 40 1h07m42.07s 3 8
5 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 40 1h07m44.93s 2 19
6 05 Mario Andretti USA John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 Ford 40 1h07m50.87s 1 1
7 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 40 1h07m53.02s - 2
8 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A Ford 40 1h07m59.78s - 13
9 29 Nelson Piquet BRA BS Fabrications McLaren M23 Ford 40 1h08m11.37s - 24
10 22 Derek Daly IRL Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford 40 1h08m13.65s - 18
11 04 Patrick Depailler FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 40 1h08m21.11s - 16
12 20 Jody Scheckter ZA Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 Ford 39 - - 9
13 27 Alan Jones AUS Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 Ford 39 - - 6
14 33 Bruno Giacomelli ITA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 39 - - 20
NC 17 Clay Regazzoni CH Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 33 - - 15
R 35 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1 Ford 29 Engine - 12
R 07 James Hunt GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 19 Distributor - 10
R 37 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1 Ford 14 Engine - 22
R 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 6 Dropped Valve - 3
R 06 Ronnie Peterson SWE John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 Ford 0 Fatal Accident - 5
R 19 Vittorio Brambilla ITA Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Ford 0 Accident - 23
R 03 Didier Pironi FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 0 Accident - 14
R 16 Hans Joachim Stuck GER Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 0 Accident - 17
R 30 Brett Lunger USA Liggett Group/BS Fabrications McLaren M26 Ford 0 Accident - 21
DNQ 25 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 78 Ford - - - -
DNQ 10 Harald Ertl AUT ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford - - - -
DNQ 09 Michael Bleekemolen NED ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford - - - -
DNQ 18 Gimax ITA Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Ford - - - -
DNPQ 32 Keke Rosberg FIN Theodore Racing Hong Kong Wolf WR4 Ford - - - -
DNPQ 36 Rolf Stommelen GER Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1 Ford - - - -
DNPQ 38 Alberto Colombo ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1 Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
Gilles Villeneuve1-3434
Mario Andretti35-406

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m37.520s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m38.23s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Mario Andretti USA 64
2 Ronnie Peterson SWE 51
3 Niki Lauda AUT 44
4 Carlos Reutemann ARG 35
5 Patrick Depailler FRA 32
6 John Watson GBR 25