Round 9 · 2 July 1978
1978 French Grand Prix: results
Mario Andretti (Team Lotus) won the 1978 French Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 2 July 1978 at Circuit Paul Ricard (France), starting from position 2. Ronnie Peterson (Team Lotus) and James Hunt (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to John Watson.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 2 | 1:38:51.920 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 5 | +2.930 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | James Hunt | McLaren | 4 | +19.800 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 1 | +36.880 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Alan Jones | Williams | 14 | +41.810 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 7 | +54.530 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | +54.740 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | +84.880 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 6 | +87.060 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 16 | +89.980 s | — | Finished |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Jochen Mass | ATS | 25 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | René Arnoux | Martini | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | ATS | 26 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 8 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 19 | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 24 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 15 | — | — | Suspension |
| 21 | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 23 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | McLaren | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 3 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 17 | — | — | Electrical |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 11 | — | — | Engine |