Monaco Grand Prix 1978
Monte Carlo
7 May
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 04 Patrick Depailler FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 75 1h55m14.66s 9 5
2 01 Niki Lauda AUT Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 75 1h55m37.11s 6 3
3 20 Jody Scheckter ZA Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR1 Ford 75 1h55m46.95s 4 9
4 02 John Watson GBR Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 Alfa Roméo 75 1h55m48.19s 3 2
5 03 Didier Pironi FRA Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 Ford 75 1h56m22.72s 2 13
6 35 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford 75 1h56m23.43s 1 14
7 08 Patrick Tambay FRA Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 74 - - 11
8 11 Carlos Reutemann ARG Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 74 - - 1
9 14 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A Ford 74 - - 20
10 15 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 Renault 71 - - 12
11 05 Mario Andretti USA John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 Ford 69 - - 4
R 12 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T3 Ferrari 62 Accident - 8
R 06 Ronnie Peterson SWE John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 Ford 56 Gearbox - 7
R 07 James Hunt GBR Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 Ford 43 Anti-Roll Bar - 6
R 36 Rolf Stommelen GER Arrows Racing Team Arrows FA1 Ford 38 Driver Ill - 19
R 27 Alan Jones AUS Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 Ford 29 Oil Leak - 10
R 22 Jacky Ickx BEL Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 Ford 27 Brakes - 16
R 16 Hans Joachim Stuck GER Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford 24 Accident - 17
R 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS7 Matra 13 Gearbox - 15
R 18 Rupert Keegan GBR Durex Team Surtees Surtees TS19 Ford 8 Crown Wheel - 18
DNQ 09 Jochen Mass GER ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford - - - -
DNQ 17 Clay Regazzoni CH Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 Ford - - - -
DNQ 10 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA ATS Racing Team ATS HS1 Ford - - - -
DNQ 19 Vittorio Brambilla ITA Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS20 Ford - - - -
DNPQ 32 Keke Rosberg FIN Theodore Racing Hong Kong Theodore TR1 Ford - - - -
DNPQ 24 Derek Daly IRL Olympus Cameras with Hesketh Hesketh 308E Ford - - - -
DNPQ 31 René Arnoux FRA Automobiles Martini Martini Mk23 Ford - - - -
DNPQ 25 Hector Rebaque MEX Team Rebaque Lotus 78 Ford - - - -
DNPQ 30 Brett Lunger USA Liggett Group/BS Fabrications McLaren M26 Ford - - - -
DNPQ 37 Arturo Merzario ITA Team Merzario Merzario A1 Ford - - - -

Lap Leaders Total
John Watson1-3737
Patrick Depailler38-7538

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 (1m28.34s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m28.65s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Patrick Depailler FRA 23
2= Carlos Reutemann ARG 18
2= Mario Andretti USA 18
4 Niki Lauda AUT 16
5 Ronnie Peterson SWE 14
6 John Watson GBR 7