Italian Grand Prix
Round 14 · 10 September 1978 ·Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Watson
Brabham
2
Lauda
Brabham
1
Reutemann
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 40 | 1:07:04.54 | 9 | |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 40 | +1.48 | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 40 | +20.47 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 40 | +37.53 | 3 | |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 40 | +40.39 | 2 | |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 40 | +46.33 | 1 | |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 40 | +48.48 | 0 | |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 40 | +55.24 | 0 | |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 40 | +1:06.83 | 0 | |
| 10 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 40 | +1:09.11 | 0 | |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 40 | +1:16.57 | 0 | |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 39 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| N | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 33 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 19 | Distributor | 0 | |
| R | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 14 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 6 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Harald Ertl | ATS | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Michael Bleekemolen | ATS | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Carlo Franchi | Surtees | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Harald Ertl | Ensign | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | Keke Rosberg | Wolf | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | Alberto Colombo | Merzario | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- N
- Not classified