Season 1978 · Round 9

French Grand Prix

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1978-07-02 · Circuit Paul Ricard · France · French Grand Prix
Winner
5 Mario Andretti
1:38:51.920
Pole Position
2 John Watson
Grid P1
Fastest Lap
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DNF
8
DNFs · starters 26 cars
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Mario Andretti Team Lotus 2 54 1:38:51.920 9
2 6 Ronnie Peterson Team Lotus 5 54 +2.930 6
3 7 James Hunt McLaren 4 54 +19.800 4
4 2 John Watson Brabham 1 54 +36.880 3
5 27 Alan Jones Williams 14 54 +41.810 2
6 20 Jody Scheckter Wolf 7 54 +54.530 1
7 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 10 54 +54.740
8 35 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 12 54 +1:24.880
9 8 Patrick Tambay McLaren 6 54 +1:27.060
10 3 Didier Pironi Tyrrell 16 54 +1:29.980
11 16 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow 20 53 +1 Lap
12 12 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 9 53 +1 Lap
13 9 Jochen Mass ATS 25 53 +1 Lap
14 18 René Arnoux Martini 18 53 +1 Lap
15 36 Rolf Stommelen Arrows 21 53 +1 Lap
16 10 Keke Rosberg ATS 26 52 +2 Laps
17 19 Vittorio Brambilla Surtees 19 52 +2 Laps
18 11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 8 49 +5 Laps
R 23 Brett Lunger McLaren 24 45 Engine
R 14 Emerson Fittipaldi Fittipaldi 15 43 Suspension
R 18 Rupert Keegan Surtees 23 40 Engine
R 33 Bruno Giacomelli McLaren 22 28 Engine
R 1 Niki Lauda Brabham 3 10 Engine
R 4 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell 13 10 Engine
R 17 Clay Regazzoni Shadow 17 4 Electrical
R 15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Renault 11 1 Engine
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-07-21 14:15