1978 Italian Grand Prix
- Date
- 10 Sept 1978
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
- Round
- 14 of 16
- Winner
- Niki Lauda (Brabham)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 40 | 1:07:04.54 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | 40 | +1.48 | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | 40 | +20.47 | 4 | |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 40 | +37.53 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | 40 | +40.39 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 40 | +46.33 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 40 | +48.48 | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | 40 | +55.24 | 0 | |
| 9 | 29 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 24 | 40 | +1:06.83 | 0 | |
| 10 | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 18 | 40 | +1:09.11 | 0 | |
| 11 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 16 | 40 | +1:16.57 | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 20 | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| N | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | 33 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 10 | 19 | Distributor | 0 | |
| R | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | 14 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 14 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 21 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 23 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Harald Ertl | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 9 | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | Carlo Franchi | Surtees | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 38 | Alberto Colombo | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 6 | 64 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 2 | 51 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 2 | 44 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 3 | 35 |
| 5 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 32 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 8 | 86 |
| 2 | Brabham | 2 | 53 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 40 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 1 | 36 |
| 5 | Ligier | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Wolf | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Shadow | 0 | 6 |