1978 Grand Prix de Monaco

Race 5 of 16

Monaco
75 laps
Time of race: 1:55:14.66
Average speed of winner: 129.336 kph
Margin of victory: 22.45 sec.
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Niki Lauda 1:28.65
Lap leaders: Reutemann pole, Watson 1-37, Depailler 38-75

Race notes: First win for Patrick Depailler. Patrick Depailler took the points lead from Carlos Reutemann.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	5	Patrick Depailler	4	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:29.14	75	1	38	1:55:14.66	9
2	3	Niki Lauda	1	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260	Goodyear	Brabham	1:28.84	75	0	0	+22.45	6
3	9	Jody Scheckter	20	Walter Wolf Racing	Wolf WR4	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Wolf	1:29.50	75	0	0	+32.29	4
4	2	John Watson	2	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT46	Alfa Romeo 1260	Goodyear	Brabham	1:28.83	75	1	37	+33.53	3
5	13	Didier Pironi	3	Elf Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:30.55	75	0	0	+68.06	2
6	14	Riccardo Patrese	35	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows FA1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	1:30.59	75	0	0	+68.77	1
7	11	Patrick Tambay	8	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:30.08	74	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	1	Carlos Reutemann	11	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015	Michelin	Ferrari	1:28.34	74	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	20	Emerson Fittipaldi	14	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F5A	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Fittipaldi	1:31.36	74	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	15	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RS01	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:30.18	71	0	0	+4 lap	0
11	4	Mario Andretti	5	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:29.10	69	0	0	+6 laps	0
12	8	Gilles Villeneuve	12	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312T3	Ferrari 015	Michelin	Ferrari	1:29.40	62	0	0	accident	0
13	7	Ronnie Peterson	6	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 78	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:29.23	56	0	0	gearbox	0
14	6	James Hunt	7	Marlboro Team McLaren	McLaren M26	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	McLaren	1:29.22	43	0	0	handling	0
15	19	Rolf Stommelen	36	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows FA1	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	1:31.31	38	0	0	driver unwell	0
16	10	Alan Jones	27	Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:29.51	29	0	0	oil leak	0
17	16	Jacky Ickx	22	Team Tissot Ensign	Ensign N177	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Ensign	1:30.72	27	0	0	brakes	0
18	17	Hans-Joachim Stuck	16	Shadow Racing Team	Shadow DN9	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Shadow	1:31.30	24	0	0	accident	0
19	15	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS9	Matra MS76	Goodyear	Ligier	1:30.60	13	0	0	gearbox	0
20	18	Rupert Keegan	18	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Surtees	1:31.31	8	0	0	transmission	0

Points standings

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