1978 Grand Prix de France
Paul Ricard · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Andretti | 2 | 26 | 2.930 | 54 | 313.7 | Carlos Reutemann |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | Ford | 54 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | Ford | 54 | +2.930s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | James Hunt | McLaren | Ford | 54 | +19.800s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | John Watson | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 54 | +36.880s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | 27 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 54 | +41.810s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | 20 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | Ford | 54 | +54.530s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 54 | +54.740s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 12 | 35 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 54 | +84.880s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 6 | 8 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | Ford | 54 | +87.060s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 16 | 3 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | Ford | 54 | +89.980s | Finished | ||
| 11 | 20 | 16 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | Ford | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 9 | 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 13 | 25 | 9 | Jochen Mass | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 14 | 18 | 31 | René Arnoux | Martini | Ford | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 15 | 21 | 36 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | Ford | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 16 | 26 | 10 | Keke Rosberg | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 52 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 17 | 19 | 19 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | Ford | 52 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 18 | 8 | 11 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Ferrari | 49 | ★ | +5 laps | Finished | |
| — | 24 | 30 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | Ford | 45 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 14 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | Ford | 43 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 23 | 18 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | Ford | 40 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 22 | 33 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | Ford | 28 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 13 | 4 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | Ford | 10 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 3 | 1 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | Alfa Romeo | 10 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 17 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | Ford | 4 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 11 | 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Renault | 1 | — | Engine | ||
| — | — | 37 | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 22 | Derek Daly | Ensign | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 25 | Héctor Rebaque | Team Lotus | Ford | — | Not classified |