Round 14 · 1978
Italian Grand Prix
WinnerLAUBrabham · from P4
PoleANI
Fastest lap1:38.230Andretti · L33
Biggest gain+15Piquet P24→P9
Retirements10of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | 4 | +3 | 40 | 1:07:04.540 | — | 9 |
| 2 | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 7 | +5 | 40 | +1.480 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 11 | +8 | 40 | +20.470 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 8 | +4 | 40 | +37.530 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren | 19 | +14 | 40 | +40.390 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 1 | -5 | 40 | +46.330 FL | — | 1 |
| 7 | Ferrari | 2 | -5 | 40 | +48.480 | — | ||
| 8 | Fittipaldi | 13 | +5 | 40 | +55.240 | — | ||
| 9 | McLaren | 24 | +15 | 40 | +1:06.830 | — | ||
| 10 | Derek Daly DAD | Ensign | 18 | +8 | 40 | +1:09.110 | — | |
| 11 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 16 | +5 | 40 | +1:16.570 | — | |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 9 | -3 | 39 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 6 | -7 | 39 | +1 lap | — | |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | McLaren | 20 | +6 | 39 | +1 lap | — | |
| — | Rolf Stommelen STM | Arrows | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 5 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Shadow | 15 | 33 | NC · L33 | — | ||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Merzario | 22 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 10 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | ||
| — | Shadow | 17 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Surtees | 23 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Alpine | 3 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | |||
| — | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | 21 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Harald Ertl ERT | Ensign | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Arrows | 12 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | ||
| — | ATS | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 14 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Keke Rosberg ROG | Wolf | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Alberto Colombo COB | Merzario | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Carlo Franchi FRA | Surtees | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 14
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti ANI | 64 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 51 | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda LAU | 44 | |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 35 | ▲1 |
| 5 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 32 | ▼1 |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | 25 | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite LAF | 19 | |
| 8 | 15 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Italian Grand Prix | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 4 |
| 1976 | Italian Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | March | 8 |
| 1975 | Italian Grand Prix | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 2 |
| 1974 | Italian Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 7 |
| 1973 | Italian Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 1 |
| 1972 | Italian Grand Prix | Team Lotus | 6 | |
| 1971 | Italian Grand Prix | Peter Gethin GET | BRM | 11 |
| 1970 | Italian Grand Prix | Clay Regazzoni REA | Ferrari | 3 |