Italian Grand Prix 1978 Results – won by Niki Lauda

Race result

Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	Niki Lauda	Brabham	4	40	1:07:04.540	9
2	John Watson	Brabham	7	40	+1.480	6
3	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	11	40	+20.470	4
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	8	40	+37.530	3
5	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	19	40	+40.390	2
6	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	1	40	+46.330	1
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	2	40	+48.480	0
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	13	40	+55.240	0
9	Nelson Piquet	McLaren	24	40	+1:06.830	0
10	Derek Daly	Ensign	18	40	+1:09.110	0
11	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	16	40	+1:16.570	0
12	Jody Scheckter	Wolf	9	39	+1 Lap	0
13	Alan Jones	Williams	6	39	+1 Lap	0
14	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	20	39	+1 Lap	0
R	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	15	33	+7 Laps	0
R	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	12	28	Engine	0
R	James Hunt	McLaren	10	19	Distributor	0
R	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	22	14	Engine	0
R	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	3	6	Engine	0
R	Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	5	0	Accident	0
R	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	14	0	Accident	0
R	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	17	0	Accident	0
R	Brett Lunger	McLaren	21	0	Accident	0
R	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	23	0	Accident	0

About the Grand Prix

The 1978 Italian Grand Prix was the 14th motor race of the 1978 Formula One season. It was held on 10 September 1978 at Monza. It was marred by the death of Ronnie Peterson following an accident at the start of the race. The race was won by Niki Lauda, after both Mario Andretti (Lotus-Ford) and Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari), who had finished first and second, were given a one-minute penalty and dropped to sixth and seventh. Lauda's teammate John Watson and Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) completed the podium.