1978 FRENCH GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
02 Jul 1978
Circuit Paul Ricard, France
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | John WatsonWAT | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:44.410 |
| 2 | 5 | Mario AndrettiAND | Lotus Ford | 1:44.460 |
| 3 | 1 | Niki LaudaLAU | Brabham Alfa Romeo | 1:44.710 |
| 4 | 7 | James HuntHUN | McLaren Ford | 1:44.920 |
| 5 | 6 | Ronnie PetersonPET | Lotus Ford | 1:44.980 |
| 6 | 8 | Patrick TambayTAM | McLaren Ford | 1:45.070 |
| 7 | 20 | Jody ScheckterSCH | Wolf Ford | 1:45.200 |
| 8 | 11 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Ferrari | 1:45.350 |
| 9 | 12 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:45.550 |
| 10 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:45.680 |
| 11 | 15 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Renault | 1:45.730 |
| 12 | 35 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:46.320 |
| 13 | 4 | Patrick DepaillerDEP | Tyrrell Ford | 1:46.370 |
| 14 | 27 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:46.400 |
| 15 | 14 | Emerson FittipaldiFIT | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:46.700 |
| 16 | 3 | Didier PironiPIR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:47.120 |
| 17 | 17 | Clay RegazzoniREG | Shadow Ford | 1:48.550 |
| 18 | 31 | Rene ArnouxARN | Martini Ford | 1:48.680 |
| 19 | 19 | Vittorio BrambillaBRA | Surtees Ford | 1:48.680 |
| 20 | 16 | Hans-Joachim StuckSTU | Shadow Ford | 1:48.890 |
| 21 | 36 | Rolf StommelenSTO | Arrows Ford | 1:49.140 |
| 22 | 33 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | McLaren Ford | 1:49.530 |
| 23 | 18 | Rupert KeeganKEE | Surtees Ford | 1:49.540 |
| 24 | 30 | Brett LungerLUN | McLaren Ford | 1:49.550 |
| 25 | 9 | Jochen MassMAS | ATS Ford | 1:49.900 |
| 26 | 10 | Keke RosbergROS | ATS Ford | 1:50.090 |