1978 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 2 Jul 1978
- Circuit
- Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
- Round
- 9 of 16
- Winner
- Mario Andretti (Team Lotus)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ANDMario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 54 | 1:38:51.92 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6 | PETRonnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | 54 | +2.93 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | HUNJames Hunt | McLaren | 4 | 54 | +19.8 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | WATJohn Watson | Brabham | 1 | 54 | +36.88 | 3 | |
| 5 | 27 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 14 | 54 | +41.81 | 2 | |
| 6 | 20 | SCHJody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | 54 | +54.53 | 1 | |
| 7 | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 54 | +54.74 | 0 | |
| 8 | 35 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 54 | +1:24.88 | 0 | |
| 9 | 8 | TAMPatrick Tambay | McLaren | 6 | 54 | +1:27.06 | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | PIRDidier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | 54 | +1:29.98 | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | STUHans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | MASJochen Mass | ATS | 25 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 31 | ARNRené Arnoux | Martini | 18 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 36 | STORolf Stommelen | Arrows | 21 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 10 | ROSKeke Rosberg | ATS | 26 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 19 | BRAVittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 11 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 49 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 30 | LUNBrett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 45 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | FITEmerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 43 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 18 | KEERupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 33 | GIABruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 22 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 1 | LAUNiki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 10 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | DEPPatrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 10 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | REGClay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | 4 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 15 | JABJean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | 1 | Engine | 0 | |
| F | 37 | MERArturo Merzario | Merzario | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 22 | DALDerek Daly | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 25 | REBHector Rebaque | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 4 | 45 |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 1 | 36 |
| 3 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 1 | 25 |
| 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | John Watson | Brabham | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | James Hunt | McLaren | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 0 | 8 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | 5 | 58 |
| 2 | Brabham | 1 | 34 |
| 3 | Tyrrell | 1 | 25 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | McLaren | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Ligier | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Arrows | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Wolf | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Williams | 0 | 5 |