Round 5 · 1978
Monaco Grand Prix
WinnerANUTyrrell · from P5
PoleREU
Fastest lap1:28.650Lauda · L72
Biggest gain+11Fittipaldi P20→P9
Retirements9of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depaille ANU | Tyrrell | 5 | +4 | 75 | 1:55:14.660 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda LAU | Brabham | 3 | +1 | 75 | +22.450 FL | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 9 | +6 | 75 | +32.290 | — | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson WAT | Brabham | 2 | -2 | 75 | +33.530 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi PIR | Tyrrell | 13 | +8 | 75 | +1:08.060 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Arrows | 14 | +8 | 75 | +1:08.770 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay TAM | McLaren | 11 | +4 | 74 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Ferrari | 1 | -7 | 74 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 20 | +11 | 74 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 10 | Alpine | 12 | +2 | 71 | +4 laps | — | ||
| 11 | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 4 | -7 | 69 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Rolf Stommelen STM | Arrows | 19 | 38 | DNF · L38 | — | ||
| — | Jacky Ickx ICK | Ensign | 16 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 7 | 56 | DNF · L56 | — | ||
| — | Clay Regazzoni REA | Shadow | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | ATS | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Arturo Merzario MEZ | Merzario | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 6 | 43 | DNF · L43 | — | ||
| — | Jochen Mass MAJ | ATS | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Shadow | 17 | 24 | DNF · L24 | — | |||
| — | Surtees | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 15 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Brett Lunger LUN | McLaren | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 10 | 29 | DNF · L29 | — | ||
| — | Hector Rebaque REB | Team Lotus | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Rupert Keegan KEE | Surtees | 18 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | 8 | 62 | DNF · L62 | — | |||
| — | Keke Rosberg ROG | Theodore | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | ||
| — | Martini | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — | |||
| — | Derek Daly DAD | Hesketh | — | 0 | Not Pre-Qualified | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 5
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depaille ANU | 23 | ▲3 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 18 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Mario Andretti ANI | 18 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | 16 | ▲1 |
| 5 | Ronnie Peterson PEO | 14 | ▼2 |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | 7 | ▲1 |
| 7 | 6 | ▼1 | |
| 8 | Jody Scheckter SCK | 4 | ▲15 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Circuit de Monaco
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Monaco Grand Prix | Jody Scheckter SCK | Wolf | 2 |
| 1976 | Monaco Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1975 | Monaco Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1974 | Monaco Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 3 |
| 1973 | Monaco Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 |
| 1972 | Monaco Grand Prix | BRM | 4 | |
| 1971 | Monaco Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 |
| 1970 | Monaco Grand Prix | Jochen Rindt RIN | Team Lotus | 8 |