1978 seasonR14 · 10 September 1978 · Monza

Italian Grand Prix 1978

Niki Lauda won for Brabham. Started from P4. This race decided the championship.

Laps40PoleAndrettiFastest lapAndrettiDistance232 km
Start → finish · top ten4P1 Lauda7P2 Watson11P3 ReutemannP4 LaffiteP5 Tambay1P6 AndrettiP7 Villeneuve13P8 Fittipaldi24P9 Piquet18P10 Daly

Race results

01Niki LaudaBrabham1:07:04.5409
02John WatsonBrabham+1.4806
03Carlos ReutemannFerrari+20.4704
04Jacques LaffiteLigier+37.5303
05Patrick TambayMcLaren+40.3902
06Mario Andrettifastest lapLotus+46.3301
07Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+48.480
08Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi+55.240
09Nelson PiquetMcLaren+1:06.830
10Derek DalyEnsign+1:09.110
11Patrick DepaillerTyrrell+1:16.570
12Jody ScheckterWolf+1 lap
13Alan JonesWilliams+1 lap
14Bruno GiacomelliMcLaren+1 lap
—Clay RegazzoniShadowNot classified
—Riccardo PatreseArrowsEngine
—James HuntMcLarenDistributor
—Arturo MerzarioMerzarioEngine
—Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultEngine
—Ronnie PetersonLotusFatal collision
—Vittorio BrambillaSurteesCollision
—Brett LungerMcLarenCollision
—Didier PironiTyrrellCollision
—Hans-Joachim StuckShadowCollision
—Héctor RebaqueLotusDid not qualify
—Harald ErtlATSDid not qualify
—Michael BleekemolenATSDid not qualify
—Carlo FranchiSurteesDid not qualify
—Harald ErtlEnsignDid not pre-qualify
—Keke RosbergWolfDid not pre-qualify
—Rolf StommelenArrowsDid not pre-qualify
—Alberto ColomboMerzarioDid not pre-qualify