Monaco Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Circuit de Monaco
RACE DATE
7 May 1978
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1978 Monaco Grand Prix.
WINNERDepaillerP5 → P1
RACE LAPS75
BIGGEST GAIN+11Fittipaldi
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | +4 | 75 | 1:55:14.660Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | +1 | 75 | +22.450Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | +6 | 75 | +32.290Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | -2 | 75 | +33.530Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | +8 | 75 | +1:08.060Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | +8 | 75 | +1:08.770Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | +4 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | -7 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | +11 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | +2 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | -7 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | -4 | 62 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 7 | -6 | 56 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | -8 | 43 | Handling | 0 | — |
| R | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 19 | +4 | 38 | Driver unwell | 0 | — |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | -6 | 29 | Oil leak | 0 | — |
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 16 | -1 | 27 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | -1 | 24 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | -4 | 13 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 18 | -2 | 8 | Transmission | 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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