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Event

Italian Grand Prix

Date
Sun 10th September 1978 (UTC)
Sun 10th September 1978 (Local)

Timestamp
1978-09-10T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC (00:00:00 Local)

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League
Formula 1

Season
1978

Round
14

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Location
no fanart thumb Autodromo Nazionale Monza

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Description

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

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