1978 Gran Premio d'Italia
Monza · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Lauda | 4 | 24 | 1.480 | 40 | 232 | Mario Andretti |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 40 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 40 | +1.480s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Ferrari | 40 | +20.470s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 40 | +37.530s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Ford | 40 | +40.390s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 40 | ★ | +46.330s | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 40 | +48.480s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 13 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 40 | +55.240s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 24 | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | Ford | 40 | +66.830s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 18 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | Ford | 40 | +69.110s | Finished | ||
| 11 | 16 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 40 | +76.570s | Finished | ||
| 12 | 9 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Ford | 39 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 13 | 6 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 39 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 14 | 20 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | Ford | 39 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| — | 15 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Ford | 33 | +7 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 12 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 29 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 10 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford | 19 | — | Distributor | ||
| — | 22 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Ford | 14 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 3 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 6 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 5 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Ford | 0 | — | Fatal collision | ||
| — | 23 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Ford | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 21 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Ford | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 14 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 17 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Ford | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | — | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 10 | Harald Ertl | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 18 | Carlo Franchi | Surtees | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 38 | Alberto Colombo | Merzario | Ford | — | Not classified |