1978 · Round 9
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard · Le Castellet, France
Pole position
Watson
Biggest climber
▲12
Jochen Mass
Finishers
18/26
8 did not finish
Classification
French GP result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario AndrettiTeam Lotus | 2 | ▲1 | 54 | 1:38:51.920 | 9 |
| 2 | Ronnie PetersonTeam Lotus | 5 | ▲3 | 54 | +2.930 | 6 |
| 3 | James HuntMcLaren | 4 | ▲1 | 54 | +19.800 | 4 |
| 4 | John WatsonBrabham | 1 | ▼3 | 54 | +36.880 | 3 |
| 5 | Alan JonesWilliams | 14 | ▲9 | 54 | +41.810 | 2 |
| 6 | Jody ScheckterWolf | 7 | ▲1 | 54 | +54.530 | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques LaffiteLigier | 10 | ▲3 | 54 | +54.740 | |
| 8 | Riccardo PatreseArrows | 12 | ▲4 | 54 | +1:24.880 | |
| 9 | Patrick TambayMcLaren | 6 | ▼3 | 54 | +1:27.060 | |
| 10 | Didier PironiTyrrell | 16 | ▲6 | 54 | +1:29.980 | |
| 11 | Hans-Joachim StuckShadow | 20 | ▲9 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Gilles VilleneuveFerrari | 9 | ▼3 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | Jochen MassATS | 25 | ▲12 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | René ArnouxMartini | 18 | ▲4 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 15 | Rolf StommelenArrows | 21 | ▲6 | 53 | +1 Lap | |
| 16 | Keke RosbergATS | 26 | ▲10 | 52 | +2 Laps | |
| 17 | Vittorio BrambillaSurtees | 19 | ▲2 | 52 | +2 Laps | |
| 18 | Carlos ReutemannFerrari | 8 | ▼10 | 49 | +5 Laps | |
| DNF | Brett LungerMcLaren | 24 | 45 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Emerson FittipaldiFittipaldi | 15 | 43 | Suspension | ||
| DNF | Rupert KeeganSurtees | 23 | 40 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Bruno GiacomelliMcLaren | 22 | 28 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Niki LaudaBrabham | 3 | 10 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Patrick DepaillerTyrrell | 13 | 10 | Engine | ||
| DNF | Clay RegazzoniShadow | 17 | 4 | Electrical | ||
| DNF | Jean-Pierre JabouilleRenault | 11 | 1 | Engine |