1978 Italian Grand Prix

The 1978 Italian Grand Prix was Round 14 of the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Monza, Italy on Sunday, 10 September 1978. Mario Andretti started on pole position in the Lotus Ford and Niki Lauda was the race winner for Ferrari. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1978 Drivers’ Championship and Andretti won the title.

1978 Italian Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
11Niki LaudaAustriaBrabham Alfa RomeoGoodyear401:07:04.5401:07:04.540--1:39.060207.53049
22John WatsonGreat BritainBrabham Alfa RomeoGoodyear40+1.4801:07:06.020+1.480+1.4801:38.770207.45076
311Carlos ReutemannArgentinaFerrariMichelin40+20.4701:07:25.010+20.470+18.9901:39.890206.480114
426Jacques LaffiteFranceLigier MatraGoodyear40+37.5301:07:42.070+37.530+17.0601:39.660205.61083
58Patrick TambayFranceMcLaren FordGoodyear40+40.3901:07:44.930+40.390+2.8601:40.260205.460192
65Mario AndrettiUnited StatesLotus FordGoodyear40+46.3301:07:50.870+46.330+5.9401:38.23033205.16011
712Gilles VilleneuveCanadaFerrariMichelin40+48.4801:07:53.020+48.480+2.1501:38.990205.0602
814Emerson FittipaldiBrazilFittipaldi FordGoodyear40+55.2401:07:59.780+55.240+6.7601:39.700204.72013
929Nelson PiquetBrazilMcLaren FordGoodyear40+1:06.8301:08:11.370+1:06.830+11.5901:39.980204.14024
1022Derek DalyIrelandEnsign FordGoodyear40+1:09.1101:08:13.650+1:09.110+2.2801:41.110204.02018
114Patrick DepaillerFranceTyrrell FordGoodyear40+1:16.5701:08:21.110+1:16.570+7.4601:40.600203.65016
1220Jody ScheckterSouth AfricaWolf FordGoodyear39+1 lap1 lap1 lap1:41.2509
1327Alan JonesAustraliaWilliams FordGoodyear39+1 lap1 lap1:39.3506
1433Bruno GiacomelliItalyMcLaren FordGoodyear39+1 lap1 lap1:40.67020
NC17Clay RegazzoniSwitzerlandShadow FordGoodyear33+7 laps1:41.25015
DNF35Riccardo PatreseItalyArrows FordGoodyear28Engine1:40.03012
DNF7James HuntGreat BritainMcLaren FordGoodyear19Distributor1:40.86010
DNF37Arturo MerzarioItalyMerzario FordGoodyear14Engine1:42.96022
DNF15Jean Pierre JabouilleFranceRenaultMichelin6Engine1:40.6703
DNF6Ronnie PetersonSwedenLotus FordGoodyearAccident5
DNF3Didier PironiFranceTyrrell FordGoodyearAccident14
DNF16Hans-Joachim StuckGermanyShadow FordGoodyearAccident17
DNF30Brett LungerUnited StatesMcLaren FordGoodyearAccident21
DNF19Vittorio BrambillaItalySurtees FordGoodyearAccident23
DNQ25Hector RebaqueMexicoLotus FordGoodyear
DNQ9Harald ErtlAustriaATS FordGoodyear
DNQ9Michael BleekemolenNetherlandsATS FordGoodyear
DNQ18Carlo FranchiItalySurtees FordGoodyear
DNPQ23Harald ErtlAustriaEnsign FordGoodyear
DNPQ32Keke RosbergFinlandWolf FordGoodyear
DNPQ36Rolf StommelenGermanyArrows FordGoodyear
DNPQ38Alberto ColomboItalyMerzario FordGoodyear

1978 Italian Grand Prix