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1978 Monaco Grand Prix
Round
5/16
Date
May 7, 1978 at 00:00
Location
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Circuit
Circuit length
3.312 m
Race distance
248.4 km
Depailler
Winner
1:55:14.660
Winning time
Reutemann
Pole position
Lauda
Fastest lap
1:28.650
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:55:14.660 | 5th | 75 | 9 |
| 2 | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | +22.450 | 3rd | 75 | 6 |
| 3 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +32.290 | 9th | 75 | 4 |
| 4 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | +33.530 | 2nd | 75 | 3 |
| 5 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1:08.060 | 13th | 75 | 2 |
| 6 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1:08.770 | 14th | 75 | 1 |
| 7 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1 lap | 11th | 74 | |
| 8 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +1 lap | 1st | 74 | |
| 9 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 lap | 20th | 74 | |
| 10 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +4 laps | 12th | 71 | |
| 11 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | +6 laps | 4th | 69 | |
| DNF | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Accident | 8th | 62 | |
| DNF | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | Gearbox | 7th | 56 | |
| DNF | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | Handling | 6th | 43 | |
| DNF | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Unwell | 19th | 38 | |
| DNF | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | Oil leak | 10th | 29 | |
| DNF | #22 Jacky Ickx | Ensign | Brakes | 16th | 27 | |
| DNF | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Accident | 17th | 24 | |
| DNF | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Gearbox | 15th | 13 | |
| DNF | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Transmission | 18th | 8 | |
| DNQ | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | ||||
| DNQ | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | ||||
| DNQ | #10 Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | ||||
| DNQ | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | ||||
| DNPQ | #32 Keke Rosberg | Theodore | ||||
| DNPQ | #24 Derek Daly | Hesketh | ||||
| DNPQ | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | ||||
| DNPQ | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | ||||
| DNPQ | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | ||||
| DNPQ | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1:28.340 | |
| 2 | #2 John Watson | Brabham | 1:28.830 | +0.490 |
| 3 | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:28.840 | +0.500 |
| 4 | #5 Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1:29.100 | +0.760 |
| 5 | #4 Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:29.140 | +0.800 |
| 6 | #7 James Hunt | McLaren | 1:29.220 | +0.880 |
| 7 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1:29.230 | +0.890 |
| 8 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:29.400 | +1.060 |
| 9 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 1:29.500 | +1.160 |
| 10 | #27 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:29.510 | +1.170 |
| 11 | #8 Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 1:30.080 | +1.740 |
| 12 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 1:30.180 | +1.840 |
| 13 | #3 Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 1:30.550 | +2.210 |
| 14 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:30.590 | +2.250 |
| 15 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:30.600 | +2.260 |
| 16 | #22 Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 1:30.720 | +2.380 |
| 17 | #16 Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 1:31.300 | +2.960 |
| 18 | #18 Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 1:31.310 | +2.970 |
| 19 | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:31.310 | +2.970 |
| 20 | #14 Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 1:31.360 | +3.020 |
| 21 | #9 Jochen Mass | ATS | 1:31.400 | +3.060 |
| 22 | #17 Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 1:31.610 | +3.270 |
| 23 | #10 Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 1:32.110 | +3.770 |
| 24 | #19 Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 1:32.460 | +4.120 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #35 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:31.310 | |
| 2 | #36 Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 1:31.880 | +0.570 |
| 3 | #32 Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 1:33.070 | +1.760 |
| 4 | #24 Derek Daly | Hesketh | 1:33.550 | +2.240 |
| 5 | #31 René Arnoux | Martini | 1:33.720 | +2.410 |
| 6 | #25 Héctor Rebaque | Lotus | 1:34.590 | +3.280 |
| 7 | #30 Brett Lunger | McLaren | 1:34.860 | +3.550 |
| 8 | #37 Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 1:49.430 | +18.120 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:28.650 | 72 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 4 | 23 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 18 | -5 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Lotus | 1 | 2 | 18 | -5 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 3 | 16 | -7 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus | 1 | 1 | 14 | -9 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 1 | 7 | -16 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 1 | 6 | -17 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 1 | 4 | -19 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 4 | -19 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 4 | -19 |
| 11 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 3 | -20 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Williams | 0 | 0 | 3 | -20 |
| 13 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | 0 | 2 | -21 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 2 | -21 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 1 | -22 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus | Ford | 2 | 3 | 27 | |
| 2 | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | 4 | 24 | -3 |
| 3 | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 4 | 20 | -7 |
| 4 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 18 | -9 |
| 5 | Fittipaldi | Ford | 0 | 1 | 6 | -21 |
| 6 | Wolf | Ford | 0 | 1 | 4 | -23 |
| 7 | Ligier | Matra | 0 | 0 | 4 | -23 |
| 8 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 0 | 3 | -24 |
| 9 | Williams | Ford | 0 | 0 | 3 | -24 |
| 10 | Shadow | Ford | 0 | 0 | 2 | -25 |
| 11 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 0 | 2 | -25 |
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| 2013 | #9 Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | 1:16.577 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2012 | #2 Mark Webber | Nico Rosberg | Fernando Alonso | 1:17.296 - Sergio Pérez | Mark Webber |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | 1:16.234 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #6 Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel | Robert Kubica | 1:15.192 - Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber |
| 2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:15.154 - Felipe Massa | Jenson Button |
| 2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Robert Kubica | Felipe Massa | 1:16.689 - Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa |
| 2007 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | 1:15.284 - Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | 1:15.143 - Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Nick Heidfeld | Mark Webber | 1:15.842 - Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2004 | #7 Jarno Trulli | Jenson Button | Rubens Barrichello | 1:14.439 - Michael Schumacher | Jarno Trulli |
| 2003 | #3 Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | 1:14.545 - Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2002 | #3 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | 1:18.023 - Rubens Barrichello | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Eddie Irvine | 1:19.424 - David Coulthard | David Coulthard |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:21.571 - Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher |
| 1999 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Mika Häkkinen | 1:22.259 - Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Eddie Irvine | 1:22.948 - Mika Häkkinen | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Eddie Irvine | 1:53.315 - Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
| 1996 | #9 Olivier Panis | David Coulthard | Johnny Herbert | 1:25.205 - Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Gerhard Berger | 1:24.621 - Jean Alesi | Damon Hill |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Martin Brundle | Gerhard Berger | 1:21.076 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | 1:23.604 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | 1:21.598 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Jean Alesi | 1:24.368 - Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Jean Alesi | Gerhard Berger | 1:24.468 - Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna |
| 1989 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Stefano Modena | 1:25.501 - Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Michele Alboreto | 1:26.321 - Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna |
| 1987 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Nelson Piquet | Michele Alboreto | 1:27.685 - Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Keke Rosberg | Ayrton Senna | 1:26.607 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Michele Alboreto | Elio de Angelis | 1:22.637 - Michele Alboreto | Ayrton Senna |
| 1984 | #7 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | René Arnoux | 1:54.334 - Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost |
| 1983 | #1 Keke Rosberg | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | 1:27.283 - Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost |
| 1982 | #2 Riccardo Patrese | Didier Pironi | Andrea de Cesaris | 1:26.354 - Riccardo Patrese | René Arnoux |
| 1981 | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Alan Jones | Jacques Laffite | 1:27.470 - Alan Jones | Nelson Piquet |
| 1980 | #28 Carlos Reutemann | Jacques Laffite | Nelson Piquet | 1:27.418 - Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi |
| 1979 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Clay Regazzoni | Carlos Reutemann | 1:28.820 - Patrick Depailler | Jody Scheckter |
| 1977 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda | Carlos Reutemann | 1:31.070 - Jody Scheckter | John Watson |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Patrick Depailler | 1:30.280 - Clay Regazzoni | Niki Lauda |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | Emerson Fittipaldi | Carlos Pace | 1:28.670 - Patrick Depailler | Niki Lauda |
| 1974 | #1 Ronnie Peterson | Jody Scheckter | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1:27.900 - Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #5 Jackie Stewart | Emerson Fittipaldi | Ronnie Peterson | 1:28.100 - Emerson Fittipaldi | Jackie Stewart |
| 1972 | #17 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jacky Ickx | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:40.000 - Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | Ronnie Peterson | Jacky Ickx | 1:22.200 - Jackie Stewart | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #3 Jochen Rindt | Jack Brabham | Henri Pescarolo | 1:23.200 - Jochen Rindt | Jackie Stewart |
| 1969 | #1 Graham Hill | Piers Courage | Jo Siffert | 1:25.100 - Jackie Stewart | Jackie Stewart |
| 1968 | #9 Graham Hill | Richard Attwood | Lucien Bianchi | 1:28.100 - Richard Attwood | Graham Hill |
| 1967 | #9 Denny Hulme | Graham Hill | Chris Amon | 1:29.500 - Jim Clark | Jack Brabham |
| 1966 | #12 Jackie Stewart | Lorenzo Bandini | Graham Hill | 1:29.800 - Lorenzo Bandini | Jim Clark |
| 1965 | #3 Graham Hill | Lorenzo Bandini | Jackie Stewart | 1:31.700 - Graham Hill | Graham Hill |
| 1964 | #8 Graham Hill | Richie Ginther | Peter Arundell | 1:33.900 - Graham Hill | Jim Clark |
| 1963 | #6 Graham Hill | Richie Ginther | Bruce McLaren | 1:34.500 - John Surtees | Jim Clark |
| 1962 | #14 Bruce McLaren | Phil Hill | Lorenzo Bandini | 1:35.500 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1961 | #20 Stirling Moss | Richie Ginther | Phil Hill | 1:36.300 - Richie Ginther | Stirling Moss |
| 1960 | #28 Stirling Moss | Bruce McLaren | Phil Hill | 1:36.200 - Bruce McLaren | Stirling Moss |
| 1959 | #24 Jack Brabham | Tony Brooks | Maurice Trintignant | 1:40.400 - Jack Brabham | Stirling Moss |
| 1958 | #20 Maurice Trintignant | Luigi Musso | Peter Collins | 1:40.600 - Mike Hawthorn | Tony Brooks |
| 1957 | #32 Juan Manuel Fangio | Tony Brooks | Masten Gregory | 1:45.600 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1956 | #28 Stirling Moss | Peter Collins | Jean Behra | 1:44.400 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1955 | #44 Maurice Trintignant | Eugenio Castellotti | Jean Behra | 1:42.400 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1950 | #34 Juan Manuel Fangio | Alberto Ascari | Louis Chiron | 1:51.000 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
The 1978 Monaco Grand Prix started May 7, 1978 on Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Carlos Reutemann started from pole position with John Watson next to him. Niki Lauda started from third place.
In 1 hour, 55 minutes and 14 seconds Patrick Depailler finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Niki Lauda in second and Jody Scheckter in third place.
After the 1978 Monaco Grand Prix, Patrick Depailler is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 23 points. Depailler is 5 points ahead of Carlos Reutemann.