1978 Monaco Grand Prix
| 1978 Monaco Grand Prix | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season | ||
| Race details | ||
| Date | 7 May 1978 | |
| Location | Circuit de Monaco | |
| Course | Street circuit | |
| Course length | 3.312 km (2.057 mi) | |
| Distance | 75 laps, 248.4 km (154.348 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |
|
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:28.34 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| Time | 1:28.65 on lap 72 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |
|
Tyrrell-Ford |
| Second |
|
Brabham-Alfa Romeo |
| Third |
|
Wolf-Ford |
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Lap leaders
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Classification
Pre-qualifying classification
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:31,31 |
| 2 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford | 1:31,88 |
| DNPQ | Keke Rosberg | Theodore-Ford | 1:33,07 |
| DNPQ | Derek Daly | Hesketh-Ford | 1:33,55 |
| DNPQ | René Arnoux | Martini-Ford | 1:33,72 |
| DNPQ | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | 1:34,59 |
| DNPQ | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | 1:34,86 |
| DNPQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | 1:49,43 |
Qualifying classification
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:28,34 | 1 |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:28,83 | 2 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 1:28,84 | 3 |
| 4 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 1:29,10 | 4 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:29,14 | 5 |
| 6 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 1:29,22 | 6 |
| 7 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 1:29,23 | 7 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:29,40 | 8 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 1:29,50 | 9 |
| 10 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:29,51 | 10 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 1:30,08 | 11 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:30,18 | 12 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:30,55 | 13 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:30,59 | 14 |
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:30,60 | 15 |
| 16 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford | 1:30,72 | 16 |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford | 1:31,30 | 17 |
| 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford | 1:31,31 | 18 |
| 19 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford | 1:31,31 | 19 |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:31,36 | 20 |
| DNQ | Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford | 1:31,40 | — |
| DNQ | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford | 1:31,61 | — |
| DNQ | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS-Ford | 1:32,11 | — |
| DNQ | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | 1:32,46 | — |
Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | 1:55:14.66 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 75 | + 22.45 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | 75 | + 32.29 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 75 | + 33.53 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | + 1:08.06 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 75 | + 1:08.77 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 11 | |
| 8 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 74 | + 1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi-Ford | 74 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 71 | + 4 Laps | 12 | |
| 11 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | 69 | + 6 Laps | 4 | |
| Ret | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 62 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | 56 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Ret | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | 43 | Handling | 6 | |
| Ret | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows-Ford | 38 | Driver Unwell | 19 | |
| Ret | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 29 | Oil Leak | 10 | |
| Ret | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign-Ford | 27 | Brakes | 16 | |
| Ret | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow-Ford | 24 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 13 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees-Ford | 8 | Transmission | 18 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Lotus-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario-Ford | ||||
| Source: |
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depailler | 23 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | 18 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | 18 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | 16 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | 14 |
| Source: |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Ford | 27 |
| 2 | Tyrrell-Ford | 24 |
| 3 | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 20 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 18 |
| 5 | Fittipaldi-Ford | 6 |
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