Italian Grand Prix
1978 · Round 14 · Monza, Italy · Sep 10, 1978Race summary
Victory went to Lauda (from 4th on the grid), with a 1.480s margin. Piquet made the biggest gain, from 24th on the grid to 9th (up 15 places). Jones had a difficult race, dropping from 6th to 13th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 40 | 1:07:04.540 | 9 |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | 40 | +1.480 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | 40 | +20.470 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 40 | +37.530 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | 40 | +40.390 | 2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 40 | +46.330 | 1 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 40 | +48.480 | 0 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | 40 | +55.240 | 0 |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 24 | 40 | +1:06.830 | 0 |
| 10 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 18 | 40 | +1:09.110 | 0 |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 16 | 40 | +1:16.570 | 0 |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 20 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| – | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | 33 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | McLaren | 10 | 19 | Distributor | 0 |
| – | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 14 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 21 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 23 | 0 | Accident | 0 |