French Grand Prix 1978
2 July 1978
Circuit Paul Ricard, France
- Location
- Le Castellet, France
- Laps
- 54
- Fastest time
1:32.740
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari (2019)- Previous winners
- 2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2018Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 1990Alain ProstFerrari
- 1989Alain ProstMcLaren
- 1988Alain ProstMcLaren
Starting Grid
- 1
John Watson
Brabham
No time set
- 2
Mario Andretti
Team Lotus
No time set
- 3
Niki Lauda
Brabham
No time set
- 4
James Hunt
McLaren
No time set
- 5
Ronnie Peterson
Team Lotus
No time set
- 6
Patrick Tambay
McLaren
No time set
- 7
Jody Scheckter
Wolf
No time set
- 8
Carlos Reutemann
Ferrari
No time set
- 9
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 10
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 11
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Renault
No time set
- 12
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 13
Patrick Depailler
Tyrrell
No time set
- 14
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 15
Emerson Fittipaldi
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 16
Didier Pironi
Tyrrell
No time set
- 17
Clay Regazzoni
Shadow
No time set
- 18
René Arnoux
Martini
No time set
- 19
Vittorio Brambilla
Surtees
No time set
- 20
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Shadow
No time set
- 21
Rolf Stommelen
Arrows
No time set
- 22
Bruno Giacomelli
McLaren
No time set
- 23
Rupert Keegan
Surtees
No time set
- 24
Brett Lunger
McLaren
No time set
- 25
Jochen Mass
ATS
No time set
- 26
Keke Rosberg
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Arturo Merzario
Merzario
No time set
- PIT
Derek Daly
Ensign
No time set
- PIT
Hector Rebaque
Team Lotus
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +1 | Mario Andretti Team Lotus | 54 laps | 1:38:51.92 | 9pts |
| 2 | +3 | Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus | 54 laps | +2.93 | 6pts |
| 3 | +1 | James Hunt McLaren | 54 laps | +19.8 | 4pts |
| 4 | -3 | John Watson Brabham | 54 laps | +36.88 | 3pts |
| 5 | +9 | Alan Jones Williams | 54 laps | +41.81 | 2pts |
| 6 | +1 | Jody Scheckter Wolf | 54 laps | +54.53 | 1pts |
| 7 | +3 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 54 laps | +54.74 | |
| 8 | +4 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 54 laps | +1:24.88 | |
| 9 | -3 | Patrick Tambay McLaren | 54 laps | +1:27.06 | |
| 10 | +6 | Didier Pironi Tyrrell | 54 laps | +1:29.98 | |
| 11 | +9 | Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow | 53 laps | ||
| 12 | -3 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 53 laps | ||
| 13 | +12 | Jochen Mass ATS | 53 laps | ||
| 14 | +4 | René Arnoux Martini | 53 laps | ||
| 15 | +6 | Rolf Stommelen Arrows | 53 laps | ||
| 16 | +10 | Keke Rosberg ATS | 52 laps | ||
| 17 | +2 | Vittorio Brambilla Surtees | 52 laps | ||
| 18 | -10 | Carlos Reutemann Ferrari | 49 laps | ||
| R | - | Brett Lunger McLaren | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi | 43 laps | ||
| R | - | Rupert Keegan Surtees | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Bruno Giacomelli McLaren | 28 laps | ||
| R | - | Niki Lauda Brabham | 10 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Depailler Tyrrell | 10 laps | ||
| R | - | Clay Regazzoni Shadow | 4 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault | 1 laps | ||
| F | - | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Daly Ensign | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Hector Rebaque Team Lotus | 0 laps |