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1978 Grand Prix of Italy Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 14 of 16 Sunday, September 10, 1978 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy 40 laps on a 5.800 kilometer road course (232.000 kilometers) Time of race: 1:07:04.54 Average speed: 207.532 kph Pole time: 97.52 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 1.48 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1978 Formula One results   /   1978 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 4 1   Niki Lauda Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 40 1:07:04.54 35 9 2 7 2   John Watson Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT46 / Alfa Romeo 1260 40 +1.48 0 6 3 11 11   Carlos Reutemann Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 40 +20.47 0 4 4 8 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS9 / Matra MS76 40 +37.53 0 3 5 19 8   Patrick Tambay Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 +40.39 0 2 6 1 5   Mario Andretti John Player Team Lotus Lotus 79 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 +46.33 0 1 7 2 12   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312T3 / Ferrari 015 40 +48.48 0 0 8 13 14   Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F5A / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 +55.24 0 0 9 24 29   Nelson Piquet BS Fabrications McLaren M23 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 +66.83 0 0 10 18 22   Derek Daly Team Tissot Ensign Ensign N177 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 +69.11 0 0 11 16 4   Patrick Depailler Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 40 +76.57 0 0 12 9 20   Jody Scheckter Walter Wolf Racing Wolf WR5 / Ford Cosworth DFV 39 +1 lap 0 0 13 6 27   Alan Jones Williams Grand Prix Engineering Williams FW06 / Ford Cosworth DFV 39 +1 lap 0 0 14 20 33   Bruno Giacomelli Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 39 +1 lap 0 0 nc 15 17   Clay Regazzoni Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN8 / Ford Cosworth DFV 33 +7 laps 0 0 ret 12 35   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 28 engine 0 0 ret 10 7   James Hunt Marlboro Team McLaren McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 19 distributor 0 0 ret 22 37   Arturo Merzario Team Merzario Merzario A1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 14 engine 0 0 ret 3 15   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Renault Elf Renault RS01 / Renault-Gordini EF1 6 engine 5 0 ret 5 6   Ronnie Peterson John Player Team Lotus Lotus 78 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0 ret 14 3   Didier Pironi Elf Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 008 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0 ret 17 16   Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow Racing Team Shadow DN9 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0 ret 21 30   Brett Lunger Liggett Group / BS Fabrications McLaren M26 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0 ret 23 19   Vittorio Brambilla Beta Team Surtees Surtees TS20 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0

Fastest Lap: 212.562 kph by Mario Andretti Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Hector Rebaque 25 Team Rebaque 26 Harald Ertl 10 ATS Racing Team 27 Michael Bleekemolen 9 ATS Racing Team 28 Carlo Franchi 18 Durex Team Surtees 29 Harald Ertl 23 Sachs Racing 30 Keke Rosberg 32 Theodore Racing Hong Kong 31 Rolf Stommelen 36 Arrows Racing Team 32 Alberto Colombo 34 Team Merzario Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jean-Pierre Jabouille 1 5 5   Niki Lauda 6 40 35 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Mario Andretti 64     2   Ronnie Peterson 51   -13   3   Niki Lauda 44   -20   4   Carlos Reutemann 35   -29   5   Patrick Depailler 32   -32   6   John Watson 25   -39   7   Jacques Laffite 19   -45   8   Emerson Fittipaldi 15   -49   9   Jody Scheckter 14   -50   10   Gilles Villeneuve 8   -56   10   Riccardo Patrese 8   -56   10   James Hunt 8   -56   13   Patrick Tambay 7   -57   13   Didier Pironi 7   -57   15   Alan Jones 5   -59   16   Clay Regazzoni 4   -60   17   Hans-Joachim Stuck 2   -62   18   Vittorio Brambilla 1   -63   18   Hector Rebaque 1   -63