Round 5 · 1978
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco, Monaco · Sun 7 May · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 5 | 1:55:14.660 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | +22.450 | 6 |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 9 | +32.290 | 4 |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 2 | +33.530 | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 13 | +1:08.060 | 2 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 14 | +1:08.770 | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 11 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 1 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 20 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 12 | +4 Laps | |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Borgward | 4 | +6 Laps | |
| — | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | Accident | |
| — | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Borgward | 7 | Gearbox | |
| — | James Hunt | McLaren | 6 | Handling | |
| — | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 19 | Driver unwell | |
| — | Alan Jones | Williams | 10 | Oil leak | |
| — | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 16 | Brakes | |
| — | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 17 | Accident | |
| — | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | Gearbox | |
| — | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 18 | Transmission |