Monaco GP
Niki Lauda, Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo, leads Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 312T4 and the two Ligier JS11 Ford cars of Patrick Depailler and Jacques Laffite respectively at the start. The Tyrrell 009 Ford cars of Didier Pironi and Jean-Pierre Jarier follow, ahead of Alan Jones Williams FW07 Ford, and the rest of the pack.