1978 French Grand Prix Results

Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet

July 2, 1978

Round 9

Race Winner

Mario Andretti

Team Lotus

Circuit

Circuit Paul Ricard

Le Castellet, France

Fastest Race Lap

-

No data

Fastest Qualifying

TBD

Results pending

Final Classification

Complete race results from the French Grand Prix

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1		Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	54	1:38:51.920	9
2		Ronnie Peterson	Team Lotus	54	+2.930	6
3		James Hunt	McLaren	54	+19.800	4
4		John Watson	Brabham	54	+36.880	3
5		Alan Jones	Williams	54	+41.810	2
6		Jody Scheckter	Wolf	54	+54.530	1
7		Jacques Laffite	Ligier	54	+54.740	0
8		Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	54	+1:24.880	0
9		Patrick Tambay	McLaren	54	+1:27.060	0
10		Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	54	+1:29.980	0
11		Hans-Joachim Stuck	Shadow	53	+1 Lap	0
12		Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	53	+1 Lap	0
13		Jochen Mass	ATS	53	+1 Lap	0
14		René Arnoux	Martini	53	+1 Lap	0
15		Rolf Stommelen	Arrows	53	+1 Lap	0
16		Keke Rosberg	ATS	52	+2 Laps	0
17		Vittorio Brambilla	Surtees	52	+2 Laps	0
18		Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	49	+5 Laps	0
19		Brett Lunger	McLaren	45	Engine	0
20		Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	43	Suspension	0
21		Rupert Keegan	Surtees	40	Engine	0
22		Bruno Giacomelli	McLaren	28	Engine	0
23		Niki Lauda	Brabham	10	Engine	0
24		Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	10	Engine	0
25		Clay Regazzoni	Shadow	4	Electrical	0
26		Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	1	Engine	0

Race Statistics

Circuit:Circuit Paul Ricard

Location:Le Castellet, France

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used