1978 season/ Round 9
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France. Sun, 2 Jul 1978. 54 laps.
France- Winner
- LOANDTeam Lotus
- Pole
- BRWATBrabham
- Fastest lap
REU1:48.560
Weekend
Race
- Ronnie PetersonLOTeam Lotus+2.9302
- Mario AndrettiLOTeam Lotus1:38:51.9201
- James Hunt
McLaren+19.8003
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
ATMAS
+12 places, P25 to P13
Beat our forecast
–
No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
–
No pit stop data
Fastest lap
REU
1:48.560, lap 48
DNFs
8
LUN, FIT, KEE, GIA, LAU, DEP, REG, JAB
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOAND | LOTeam Lotus | 2+1 | 1:38:51.920 | 9 |
| 2 | LOPET | LOTeam Lotus | 5+3 | +2.930 | 6 |
| 3 | HUN | McLaren | 4+1 | +19.800 | 4 |
| 4 | BRWAT | BRBrabham | 1-3 | +36.880 | 3 |
| 5 |  JON | Williams | 14+9 | +41.810 | 2 |
| 6 | WOSCH | WOWolf | 7+1 | +54.530 | 1 |
| 7 | LILAF | LILigier | 10+3 | +54.740 | |
| 8 | ARPAT | ARArrows | 12+4 | +1:24.880 | |
| 9 | TAM | McLaren | 6-3 | +1:27.060 | |
| 10 | TYPIR | TYTyrrell | 16+6 | +1:29.980 | |
| 11 | SHSTU | SHShadow | 20+9 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | VIL | Ferrari | 9-3 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | ATMAS | ATATS | 25+12 | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | MAARN | MAMartini | 18+4 | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | ARSTO | ARArrows | 21+6 | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | ATROS | ATATS | 26+10 | +2 Laps | |
| 17 | SUBRA | SUSurtees | 19+2 | +2 Laps | |
| 18 | REU | Ferrari | 8-10 | +5 Laps | |
| DNF | LUN | McLaren | 24 | Engine | |
| DNF | FIFIT | FIFittipaldi | 15 | Suspension | |
| DNF | SUKEE | SUSurtees | 23 | Engine | |
| DNF | GIA | McLaren | 22 | Engine | |
| DNF | BRLAU | BRBrabham | 3 | Engine | |
| DNF | TYDEP | TYTyrrell | 13 | Engine | |
| DNF | SHREG | SHShadow | 17 | Electrical | |
| DNF | REJAB | RERenault | 11 | Engine |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 1:48.560 |