1978 FRENCH GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
02 Jul 1978
Circuit Paul Ricard, France
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 54 | 1:38:51.920 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Lotus Ford | 54 | +2.930s | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 54 | +19.800s | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 54 | +36.880s | 3 |
| 5 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 54 | +41.810s | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf Ford | 54 | +54.530s | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 54 | +54.740s | 0 |
| 8 | 35 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 54 | +84.880s | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 54 | +87.060s | 0 |
| 10 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 54 | +89.980s | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | Shadow Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | Jochen MassMAS | ATS Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | Rene ArnouxARN | Martini Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Arrows Ford | 53 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | Keke RosbergROS | ATS Ford | 52 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees Ford | 52 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 49 | +5 laps | 0 |
| NC | 30 | Brett LungerLUN | McLaren Ford | 45 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 43 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Rupert KeeganKEE | Surtees Ford | 40 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 33 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | McLaren Ford | 28 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 10 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 10 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Shadow Ford | 4 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 1 | DNF | 0 |