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Gran Premio d'Italia 1978 · race

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Name: Gran Premio d'Italia 1978 · race

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v2026.17.0 · session/311-race

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Grand Prix context

Gran Premio d'Italia 1978 · Autodromo Nazionale Monza

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1978 Formula 1 World Championship · round 14

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:07:04.540 · 40 laps · alfa-romeo	9
2	John Watson	Brabham	1:07:06.020 · 40 laps · alfa-romeo	6
3	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:07:25.010 · 40 laps · ferrari	4
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:07:42.070 · 40 laps · matra	3
5	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1:07:44.930 · 40 laps · ford	2
6	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:07:50.870 · 40 laps · ford	1
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:07:53.020 · 40 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:07:59.780 · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Nelson Piquet	McLaren	1:08:11.370 · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Derek Daly	Ensign	1:08:13.650 · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:08:21.110 · 40 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Alan Jones	Williams	Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	Time not recorded · 33 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Engine · Time not recorded · 29 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	James Hunt	McLaren	Distributor · Time not recorded · 19 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	Engine · Time not recorded · 14 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	Engine · Time not recorded · 6 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	Fatal collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Brett Lunger	McLaren	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Harald Ertl	ATS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Carlo Franchi	Surtees	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Harald Ertl	Ensign	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Keke Rosberg	Wolf	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Alberto Colombo	Merzario	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:37.520 · ford
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:37.860 · ferrari
3	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:37.930 · renault
4	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:38.215 · alfa-romeo
5	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:38.256 · ford
6	Alan Jones	Williams	1:38.271 · ford
7	John Watson	Brabham	1:38.610 · alfa-romeo
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:38.917 · matra
9	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:38.937 · ford
10	James Hunt	McLaren	1:38.938 · ford
11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:38.959 · ferrari
12	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:39.179 · ford
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:39.421 · ford
14	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	1:39.563 · ford
15	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	1:39.621 · ford
16	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:39.630 · ford
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	1:39.701 · ford
18	Derek Daly	Ensign	1:40.075 · ford
19	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1:40.163 · ford
20	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	1:40.199 · ford
21	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:40.302 · ford
22	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	1:40.702 · ford
23	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:40.805 · ford
24	Nelson Piquet	McLaren	1:40.846 · ford
25	Héctor Rebaque	Lotus	1:41.063 · ford
26	Harald Ertl	ATS	1:41.185 · ford
27	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS	1:41.677 · ford
28	Carlo Franchi	Surtees	1:44.408 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mario Andretti	Lotus	1:37.520 · ford
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:37.860 · ferrari
3	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1:37.930 · renault
4	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:38.215 · alfa-romeo
5	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus	1:38.256 · ford
6	Alan Jones	Williams	1:38.271 · ford
7	John Watson	Brabham	1:38.610 · alfa-romeo
8	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:38.917 · matra
9	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	1:38.937 · ford
10	James Hunt	McLaren	1:38.938 · ford
11	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	1:38.959 · ferrari
12	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:39.179 · ford
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	1:39.421 · ford
14	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	1:39.563 · ford
15	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	1:39.621 · ford
16	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	1:39.630 · ford
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	1:39.701 · ford
18	Derek Daly	Ensign	1:40.075 · ford
19	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	1:40.163 · ford
20	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	1:40.199 · ford
21	Brett Lunger	McLaren	1:40.302 · ford
22	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	1:40.702 · ford
23	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	1:40.805 · ford
24	Nelson Piquet	McLaren	1:40.846 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	64
2	Ronnie Peterson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	51
3	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	44
4	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	35
5	Patrick Depailler	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	32
6	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	25
7	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	15
9	Jody Scheckter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
10	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
11	James Hunt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
11	Gilles Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
13	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
14	Didier Pironi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
15	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
16	Clay Regazzoni	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	Héctor Rebaque	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Vittorio Brambilla	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1