1978 Grand Prix de Monaco
Monaco · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Depailler | 5 | 20 | 22.450 | 75 | 248.4 | Niki Lauda |
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 | 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 75 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 75 | ★ | +22.450s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Ford | 75 | +32.290s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 75 | +33.530s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 13 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Ford | 75 | +68.060s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 75 | +68.770s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Ford | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Ferrari | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 20 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 12 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 71 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 4 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 69 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 62 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 7 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Ford | 56 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 6 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford | 43 | — | Handling | ||
| — | 19 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Ford | 38 | — | Unwell | ||
| — | 10 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 29 | — | Oil leak | ||
| — | 16 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | Ford | 27 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 17 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Ford | 24 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 15 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 13 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 18 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Ford | 8 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | — | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Ford | — | Not classified |