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Circuit de Monaco Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.
Patrick Depailler won the Monaco Grand Prix 1978 at Circuit de Monaco on 7 May 1978, starting from P5 on the grid. Niki Lauda finished second for Brabham, with Jody Scheckter completing the podium for Wolf.
Key Links
- WinnerPatrick Depailler
- CircuitCircuit de Monaco
- Winning teamTyrrell
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Pts | FL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Tyrrell | 5 | 9 | Finished | ||
2 |  Niki Lauda LAU +22.45 |  Brabham | 3 | 6 | Finished | |
3 |  Jody Scheckter SCH +32.29 |  Wolf | 9 | 4 | Finished | |
4 |  John Watson WAT +33.53 | Brabham | 2 | 3 | Finished | |
5 |  Didier Pironi PIR +1:08.06 | Tyrrell | 13 | 2 | Finished | |
6 |  Riccardo Patrese PAT +1:08.77 |  Arrows | 14 | 1 | Finished | |
7 |  McLaren | 11 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
8 |  Ferrari | 1 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
9 |  Fittipaldi | 20 | 0 | +1 Lap | ||
10 |  Renault | 12 | 0 | +4 Laps | ||
11 |  Team Lotus | 4 | 0 | +6 Laps | ||
R | Ferrari | 8 | 0 | Accident | ||
R | Team Lotus | 7 | 0 | Gearbox | ||
R | McLaren | 6 | 0 | Handling | ||
R | Arrows | 19 | 0 | Driver unwell | ||
R |  Williams | 10 | 0 | Oil leak | ||
R |  Ensign | 16 | 0 | Brakes | ||
R |  Shadow | 17 | 0 | Accident | ||
R |  Ligier | 15 | 0 | Gearbox | ||
R |  Surtees | 18 | 0 | Transmission | ||
F |  ATS | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | Shadow | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | ATS | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F | Surtees | 0 | 0 | Did not qualify | ||
F |  Theodore | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify | ||
F |  Hesketh | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify | ||
F |  Martini | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify | ||
F | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify | ||
F | McLaren | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify | ||
F |  Merzario | 0 | 0 | Did not prequalify |
Classification30 drivers