Round 5 · 7 May 1978
1978 Monaco Grand Prix: results
Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) won the 1978 Monaco Grand Prix, round 5 of the championship, held on 7 May 1978 at Circuit de Monaco (Monaco), starting from position 5. Niki Lauda (Brabham) and Jody Scheckter (Wolf) completed the podium. Pole position went to Carlos Reutemann.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | 1:55:14.660 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | +22.450 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | +32.290 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | +33.530 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | +68.060 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | +68.770 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | — | — | Accident |
| 13 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 7 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 14 | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | — | — | Handling |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 19 | — | — | Driver unwell |
| 16 | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 17 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 16 | — | — | Brakes |
| 18 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 20 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 18 | — | — | Transmission |