French Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Circuit Paul Ricard
RACE DATE
2 Jul 1978
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1978 French Grand Prix.
WINNERAndrettiP2 → P1
RACE LAPS54
BIGGEST GAIN+12Mass
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | +1 | 54 | 1:38:51.920Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | +3 | 54 | +2.930Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | +1 | 54 | +19.800Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 1 | -3 | 54 | +36.880Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | +9 | 54 | +41.810Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | +1 | 54 | +54.530Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | +3 | 54 | +54.740Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | +4 | 54 | +1:24.880Finished | 0 | — |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 6 | -3 | 54 | +1:27.060Finished | 0 | — |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | +6 | 54 | +1:29.980Finished | 0 | — |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | +9 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | -3 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 25 | +12 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Martini | 18 | +4 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 21 | +6 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 26 | +10 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | +2 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | -10 | 49 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | +5 | 45 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | -5 | 43 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | +2 | 40 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 22 | 0 | 28 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | -20 | 10 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | -11 | 10 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | -8 | 4 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | -15 | 1 | Engine | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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