43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
| 1978 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 May 1978 | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.312 km (2.057 miles) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 248.4 km (154.348 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:28.34 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Niki Lauda | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | |
| Time | 1:28.65 on lap 72 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Second | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Wolf-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1978 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 7 May 1978 at Monaco. It was the fifth race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1978 International Cup for F1 Constructors.
The 75-lap race was won by Frenchman Patrick Depailler, driving a Tyrrell-Ford. It was Depailler's first Formula One victory in his 69th Grand Prix.[1] Niki Lauda finished second in a Brabham-Alfa Romeo, with Jody Scheckter third in a Wolf-Ford.
- ^ "Grand Prix Results: Monaco GP, 1978". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.