- Winner
- Niki Lauda
- Team
- Brabham
- Top listed
- Niki Lauda, John Watson, and Carlos Reutemann
- Race date
- September 10, 1978
- Pole
- Mario Andretti
- Fastest lap
- Mario Andretti
- Classified drivers
- 32
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale Monza
The decisive result
Niki Lauda finished first for Brabham. John Watson is listed 2 for Brabham, with Carlos Reutemann 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Nelson Piquet from P24 to P9 (+15), Patrick Tambay from P19 to P5 (+14), and Carlos Reutemann from P11 to P3 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mario Andretti started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 11 Finished, 4 Collision, 4 DNPQ, 4 DNQ, and 3 +1 lap. Mario Andretti holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:38.230 on lap 33. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.