Round 14 of 16 · Monza · 10 September 1978, Sunday
Italian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Andretti
pole position
40
laps
14
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:07:04.54 | 9 |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham | +1.48 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +20.47 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +37.53 | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +40.39 | 2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +46.33 | 1 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +48.48 | |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +55.24 | |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | +1:06.83 | |
| 10 | Derek Daly | Ensign | +1:09.11 | |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | +1:16.57 | |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | +1 Lap | |
| NC | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | +7 Laps | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Engine | |
| DNF | James Hunt | McLaren | Distributor | |
| DNF | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Engine | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Engine | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Accident | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Accident | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Accident | |
| DNF | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Accident | |
| DNF | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Accident | |
| DNQ | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Harald Ertl | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Carlo Franchi | Surtees | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | Harald Ertl | Ensign | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Alberto Colombo | Merzario | Did not prequalify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify