Round 14 · 10 September 1978
Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Monza, Italy
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
36 drivers
After Round 13
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
63
pts
2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
51
pts
3
Niki Lauda
Brabham
35
pts
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
32
pts
5
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
31
pts
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6
John Watson
Brabham
19
pts
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
16
pts
8
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
15
pts
9
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
14
pts
10
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
8
pts
11
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
8
pts
12
James Hunt
McLaren
8
pts
13
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
7
pts
14
Alan Jones
Williams
5
pts
15
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
5
pts
16
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
4
pts
17
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
2
pts
18
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
1
pts
19
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
1
pts
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
0
pts
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
0
pts
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
0
pts
-
René Arnoux
Martini
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
0
pts
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
0
pts
-
Harald Ertl
Ensign
0
pts
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
0
pts
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
0
pts
-
Nelson Piquet
McLaren
0
pts
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
0
pts
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
0
pts
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
0
pts
After the race
36 drivers
After Round 14
1
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
—
64
+1
2
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
—
51
+0
3
Niki Lauda
Brabham
—
44
+9
4
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
↑1
35
+4
5
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
↓1
32
+0
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6
John Watson
Brabham
—
25
+6
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
19
+3
8
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
—
15
+0
9
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
—
14
+0
10
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
—
8
+0
11
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
—
8
+0
12
James Hunt
McLaren
—
8
+0
13
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
↑2
7
+2
14
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
↓1
7
+0
15
Alan Jones
Williams
↓1
5
+0
16
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
—
4
+0
17
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
—
2
+0
18
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
—
1
+0
19
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
—
1
+0
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
René Arnoux
Martini
—
0
+0
-
Nelson Piquet
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Wolf
—
0
+0
-
Derek Daly
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Harald Ertl
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
—
0
+0
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 1:07:04.540 | 9 |
| 2 | WAT John Watson | Brabham | 7 | +1.480 | 6 |
| 3 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | +20.470 | 4 |
| 4 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | +37.530 | 3 |
| 5 | TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | +40.390 | 2 |
| 6 | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | +46.330 | 1 |
| 7 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | +48.480 | 0 |
| 8 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | +55.240 | 0 |
| 9 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 24 | +1:06.830 | 0 |
| 10 | DAL Derek Daly | Ensign | 18 | +1:09.110 | 0 |
| 11 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 16 | +1:16.570 | 0 |
| 12 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | 1L | 0 |
| 13 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 1L | 0 |
| 14 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| R | REG Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | 7L | 0 |
| R | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | MER Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | PET Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | LUN Brett Lunger | McLaren | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | BRA Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 23 | — | 0 |