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1978 Monaco Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryMonaco
Grand PrixMonaco
ImageCircuit de Monaco 1976.png
Date7 May
Year1978
Race_No5
Season_No16
LocationCircuit de Monaco
CourseStreet circuit
Course_mi2.057
Course_km3.312
Distance_laps75
Distance_mi154.348
Distance_km248.4
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverCarlos Reutemann
Pole_CountryArgentina
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:28.34
Fast_DriverNiki Lauda
Fast_CountryAustria
Fast_TeamBrabham-Alfa Romeo
Fast_Time1:28.65
Fast_Lap72
First_DriverPatrick Depailler
First_CountryFrance
First_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Second_DriverNiki Lauda
Second_CountryAustria
Second_TeamBrabham-Alfa Romeo
Third_DriverJody Scheckter
Third_CountrySouth Africa
Third_flag_suffix1928
Third_TeamWolf-Ford
Lapchart

The 1978 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 7 May 1978 at Monaco. It was the fifth race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors.

The 75-lap race was won by Frenchman Patrick Depailler, driving a Tyrrell-Ford. It was Depailler's first Formula One victory in his 69th Grand Prix. Niki Lauda finished second in a Brabham-Alfa Romeo, with Jody Scheckter third in a Wolf-Ford.

Report

Carlos Reutemann started on pole with the Brabham duo of John Watson and Niki Lauda second and third. Watson had a good start and led into the first corner, whereas Reutemann collided with James Hunt and had to pit for repairs, which left Patrick Depailler and Lauda second and third. For the first half of the race, the top three remained the same until Watson had an off allowing Depailler and Lauda through, but the latter then suffered a puncture and had to pit for tyres before charging back up and retaking second from Watson towards the end of the race. At the front, Depailler took his first career victory with Lauda second, and Jody Scheckter third after Watson made another mistake in the final laps. Jean-Pierre Jabouille's 10th-place finish was Renault's first race finish.

Classification

Pre-qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTime12345678
Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford**1:31,31**
Rolf StommelenArrows-Ford1:31,88
Keke RosbergTheodore-Ford1:33,07
Derek DalyHesketh-Ford1:33,55
René ArnouxMartini-Ford1:33,72
Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford1:34,59
Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford1:34,86
Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford1:49,43

*Positions in red indicate entries that failed to pre-qualify.

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Carlos ReutemannFerrari**1:28,34**1
John WatsonBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:28,832
Niki LaudaBrabham-Alfa Romeo1:28,843
Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford1:29,104
Patrick DepaillerTyrrell-Ford1:29,145
James HuntMcLaren-Ford1:29,226
Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford1:29,237
Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:29,408
Jody ScheckterWolf-Ford1:29,509
Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:29,5110
Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford1:30,0811
Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault1:30,1812
Didier PironiTyrrell-Ford1:30,5513
Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:30,5914
Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:30,6015
Jacky IckxEnsign-Ford1:30,7216
Hans-Joachim StuckShadow-Ford1:31,3017
Rupert KeeganSurtees-Ford1:31,3118
Rolf StommelenArrows-Ford1:31,3119
Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford1:31,3620
Jochen MassATS-Ford1:31,40DNQ
Clay RegazzoniShadow-Ford1:31,61DNQ
Jean-Pierre JarierATS-Ford1:32,11DNQ
Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford1:32,46DNQ

*Positions in red indicate entries that failed to qualify.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQ
4France **Patrick Depailler****Tyrrell-Ford**751:55:14.665**9**
1Austria **Niki Lauda****Brabham-Alfa Romeo**75+ 22.453**6**
20South Africa **Jody Scheckter****Wolf-Ford**75+ 32.299**4**
2UK **John Watson****Brabham-Alfa Romeo**75+ 33.532**3**
3France **Didier Pironi****Tyrrell-Ford**75+ 1:08.0613**2**
35Italy **Riccardo Patrese****Arrows-Ford**75+ 1:08.7714**1**
8France Patrick TambayMcLaren-Ford74+ 1 Lap11
11Argentina Carlos ReutemannFerrari74+ 1 Lap1
14Brazil Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi-Ford74+ 1 Lap20
15France Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault71+ 4 Laps12
5US Mario AndrettiLotus-Ford69+ 6 Laps4
12Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari62Accident8
6Sweden Ronnie PetersonLotus-Ford56Gearbox7
7UK James HuntMcLaren-Ford43Handling6
36FRG Rolf StommelenArrows-Ford38Driver Unwell19
27Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford29Oil Leak10
22Belgium Jacky IckxEnsign-Ford27Brakes16
16FRG Hans-Joachim StuckShadow-Ford24Accident17
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra13Gearbox15
18UK Rupert KeeganSurtees-Ford8Transmission18
9FRG Jochen MassATS-Ford
17Switzerland Clay RegazzoniShadow-Ford
10France Jean-Pierre JarierATS-Ford
19Italy Vittorio BrambillaSurtees-Ford
32Finland Keke RosbergTheodore-Ford
24Ireland Derek DalyHesketh-Ford
31France René ArnouxMartini-Ford
25Mexico Héctor RebaqueLotus-Ford
30US Brett LungerMcLaren-Ford
37Italy Arturo MerzarioMerzario-Ford

Notes

  • This was the 10th podium finish for Wolf.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 31FRA Patrick Depailler23
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 12ARG Carlos Reutemann18
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 13USA Mario Andretti18
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 14AUT Niki Lauda16
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 15SWE Ronnie Peterson14

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1UK Lotus-Ford27
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 12UK Tyrrell-Ford24
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 13UK Brabham-Alfa Romeo20
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 24ITA Ferrari18
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5BRA Fittipaldi-Ford6
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1977 Monaco Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1979 Monaco Grand Prix

References

  1. "1978 Monaco Grand Prix Entry list".
  2. "Grand Prix Results: Monaco GP, 1978". Grandprix.com.
  3. "1978 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. (7 May 1978). "1978 Monaco Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  5. "Monaco 1978 - Championship • STATS F1".
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