Round 5 of 16 · Monte-Carlo · 7 May 1978, Sunday
Monaco Grand Prix
Key highlights
Reutemann
pole position
75
laps
11
finishers out of 20
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1:55:14.66 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | +22.45 | 6 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | +32.29 | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | +33.53 | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | +1:08.06 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1:08.77 | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | +4 Laps | |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | +6 Laps | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Accident | |
| DNF | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Gearbox | |
| DNF | James Hunt | McLaren | Handling | |
| DNF | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Driver unwell | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | Brakes | |
| DNF | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Accident | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Transmission | |
| DNQ | Jochen Mass | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Derek Daly | Hesketh | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | René Arnoux | Martini | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Did not prequalify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify