Gridpedia1978 Monaco Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 May 1978
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
- Round
- 5 of 16
- Winner
- Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | 75 | 1:55:14.66 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 75 | +22.45 | 6 | |
| 3 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | 75 | +32.29 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | 75 | +33.53 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | 75 | +1:08.06 | 2 | |
| 6 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | 75 | +1:08.77 | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 62 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 7 | 56 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | 43 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 19 | 38 | Driver unwell | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | 29 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 16 | 27 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | 24 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | 13 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 18 | 8 | Transmission | 0 | |
| F | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 37 | Arturo Merzario | 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 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | Tyrrell | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | Brabham | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Wolf | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Ligier | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | McLaren | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Shadow | 0 | 2 |