Italian Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
RACE DATE
10 Sept 1978
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1978 Italian Grand Prix.
WINNERLaudaP4 → P1
RACE LAPS40
BIGGEST GAIN+15Piquet
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | +3 | 40 | 1:07:04.540Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | +5 | 40 | +1.480Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | +8 | 40 | +20.470Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | +4 | 40 | +37.530Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | +14 | 40 | +40.390Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | -5 | 40 | +46.330Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | -5 | 40 | +48.480Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | +5 | 40 | +55.240Finished | 0 | — |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 24 | +15 | 40 | +1:06.830Finished | 0 | — |
| 10 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 18 | +8 | 40 | +1:09.110Finished | 0 | — |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 16 | +5 | 40 | +1:16.570Finished | 0 | — |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | -3 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | -7 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 20 | +6 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | 0 | 33 | +7 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | -4 | 28 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 10 | -7 | 19 | Distributor | 0 | — |
| R | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | +4 | 14 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | -16 | 6 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | -15 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 14 | -7 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | -5 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 21 | -2 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 23 | -1 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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