Round 14 · 10 September 1978
1978 Italian Grand Prix: results
Niki Lauda (Brabham) won the 1978 Italian Grand Prix, round 14 of the championship, held on 10 September 1978 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (Italy), starting from position 4. John Watson (Brabham) and Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Mario Andretti.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 4 | 1:07:04.540 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | John Watson | Brabham | 7 | +1.480 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 11 | +20.470 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | +37.530 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 19 | +40.390 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 1 | +46.330 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | +48.480 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 13 | +55.240 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Nelson Piquet | McLaren | 24 | +66.830 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Derek Daly | Ensign | 18 | +69.110 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 16 | +76.569 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 15 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | James Hunt | McLaren | 10 | — | — | Distributor |
| 18 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 3 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 14 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | — | — | Accident |
| 23 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 21 | — | — | Accident |
| 24 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 23 | — | — | Accident |