| «1978-05» | Monaco Grand Prix - XXXVI Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco |
| 1978-05-07 | Monaco - 75 laps × 3.312 km : 248.4 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 75 | 1:55:14.660 | 129.325 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 75 | +22.450 | +22.450 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf • Ford Cosworth | 75 | +32.290 | +09.840 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham • Alfa Romeo | 75 | +33.530 | +01.240 | 3 |
| 5 | 13 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 75 | +01:08.060 | +34.530 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 75 | +01:08.770 | +00.710 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 74 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 1 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 74 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 20 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Copersucar • Ford Cosworth | 74 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 12 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 71 | +4 laps | ||
| 11 | 4 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 69 | +6 laps | ||
| 8 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 62 | accident | |||
| 7 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 56 | gearbox | |||
| 6 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 43 | anti-roll bar | |||
| 19 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 38 | driver unfit | |||
| 10 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 29 | oil leak | |||
| 16 | 22 | Jacky Ickx | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 27 | brakes | |||
| 17 | 16 | Hans Joachim Stuck | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | 25 | steering | |||
| 15 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 13 | gearbox | |||
| 18 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | 8 | transmission | |||
| DNQ | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 32 | Keke Rosberg | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 24 | Derek Daly | Hesketh • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNP | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:28.650 - 134.497 km/h - Niki Lauda (lap 72)