Race results
Race startJune 17, 1978 at 00:00
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1:41:00.606 | 70 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +34.019 | 70 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | +34.105 | 70 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | +1 Lap | 69 | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | +1 Lap | 69 | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 69 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | 69 | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | +1 Lap | 69 | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | +2 Laps | 68 | 20 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 68 | 21 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS | +2 Laps | 68 | 19 | 0 |
| 14 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | +3 Laps | 67 | 24 | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | +7 Laps | 63 | 23 | 0 |
| 16 | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | +8 Laps | 62 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Wheel) | 46 | 9 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | DNF (Suspension) | 42 | 12 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 28 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | DNF (Spun off) | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | DNF (Overheating) | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | DNF (Accident) | 7 | 18 | 0 |