1978 Monaco Grand Prix
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1978 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
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Race 5 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season | |||
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 | ||
Lap leaders |
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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.