Monaco Grand Prix 1978: results

Round 5 of the 1978 season, 7 May 1978, at Circuit de Monaco. Patrick Depailler won for Tyrrell from P5 on the grid. Carlos Reutemann took pole position. Fastest lap: Niki Lauda, 1:28.650 (lap 72).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Patrick DepaillerTyrrell1:55:14.6609
2Niki LaudaBrabham+22.4506
3Jody ScheckterWolf+32.2904
4John WatsonBrabham+33.5303
5Didier PironiTyrrell+1:08.0602
6Riccardo PatreseArrows+1:08.7701
7Patrick TambayMcLaren+1 lap0
8Carlos ReutemannFerrari+1 lap0
9Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+1 lap0
10Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault+4 laps0
11Mario AndrettiLotus+6 laps0
DNFGilles VilleneuveFerrariAccident0
DNFRonnie PetersonLotusGearbox0
DNFJames HuntMcLarenHandling0
DNFRolf StommelenArrowsUnwell0
DNFAlan JonesWilliamsOil leak0
DNFJacky IckxEnsignBrakes0
DNFHans-Joachim StuckShadowAccident0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierGearbox0
DNFRupert KeeganSurteesTransmission0
DNQJochen MassATS—0
DNQClay RegazzoniShadow—0
DNQJean-Pierre JarierATS—0
DNQVittorio BrambillaSurtees—0
DNPQKeke RosbergTheodore—0
DNPQDerek DalyHesketh—0
DNPQRené ArnouxMartini—0
DNPQHéctor RebaqueLotus—0
DNPQBrett LungerMcLaren—0
DNPQArturo MerzarioMerzario—0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Carlos ReutemannFerrari
2John WatsonBrabham
3Niki LaudaBrabham
4Mario AndrettiLotus
5Patrick DepaillerTyrrell
6James HuntMcLaren
7Ronnie PetersonLotus
8Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
9Jody ScheckterWolf
10Alan JonesWilliams
11Patrick TambayMcLaren
12Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault
13Didier PironiTyrrell
14Riccardo PatreseArrows
15Jacques LaffiteLigier
16Jacky IckxEnsign
17Hans-Joachim StuckShadow
18Rupert KeeganSurtees
19Rolf StommelenArrows
20Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi
21Jochen MassATS
22Clay RegazzoniShadow
23Jean-Pierre JarierATS
24Vittorio BrambillaSurtees

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