The 1978 Monaco Grand Prix was Round 5 of the 1978 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Monte Carlo on Sunday, 7 May 1978. Carlos Reutemann started on pole position for Ferrari and Patrick Depailler was the race winner in the Tyrrell Ford.
1978 Monaco Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 75 | 1:55:14.66 | 1:55:14.660 | - | - | 1:30.970 | 129.330 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Austria | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 75 | +22.450 | 1:55:37.110 | +22.450 | +22.450 | 1:28.650 | 72 | 128.910 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | South Africa | Wolf Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +32.290 | 1:55:46.950 | +32.290 | +9.840 | 1:31.090 | 128.720 | 9 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | John Watson | Great Britain | Brabham Alfa Romeo | Goodyear | 75 | +33.530 | 1:55:48.190 | +33.530 | +1.240 | 1:31.590 | 128.700 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | France | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1:08.060 | 1:56:22.720 | +1:08.060 | +34.530 | 1:31.380 | 128.060 | 13 | 2 | |
| 6 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1:08.770 | 1:56:23.430 | +1:08.770 | +0.710 | 1:30.570 | 128.050 | 14 | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | France | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1:55:34.510 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:32.320 | 127.240 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Ferrari | Michelin | 74 | +1 lap | 1:55:57.180 | 1 lap | +22.670 | 1:31.190 | 126.820 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1:56:40.090 | 1 lap | +42.910 | 1:31.890 | 126.040 | 28 | ||
| 10 | 15 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | France | Renault | Michelin | 71 | +4 laps | 1:56:10.850 | 4 laps | 3 laps | 1:33.040 | 121.440 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 69 | +6 laps | 1:56:18.910 | 6 laps | 2 laps | 1:31.830 | 117.880 | 4 | ||
| DNF | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | 62 | Accident | 1:31.570 | 8 | ||||||
| DNF | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Sweden | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 56 | Gearbox | 1:31.080 | 7 | ||||||
| DNF | 7 | James Hunt | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 43 | Handling | 1:31.470 | 6 | ||||||
| DNF | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Germany | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 38 | Driver Unwell | 1:34.840 | 19 | ||||||
| DNF | 27 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 29 | Oil Leak | 1:31.300 | 10 | ||||||
| DNF | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Belgium | Ensign Ford | Goodyear | 27 | Brakes | 1:33.150 | 16 | ||||||
| DNF | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Germany | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | 24 | Accident | 1:33.250 | 17 | ||||||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Goodyear | 13 | Gearbox | 1:33.510 | 15 | ||||||
| DNF | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | 8 | Transmission | 1:33.510 | 18 | ||||||
| DNQ | 9 | Jochen Mass | Germany | ATS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Switzerland | Shadow Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | ATS Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Italy | Surtees Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh-Ford | Hesketh | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 31 | René Arnoux | France | Martini Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 30 | Brett Lunger | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Italy | Merzario Ford | Goodyear |