Season
1978
Race
9. French Grand Prix
1978 French Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 43.2506, 5.79167
- Altitude
- 432 m
- Race number
- 306
R
02/07/1978 00:00 · Europe/Paris · 54 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | +1 | 54 | 1:38:51.920 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | +3 | 54 | 1:38:54.850 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | +1 | 54 | 1:39:11.720 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 1 | -3 | 54 | 1:39:28.800 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | +9 | 54 | 1:39:33.730 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | +1 | 54 | 1:39:46.450 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | +3 | 54 | 1:39:46.660 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | +4 | 54 | 1:40:16.800 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 6 | -3 | 54 | 1:40:18.980 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | +6 | 54 | 1:40:21.900 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | +9 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | -3 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 25 | +12 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Martini | 18 | +4 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 21 | +6 | 53 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 26 | +10 | 52 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | +2 | 52 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | -10 | 49 | — | 0 | +5 Laps | — | |
| 19 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | +5 | 45 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | -5 | 43 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 21 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | +2 | 40 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 22 | = | 28 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 23 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | -20 | 10 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 24 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | -11 | 10 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 25 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | -8 | 4 | — | 0 | Electrical | — | |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | -15 | 1 | — | 0 | Engine | — |