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Italian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 10th September 1978 12:00am Local
Sun 10th September 1978 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1978

Round
Round 14

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Autodromo Nazionale Monza

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The 1978 Italian Grand Prix was the 14th motor race of the 1978 Formula One season. It was held on 10 September 1978 at Monza. It was marred by the death of Ronnie Peterson following an accident at the start of the race. The race was won by Niki Lauda (Brabham-Alfa Romeo), after both Mario Andretti (Lotus-Ford) and Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari), who had finished first and second, were given a one-minute penalty and dropped to sixth and seventh. Lauda's teammate John Watson (Brabham-Alfa Romeo) and Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari) completed the podium.
As of 2024, this marks the last race win for an Alfa Romeo-powered car. Andretti remains the last American and the second ever to win the Formula One World Championship; these also remain the final Drivers' (6) and Constructors' (7) titles won by Lotus.

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Result List

01	Niki Lauda	Brabham	1:07:04.54
02	John Watson	Brabham	+0:01.48
03	Carlos Reutemann	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:20.47
04	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+0:37.53
05	Patrick Tambay	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:40.39
06	Mario Andretti	Lotus F1	+0:46.33
07	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:48.48
08	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	+0:55.24
09	Nelson Piquet	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1:06.83
10	Derek Daly	Ensign Racing	+1:09.11
11	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell Racing	+1:16.57
13	Alan Jones	Williams Racing	+1 Lap
14	Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
15	Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	+7 Laps
16	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
17	James Hunt	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
18	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	DNF
19	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Renault F1 Team	DNF
20	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus F1	DNF
21	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
22	Hans Stuck	Shadow	DNF
23	Brett Lunger	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
24	Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees Racing Organisation	DNF
25	Hector Rebaque	Lotus F1	Did not qualify
26	Harald Ertl	ATS	Did not qualify
27	Michael Bleekemolen	ATS	Did not qualify
28	Carlo Franchi	Surtees Racing Organisation	Did not qualify
29	Harald Ertl	Ensign Racing	Did not prequalify
31	Rolf Stommelen	Arrows Grand Prix International	Did not prequalify
32	Alberto Colombo	Merzario	Did not prequalify

Result Description

1 Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:07:04.54
2 John Watson Brabham-Alfa Romeo +1.480
3 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari +20.470
4 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra +37.530
5 Patrick Tambay McLaren-Ford +40.390
6 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford +46.3301
7 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari +48.4801
8 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi-Ford +55.240
9 Nelson Piquet McLaren-Ford +1:06.830
10 Derek Daly Ensign-Ford +1:09.110