| 1978 Italian Grand Prix | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season | ||
| Race details | ||
| Date | September 10, 1978 | |
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility | |
| Course length | 5.800 km (3.6 mi) | |
| Distance | 40 laps, 232.000 km (144 mi) | |
| Scheduled distance | 52 laps, 301.600 km (187.2 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |
|
LotusFord |
| Time | 1:37.520 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Mario Andretti | LotusFord |
| Time | 1:38.23 on lap 33 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |
|
BrabhamAlfa Romeo |
| Second |
|
BrabhamAlfa Romeo |
| Third |
|
Ferrari |
|
Lap leaders
|
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 1:37.520 | 1 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:37.866 | 2 |
| 3 | JeanPierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:37.930 | 3 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 1:38.215 | 4 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | LotusFord | 1:38.256 | 5 |
| 6 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 1:38.271 | 6 |
| 7 | John Watson | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 1:38.610 | 7 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | LigierMatra | 1:38.917 | 8 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | WolfFord | 1:38.937 | 9 |
| 10 | James Hunt | McLarenFord | 1:38.938 | 10 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:38.959 | 11 |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 1:39.179 | 12 |
| 13 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 1:39.421 | 13 |
| 14 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 1:39.531 | 14 |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | ShadowFord | 1:39.621 | 15 |
| 16 | Patrick Depailler | TyrrellFord | 1:39.630 | 16 |
| 17 | HansJoachim Stuck | ShadowFord | 1:39.701 | 17 |
| 18 | Derek Daly | EnsignFord | 1:40.075 | 18 |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 1:40.163 | 19 |
| 20 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLarenFord | 1:40.199 | 20 |
| 21 | Brett Lunger | McLarenFord | 1:40.302 | 21 |
| 22 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | 1:40.702 | 22 |
| 23 | Vittorio Brambilla | SurteesFord | 1:40.805 | 23 |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet | McLarenFord | 1:40.846 | 24 |
| DNQ | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | 1:41.063 | — |
| DNQ | Harald Ertl | ATSFord | 1:41.185 | — |
| DNQ | Michael Bleekemolen | ATSFord | 1:41.408 | — |
| DNQ | Carlo Franchi | SurteesFord | 1:41.677 | — |
| DNPQ | Harald Ertl | EnsignFord | 1:40.27 | — |
| DNPQ | Keke Rosberg | WolfFord | 1:40.75 | — |
| DNPQ | Rolf Stommelen | ArrowsFord | 1:40.93 | — |
| DNPQ | Alberto Colombo | MerzarioFord | 1:42.55 | — |
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| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 40 | 1:07:04.54 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | John Watson | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 40 | +1.48 secs | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 40 | +20.47 secs | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | LigierMatra | 40 | +37.53 secs | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLarenFord | 40 | +40.39 secs | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Mario Andretti | LotusFord | 40 | +46.33 secs | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 40 | +48.48 secs | 2 | |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | FittipaldiFord | 40 | +55.24 secs | 13 | |
| 9 | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLarenFord | 40 | +1:06.83 | 24 | |
| 10 | 22 | Derek Daly | EnsignFord | 40 | +1:09.11 | 18 | |
| 11 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | TyrrellFord | 40 | +1:16.57 | 16 | |
| 12 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | WolfFord | 39 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 13 | 27 | Alan Jones | WilliamsFord | 39 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 14 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLarenFord | 39 | +1 Lap | 20 | |
| NC | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | ShadowFord | 33 | +7 Laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | ArrowsFord | 28 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 7 | James Hunt | McLarenFord | 19 | Distributor | 10 | |
| Ret | 37 | Arturo Merzario | MerzarioFord | 14 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 15 | JeanPierre Jabouille | Renault | 6 | Engine | 3 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | LotusFord | 0 | Collision† | 5 | |
| Ret | 3 | Didier Pironi | TyrrellFord | 0 | Collision | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | HansJoachim Stuck | ShadowFord | 0 | Collision | 17 | |
| Ret | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLarenFord | 0 | Collision | 21 | |
| Ret | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | SurteesFord | 0 | Collision | 23 | |
| DNQ | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | LotusFord | ||||
| DNQ | 10 | Harald Ertl | ATSFord | ||||
| DNQ | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATSFord | ||||
| DNQ | 18 | Gimax | SurteesFord | ||||
| DNPQ | 23 | Harald Ertl | EnsignFord | ||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Keke Rosberg | WolfFord | ||||
| DNPQ | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | ArrowsFord | ||||
| DNPQ | 38 | Alberto Colombo | MerzarioFord | ||||
| Source: |
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | 64 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | 51 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | 44 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | 35 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | 32 |
| Source: |
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LotusFord | 86 |
| 2 | BrabhamAlfa Romeo | 53 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 40 |
| 4 | TyrrellFord | 36 |
| 5 | LigierMatra | 19 |
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