Round 5 · 7 May 1978
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco · Monte Carlo, Monaco
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
30 drivers
After Round 4
1
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
18
pts
2
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
18
pts
3
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
14
pts
4
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
14
pts
5
Niki Lauda
Brabham
10
pts
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6
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
6
pts
7
John Watson
Brabham
4
pts
8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
4
pts
9
Alan Jones
Williams
3
pts
10
James Hunt
McLaren
3
pts
11
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
2
pts
12
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
2
pts
13
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
1
pts
14
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
1
pts
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
0
pts
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
0
pts
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
0
pts
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
0
pts
-
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
0
pts
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
0
pts
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
0
pts
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
0
pts
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
0
pts
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Theodore
0
pts
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
0
pts
After the race
31 drivers
After Round 5
1
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
↑3
23
+9
2
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
↓1
18
+0
3
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
↓1
18
+0
4
Niki Lauda
Brabham
↑1
16
+6
5
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
↓2
14
+0
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6
John Watson
Brabham
↑1
7
+3
7
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
↓1
6
+0
8
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
↑991
4
+4
9
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↓1
4
+0
10
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
↑2
4
+2
11
Alan Jones
Williams
↓2
3
+0
12
James Hunt
McLaren
↓2
3
+0
13
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
↓2
2
+0
14
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
↓1
2
+1
15
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
↓1
1
+0
-
Jochen Mass
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
—
0
+0
-
Brett Lunger
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Jacky Ickx
Ensign
NEW
0
+0
-
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
—
0
+0
-
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
—
0
+0
-
Danny Ongais
Shadow
—
0
+0
-
Lamberto Leoni
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Theodore
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Cheever
Hesketh
—
0
+0
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Race classification
20 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEP Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | 1:55:14.660 | 9 |
| 2 | LAU Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | +22.450 | 6 |
| 3 | SCH Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | +32.290 | 4 |
| 4 | WAT John Watson | Brabham | 2 | +33.530 | 3 |
| 5 | PIR Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | +1:08.060 | 2 |
| 6 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | +1:08.770 | 1 |
| 7 | TAM Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | FIT Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | 4L | 0 |
| 11 | AND Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 6L | 0 |
| R | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | PET Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | HUN James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | STO Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | ICK Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | STU Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | KEE Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 18 | — | 0 |