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French Grand Prix · 1978 · 2 Jul 1978 00:00
Points system: 1975 - 1979 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 54 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | 54 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | 54 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 1 | 54 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | 54 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | 54 | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | 54 | 0 | Finished |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 54 | 0 | Finished |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 6 | 54 | 0 | Finished |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | 54 | 0 | Finished |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | 53 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 53 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 25 | 53 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Martini | 18 | 53 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 21 | 53 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 26 | 52 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | 52 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | 49 | 0 | +5 Laps |
| 19 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | 45 | 0 | Engine |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | 43 | 0 | Suspension |
| 21 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | 40 | 0 | Engine |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 22 | 28 | 0 | Engine |
| 23 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | 10 | 0 | Engine |
| 24 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | 10 | 0 | Engine |
| 25 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | 4 | 0 | Electrical |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | 1 | 0 | Engine |