Monaco Grand Prix
1978 · Round 5 · Monte Carlo, Monaco · May 7, 1978Race summary
Victory went to Depailler (from 5th on the grid), with a 22.5s margin. Fittipaldi made the biggest gain, from 20th on the grid to 9th (up 11 places). Reutemann had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 8th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | 75 | 1:55:14.660 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 75 | +22.450 | 6 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | 75 | +32.290 | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | 75 | +33.530 | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | 75 | +1:08.060 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 75 | +1:08.770 | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 62 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 7 | 56 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 43 | Handling | 0 |
| – | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 19 | 38 | Driver unwell | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | 29 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 16 | 27 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | 24 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 18 | 8 | Transmission | 0 |