Gran Premio d'Italia 1978
1978 Round 14 · Monza · 1978-09-10
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- Laps
- 40
- Distance
- 232 km
- Circuit Type
- RACE
- Direction
- Clockwise
Circuit Details
| Course Length | 5.8 km |
|---|---|
| Turns | 10 |
| Qualifying Format | TWO_SESSION |
| Scheduled Laps | 52 (completed 40) |
| Drivers' Championship Decider | Yes |
Race Results
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Starting Grid
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Qualifying
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No qualifying 1 data available.
No qualifying 2 data available.
Pre-Qualifying
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| Pos ↑ | # | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Tyres | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | Lotus | Ford | Goodyear | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | 29 | Nelson Piquet Souto Maior | McLaren | Ford | Goodyear | — | — | — | +0.230 | — |
| 3 | 30 | Robert Brett Lunger | McLaren | Ford | Goodyear | — | — | — | +0.360 | — |
| 4 | 23 | Harald Ertl | Ensign | Ford | Goodyear | — | — | — | +0.390 | — |
| 5 | 32 | Keijo Erik Rosberg | Wolf | Ford | Goodyear | — | — | — | +0.870 | — |
| 6 | 36 | Rolf Johann Stommelen | Arrows | Ford | Goodyear | — | — | — | +1.050 | — |
| 7 | 38 | Alberto Colombo | Merzario | Ford | Goodyear | — | — | — | +2.360 | — |
No sprint qualifying data available.
No sprint race data available for this event.
No sprint grid available for this event.
Fastest Laps
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| Pos ↑ | # | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Tyres | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario Gabriele Andretti | Lotus | Ford | Goodyear | 33 | 1:38.230 | — |
No pit stop data available for this event.
No safety car periods recorded for this event.
No virtual safety car periods recorded for this event.
Red Flag Periods
| Incident | Lap | Resumed | Excluded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crash involving Ronnie Peterson, Riccardo Patrese, James Hunt, Vittorio Brambilla, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Patrick Depailler, Didier Pironi, Derek Daly, Clay Regazzoni and Brett Lunger. The race was shortened to 40 laps from the scheduled 52 due to the concerns over darkness. | 1 | S | — |
No Driver of the Day voting for this event.
Drivers' Championship after Race
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| Pos ↑ | Driver | Pts | +/- | Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Gabriele Andretti | 64 | 0 | Won |
| 2 | Bengt Ronnie Peterson | 51 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Andreas Nikolaus Lauda | 44 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Carlos Alberto Reutemann | 35 | +1 | — |
| 5 | Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler | 32 | -1 | — |
| 6 | John Marshall Watson | 25 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Jacques-Henri Marie Sabin Laffite | 19 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 15 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Jody David Scheckter | 14 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Riccardo Gabriele Patrese | 8 | 0 | — |
| 11 | James Simon Wallis Hunt | 8 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve | 8 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Patrick Daniel Tambay | 7 | +2 | — |
| 14 | Didier Joseph Louis Pironi | 7 | -1 | — |
| 15 | Alan Stanley Jones | 5 | -1 | — |
| 16 | Gianclaudio Giuseppe Regazzoni | 4 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 2 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | 1 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | 1 | 0 | — |
Constructors' Championship after Race
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No Free Practice 1 data available for this event.
No Free Practice 2 data available for this event.
No Free Practice 3 data available for this event.
No Free Practice 4 data available for this event.
No Warming Up data available for this event.
No lap leader data available for this race.