1978 seasonR9 · 2 July 1978 · Paul Ricard

French Grand Prix 1978

Mario Andretti won for Lotus. Started from P2.

Laps54PoleWatsonFastest lapReutemannDistance313.7 km
Start → finish · top ten2P1 Andretti5P2 Peterson4P3 Hunt1P4 Watson14P5 Jones7P6 Scheckter10P7 Laffite12P8 Patrese6P9 Tambay16P10 Pironi

Race results

01Mario AndrettiLotus1:38:51.9209
02Ronnie PetersonLotus+2.9306
03James HuntMcLaren+19.8004
04John WatsonBrabham+36.8803
05Alan JonesWilliams+41.8102
06Jody ScheckterWolf+54.5301
07Jacques LaffiteLigier+54.740
08Riccardo PatreseArrows+1:24.880
09Patrick TambayMcLaren+1:27.060
10Didier PironiTyrrell+1:29.980
11Hans-Joachim StuckShadow+1 lap
12Gilles VilleneuveFerrari+1 lap
13Jochen MassATS+1 lap
14René ArnouxMartini+1 lap
15Rolf StommelenArrows+1 lap
16Keke RosbergATS+2 laps
17Vittorio BrambillaSurtees+2 laps
18Carlos Reutemannfastest lapFerrari+5 laps
—Brett LungerMcLarenEngine
—Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldiSuspension
—Rupert KeeganSurteesEngine
—Bruno GiacomelliMcLarenEngine
—Patrick DepaillerTyrrellEngine
—Niki LaudaBrabhamEngine
—Clay RegazzoniShadowElectrical
—Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenaultEngine
—Arturo MerzarioMerzarioDid not qualify
—Derek DalyEnsignDid not qualify
—Héctor RebaqueLotusDid not qualify