1978 Gran Premio d'Italia

Race 14 of 16

Monza
40 laps
Time of race: 1:07:04.54
Average speed of winner: 207.527 kph
Margin of victory: 1.48 sec.
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Mario Andretti 1:38.23
Lap leaders: Andretti pole, Jabouille 1-5, Lauda 6-40

Race notes: Finale for Ronnie Peterson.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	4	Niki Lauda	1	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260	Goodyear	Brabham	1:38.215	40	1	35	1:07:04.54	9
2	7	John Watson	2	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260	Goodyear	Brabham	1:38.610	40	0	0	+1.48	6
3	11	Carlos Reutemann	11	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015	Michelin	Ferrari	1:38.959	40	0	0	+20.47	4
4	8	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS9	Matra MS76	Goodyear	Ligier	1:38.917	40	0	0	+37.53	3
5	19	Patrick Tambay	8	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:40.163	40	0	0	+40.39	2
6	1	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 79	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:37.520	40	0	0	+46.33	1
7	2	Gilles Villeneuve	12	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015	Michelin	Ferrari	1:37.866	40	0	0	+48.48	0
8	13	Emerson Fittipaldi	14	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:39.421	40	0	0	+55.24	0
9	24	Nelson Piquet	29	BS Fabrications	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	BS Fabrications	1:40.846	40	0	0	+66.83	0
10	18	Derek Daly	22	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:40.075	40	0	0	+69.11	0
11	16	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:39.630	40	0	0	+76.57	0
12	9	Jody Scheckter	20	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR5	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Wolf	1:38.937	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
13	6	Alan Jones	27	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:38.271	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
14	20	Bruno Giacomelli	33	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:40.199	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
15	15	Clay Regazzoni	17	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN8	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:39.621	33	0	0	+7 laps (not classified)	0
16	12	Riccardo Patrese	35	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	1:39.179	28	0	0	engine	0
17	10	James Hunt	7	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:38.938	19	0	0	distributor	0
18	22	Arturo Merzario	37	Team Merzario	Merzario A1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Merzario	1:40.702	14	0	0	engine	0
19	3	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	15	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:37.930	6	1	5	engine	0
20	5	Ronnie Peterson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:38.256	0	0	0	fatal accident	0
21	14	Didier Pironi	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:39.531	0	0	0	accident	0
22	17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:39.701	0	0	0	accident	0
23	21	Brett Lunger	30	Liggett Group/BS Fabrications	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	BS Fabrications	1:40.302	0	0	0	accident	0
24	23	Vittorio Brambilla	19	Beta Team Surtees	Surtees TS20	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:40.805	0	0	0	accident	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Mario Andretti	64	14	7	6	7
2	Ronnie Peterson	51	14	3	2	7
3	Niki Lauda	44	14	1	2	7
4	Carlos Reutemann	35	14	2	3	5
5	Patrick Depailler	32	14	0	1	5
6	John Watson	25	14	1	0	3
7	Jacques Laffite	19	14	0	0	2
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	15	14	0	0	1
9	Jody Scheckter	14	14	0	0	2
10	Riccardo Patrese	8	13	0	0	1
11	James Hunt	8	14	0	0	1
12	Gilles Villeneuve	8	14	0	0	1
13	Patrick Tambay	7	13	0	0	0
14	Didier Pironi	7	14	0	0	0
15	Alan Jones	5	14	0	0	0
16	Clay Regazzoni	4	10	0	0	0
17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	2	12	0	0	0
18	Vittorio Brambilla	1	12	0	0	0
19	Héctor Rebaque	1	8	0	0	0
20	Jochen Mass	0	10	0	0	0
21	Brett Lunger	0	9	0	0	0
22	Bruno Giacomelli	0	5	0	0	0
23	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	3	0	0	0
24	Rolf Stommelen	0	8	0	0	0
25	René Arnoux	0	4	0	0	0